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FLAME + CITRON Review

posted 3 months ago

This review was originally published during the 2008 Telluride Film Festival. Flame + Citron opens in New York tomorrow, and is already available on IFC In Theaters video on demand.

Flame & Citron, directed by former Dogme 95 auteur Ole Christian Madsen, walks a thin line between ass-kicking assassin movie and dense WWII period drama. [...]

FilmCouch #114: The Final Show

posted 8 months ago

We’ve had a bit of trouble getting this episode to go through the iTunes feed, so we hope this re-post will fix the problem. The original post, with episode description and embedded player, is here.
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FilmCouch #114: The Final Show

posted 8 months ago

Our last podcast. Our swan song, if you will, but with very little singing, and no swans.

 
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FilmCouch #113: Alexander the Last, SXSW via IFC

posted 8 months ago

We enjoyed the SXSW premiere of Alexander the Last at home, until Paul’s mom walked in during the sex scene.

 
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SXSW at Home with IFC Festival Direct

posted 8 months ago

IFC Festival Direct brings SXSW to your living room, or at least somebody’s living room.

FilmCouch #112: Sita Sings the Blues, Roman Holiday, SXSW Preview

posted 8 months ago

Sita Sings the Blues and Roman Holiday teach us about love. Karina tells us what to watch at SXSW.

 
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5 Comic Strips That Should Never Be Turned Into Movies

posted 8 months ago

Marmaduke is coming to the big screen. Pray these five comic strips don’t follow along.

FilmCouch #111: Watchmen, True/False Film Festival

posted 8 months ago

Watchmen causes a brawl on our otherwise peaceful couch.

 
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Watchmen Review

posted 8 months ago

Watchmen succeeds in bringing the graphic novel to the screen in all its glory. Whether it succeeds as a film in another matter.

FilmCouch #109: The Oscars Cometh

posted 9 months ago

We react to our own Oscar predictions, and boy are we surprised!

 
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FilmCouch #108: The Depression on Film, How Starbucks Saved My Life

posted 9 months ago

Movies in times of economic hardship, from escapism to propaganda.

 
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Top Five Most Awkward Letterman Moments

posted 9 months ago

Joaquin Phoenix’s meltdown on Letterman was not the first of its kind.

Making Fun of History: 7 Historical Comedies

posted 9 months ago

The Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, seeks to poke fun at history. It’s not alone, here are some of the best and worst historical comedies.

FilmCouch #107: Slumdog Millionaire, Watchmen Mania, He’s Just Not That Into You

posted 9 months ago

We take another look at Oscar shoe-in Slumdog Millionaire. Can Zach Snyder handle Watchmen? Karina learns the hard way, He’s Just Not That Into You.

 
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Oops: Five Movies That Failed to Predict the Future, Part 2

posted 9 months ago

Movies have made many predictions about what the next ten years hold. A message from the future lets us know what to believe.