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Cinematic Ramblings by saidionthesideOct 5, 20228:34 amOctober 5, 2022
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ARE MOVIES GETTING LONGER?

The running time for the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be 2 hours and 41 minutes which will make it the 2nd longest Marvel movie so far (“Avengers: Endgame” was 3 hours 1 minute).  Plus, […]

Industry News by saidionthesideOct 3, 20229:16 pm

saidi’s take – 10/3/2022

Little Bit of Humor…. Feel old yet….. Sean Connery also played Bond in the “unofficial” Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” in 1983.  It’s unofficial since it wasn’t produced by EON Films – the producer […]

Streaming Now by saidionthesideOct 3, 20228:11 pmOctober 3, 2022
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review – the automat

This documentary is about the rise and fall of the Horn and Hardart “Automat” chain of restaurants.  Although they only had locations in Philadelphia and New York City, the were the BIGGEST restaurant chain in the […]

In Theaters by saidionthesideSep 30, 202210:32 pm
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Steve Martin Film Festival

Since the 2nd season of “Only Murders in the Building” is now done and since I’ve read a few stories that say Steve Martin is considering retiring after the TV series is finished, I decided to […]

Cinematic Ramblings by saidionthesideSep 28, 20228:32 pmSeptember 28, 2022
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Movies About The Biz

Since there are a few new movies about the movie industry coming out soon including “Blonde” (a somewhat fictionalized biography of Marylin Monroe), “The Fabelmans” (Steven Spielberg movie partly based on his childhood), “Empire of […]

Industry News by saidionthesideSep 28, 20228:24 pm

Saidi’s take – 9/28/2022

The Epix premium cable channel was just renamed “MGM+” which seems kind of odd to me since MGM is now owned by Amazon (shouldn’t they just put the MGM library on Amazon Prime?).  Also, the […]

Industry News by saidionthesideSep 26, 20228:06 pmSeptember 26, 2022

Saidi’s Take 9/26/2022

This past weekend the domestic box office improved 17% over the previous weekend.  It was the first time since the end of July that 3 movies made over $10 million at the domestic box office.  […]

In Theaters by saidionthesideSep 25, 20229:17 pmSeptember 26, 2022
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Review – Bullet Train

First, send 5 assassins – “Ladybug” (Brad Pitt), “Tangerine” (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), “Lemon” (Brian Tyree Henry), “Wolf” (Benito A Martinez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny), and “The Hornet” (Zazie Beetz) – to a high-speed train to retrieve […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorOct 2, 20161:09 pmSeptember 25, 2022
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review – the magnificent seven

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the classic 1960 film of the same name. Based on a 1954 story by Akira Kurosawa, writers Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk provided enough fresh changes, characters and plot […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorSep 18, 20165:50 pm
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review – blair witch

Blair Witch is a scarily fun sequel to the 1999 Blair Witch Project about young James Donahue and several of his friends, Lisa, Peter, and Ashley, who go trekking into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest together. […]

Coming Soon by LAFR ContributorSep 17, 20161:09 pmSeptember 17, 2016
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review – lazy eye

Writer / Director Tim Kirkman has rendered a delicate and touching love story in his recent feature film effort, Lazy Eye. While the film has played quite well on the LGBQT film festival circuit, the […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorSep 11, 201610:18 am
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review – sully

Sully is a dramatic recreation of the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson,” which found Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at the command of US Airways Flight 1549, after it struck a flock of geese and began […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorSep 8, 201610:49 am
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review – the light between oceans

Director Derek M. Cianfrance brings the depth of his directorial prowess into full force with the delicately rendered film, The Light Between Oceans. Adam Arkapaw’s subtle, yet visually stunning cinematography serves as a perfect counter-point to […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorAug 28, 20169:08 amSeptember 6, 2016
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review – don’t breathe

Don’t Breathe is a spine-tingling home invasion genre movie that will have you on the edge of your seat! A box office hit, this film makes great use of the simple sets, laying down a […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorAug 22, 20162:17 pmSeptember 7, 2016
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review – war dogs

Todd Phillips directs this action filled comedy romp, which is loosely based on the real life account of a couple of unlikely war-profiteers that bungled their way into supplying munitions to the United States military. […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorAug 18, 20161:05 pmSeptember 9, 2016
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review – hell or high water

Director David Mackenzie wastes no time in getting his latest film rolling. Taking the old editor’s adage of “get in late, and get out early” to heart, Hell or High Water stomps right into the […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorAug 15, 20169:33 amSeptember 6, 2016
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review – pete’s dragon

Pete’s Dragon is a delightful remake of the classic 1977 animated musical film about the adventures of a young boy named Pete and a dragon that befriends him after a terrible accident. The film was […]

In Theaters by LAFR ContributorAug 15, 20169:22 amSeptember 8, 2016
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review – sausage party

Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan take a huge bite out of the Pixar cake and flip the formula right on its head in the wonderfully crude Sausage Party. Written by the four-man team of […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 25, 201612:39 pm
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review – rehearsal

This powerful film from writer / director Jennifer Silver is actually a student effort from the film program at Florida State University. Short, and anything but sweet, this film explodes onto the screen with a […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 25, 20167:45 am
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review – the paper store

The Paper Store is a delightful indie from the husband and wife filmmaking team of Nicholas and Katharine Clark Gray. Based on a play written by the latter Gray, the duo expertly adapted the work […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 24, 20163:32 pmMay 25, 2016
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review – me

At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, writers Jefrey Levy and Susan Traylor have created a veritable masterpiece of schizophrenic cinema with their disarmingly titled film Me. Featuring perhaps one of the least reliable narrators to grace […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 24, 20169:12 amMay 25, 2016
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review – ice

Australian writer / director Madison Pelzer’s Ice is a near text-book perfect example of visual storytelling. Haunting visuals captivate from the first frame, with DP Matt Wilson’s deft camera work giving a great sense of […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 23, 201612:26 pm
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review – the ideal

This unique and highly stylized film hails from the country of Latvia. The surreal journey opens with a decidedly less than “ideal” aging rock star and a young beauty immeshed in a bizarre relationship, where […]

In Theaters by Linn GreyMay 23, 20169:44 amMay 23, 2016
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review – welcome to the last bookstore

This touching short documentary from filmmaker Chad Howitt chronicles, as the title suggests, the Last Bookstore and its self-effacing owner, Josh Spencer. Growing from humble beginnings in 2005, the store has arguably become a center-piece […]

Industry News by LAFR StaffApr 15, 201610:51 am
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2016 LAFR Award Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 LAFR Independent Film Awards. All winning filmmakers should have received an email by now, and if not, please check your spam folder. The complete list of winning films […]

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