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THB #672: It's Not Funny
If you have read me before, you have surely read me going on and on (and on) about the need for more movies from the major studios or a wider range of…
Feb 8 • 
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THB #440: Society of the Snow
There is really nothing else like Society of the Snow.
Nov 29, 2023 • 
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THB #440: Society of the Snow
THB #210: How To Make A Hit/Barbarian
We’ve had 12 $100 million domestic hits this year and 15 worldwide hits over $200 million.
Aug 24, 2022 • 
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THB #210: How To Make A Hit/Barbarian
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
It’s endlessly complex… and incredibly simple… I believe in everyone’s right to their personal feelings and thoughts and faith… and that none of us have…
Jan 15, 2024 • 
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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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THB #504: Jonathan Glazer's Oscar Speech
I clicked on a bunch of links to outlets from The New York Times to BBC to The Guardian and on today, looking for a simple transcription of Jonathan…
Mar 12, 2024 • 
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THB #504: Jonathan Glazer's Oscar Speech
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FYC | The Teachers’ Lounge: Best International Feature, Best Director Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay
Jan 15, 2024 • 
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FYC | The Teachers’ Lounge: Best International Feature, Best Director Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay
THB #515a: ShoWest and Trailers
I went to the movies yesterday.
Apr 7, 2024 • 
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THB #515a: ShoWest and Trailers
THB #686: Box Office Delusional
I really, really, really had no interest about writing about another shitty weekend at the box office this week.
Mar 10 • 
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THB #686: Box Office Delusional
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[COPY] FYC | The Teachers’ Lounge: Best International Feature, Best Director Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay
Jan 15, 2024 • 
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[COPY] FYC | The Teachers’ Lounge: Best International Feature, Best Director Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay
THB #499: Oscargasm - Selling The Oscar Show
This is , I believe, the third time I have written about this issue in recent weeks and the reason I am boring you with it is that I find myself…
Mar 3, 2024 • 
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THB #499: Oscargasm - Selling The Oscar Show
THB #498: Dune, Part II (Duner)
Denis Villeneuve is a master filmmaker. Like Christopher Nolan, his leanings as a young filmmaker were to high art and his work as a more mature…
Feb 29, 2024 • 
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THB #498: Dune, Part II (Duner)
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THB #233: Nikki Finke is Dead
Writing about Nikki Finke’s passing may be the hardest thing I have to do this year.
Oct 10, 2022 • 
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THB #233: Nikki Finke is Dead
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