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The Bigger Picture: Sound Appreciation

Arend Anton April 24, 2009 5

Most people probably realize how important sound is to movies. In filmmaking, audio and visuals have at the very least a 50/50 relationship, though I might argue that audio bears even more importance. I

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DVD Review: “Ironweed”

Bob Cashill February 24, 2009 4

Siskel and Ebert went two thumbs up on Ironweed in 1987, but most other reviewers joined audiences and went thumbs down, way down, on this adaptation of William Kennedy’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner, which

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The Bigger Picture: You’ve Got That Look

Arend Anton February 20, 2009 0

Recently, I went to a local Mexican food establishment to pick up dinner with a friend.  This restaurant has a TV mounted to the wall, which is usually tuned to the Mexican Futbol team’s

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DVD Review: “Inside Moves”

Scott Malchus February 16, 2009 3

A young man named Roary enters a high rise building and takes the elevator to the top floor. Walking through the halls with the confidence of someone who belongs there, he seems to escape

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