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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 09

Sun, Aug 11, 2019
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Andrea Berloff writes and directs The Kitchen, starring Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Fox’s ‘Exorcist’ series is deeply creepy (Season 1 open thread)

Tue, Jan 10, 2017
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It’s incredibly unnerving in ways that filmed horror often fails to achieve… [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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from Facebook: Geena Davis on Hollywood’s fear of women

Wed, Apr 27, 2016
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from Facebook: I’m gonna need a bigger soapbox

Thu, Oct 08, 2015
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‘Harry Potter’ documentary on the way; Twitter loves TV; Bradley Cooper in ‘The Crow’?; more: leftover links

Mon, Apr 18, 2011
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Plus: Has the flopping of Arthur killed 80s remakes? Can Robert Pattinson kill Edward with Water for Elephants? Can we send M. Night Shyamalan back to film school?…

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December 18: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri, Dec 18, 2009
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We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you really hate those 3D glasses– oh, who are we kidding: you’re gonna see Avatar this weekend if you have to knock over someone’s granny for a ticket. But just in case you’re feeling the slightest bit guilty about having … more…

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Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Young Frankenstein, Little Shop of Horrors, and Beetlejuice (review)

Fri, Oct 31, 2003
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Why do slasher movies make us laugh in the instant after we jump and scream? When comedy works, it’s for the same reason that horror does: It surprises us, and laughter and screams emanate from that same primitive lizard part of our brains, one that reacts before we can think.

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