Posted in Events World Cinema

Pan's Labyrinth defeats Amelie in the Filmotomy World Cup Final 2018

There is no official such party as the Film Integrated Soccer Association (FISA), but it exists as long as we can combine football / soccer…

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Posted in Director Masterpiece

Masterpiece Memo: Raging Bull

When the opening credits begin in Raging Bull and we see a distant, hooded figure in the smoke-filled ring in warm-up sparring mode – presented in cosmic slow motion and set to the celestial “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticana and the pop of flashbulbs – we sense that we are entering untrod territory.

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Genre Blast: Sports – Win or Lose, It’s All in the Game

A majority of us have never effectively played more than two or three sports and likely never go out of our way to watch them…

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Listmania – Bouncing Out 5 Basketball Movies

NCAA Men’s Basketball Edition Can you feel it?? That’s March Madness, AKA, the NCAA basketball tournament. We’re down to the FINAL 4 this weekend, and…

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Review: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

You might recognize Macon Blair from Gold, Green Room, and as the lead in Blue Ruin, but with this new Netflix release, I Don’t Feel…

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Superbowl Listmania: Al's Top 5 Football Movies

The time is now upon us to crown a new champion in the National Football League. Today is the Superbowl, and millions of people will…

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