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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 3h

“While ‘Linda Linda Linda’ has been unavailable in America for almost 20 years, this would be a great start for young audiences with an interest in cult movies,” @travelswithbrindle.bsky.social writes:

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 5h

The feature film debut of the iconic animated British duo Wallace & Gromit suffered from some American interference. A look back at “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” released 20 years ago this week: crookedmarquee.com/aardman-vs-d...

Aardman vs. DreamWorks: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the...

The feature film debut of the iconic animated British duo suffered from some American interference.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 7h

Our mini-reviews of “Samurai Fury,” “Stella: A Life,” “If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 7h

Once upon a time, Steven Soderbergh and Terence Stamp collaborated on a memorably disturbing antihero who remains one of the great revenge-film antiheroes. On “The Limey,” released on this day in 1999: crookedmarquee.com/tell-him-im-...

“Tell Him I’m Coming!”: The Limey at 25

A quarter-century ago, Steven Soderbergh and Terence Stamp collaborated on a memorably disturbing antihero who remains one of the great revenge-film antiheroes.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 9h

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’ hit theaters on this day in 1992, redefining indie filmmaking and narrative screenwriting – particularly in one key sequence, @hoodedjustice.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/the-commode-...

The Commode Story Heard ‘Round the World

‘Reservoir Dogs’ made its Sundance debut, redefining indie filmmaking and narrative screenwriting – particularly in one key sequence.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 10h

‘The Long Voyage Home,’ released on this day in 1940, was a loose and engaging Eugene O'Neill adaptation from John Ford (in the middle of one of cinema's great hot streaks) and the playwright's own favorite film take on his work: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Classic Corner: The Long Voyage Home

This loose and engaging Eugene O'Neill adaptation was the playwright's own favorite film take on his work.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 10h

The Japanese punk musical ‘Linda Linda Linda’ might make older audiences nostalgic for the glory days of basic cable, when a film like this would have found a place in the mono-counter culture. crookedmarquee.com/lets-sing-a-...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 12h

“Stallone certainly has much to be proud of, but let’s not kid ourselves,” writes @robertguydavis.bsky.social. “Taking the lead role in ‘Get Carter,’ an ill-advised remake of the Michael Caine-starring 1971 UK crime drama should not be listed among them.”

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

“Some requests, most notably changing the title from ‘The Great Vegetable Plot’ to ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,’ were deemed reasonable enough,” @maxborg89.bsky.social writes. “Others, like making the designs more palatable to American viewers, much less so.” crookedmarquee.com/aardman-vs-d...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

“This week’s fringe VOD releases explore tumultuous historical periods in Japan and Germany, personal battles for women’s reproductive health, and a monster going on a date,” @signalbleed.bsky.social writes. crookedmarquee.com/vodepths-wha...

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Charlie Brigden @filmsonwax.bsky.social · 2d

With TRON ARES about to hit, here’s a bit I wrote for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social on the original TRON and it’s fabulous composer, the amazing Wendy Carlos

Pixel Perfect: How Wendy Carlos Gave an Extra Dimension to Tron

How synthesizer innovator Wendy Carlos created a combination orchestral/synth score for Disney’s big-budget adventure ‘Tron.’

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

Alfred Hitchcock’s delight “The Lady Vanishes” was released in London on this day in 1938. It may not be one of your go-to Hitch pics, but it should be. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Classic Corner: The Lady Vanishes

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1938 delight may not be one of your go-to Hitch pics, but it should be.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

The 2000 remake of the ‘70s UK crime classic “Get Carter” was meant to help reinvent Sylvester Stallone for the 21st century. It may have kept him stuck in time. crookedmarquee.com/caine-and-un...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

Before the Weinstein brothers left Miramax to start the Weinstein Company, they released “Proof,” a shoulda-been prestige project that barely made a ripple. It was released on this day in 2005: crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...

Harvey’s Hellhole: Proof

Twenty years ago, before the Weinstein brothers left Miramax to start the Weinstein Company, they released a shoulda-been prestige project that barely made a ripple.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

The big-screen debut of the iconic animated British duo Wallace & Gromit suffered from some American interference. A look back at “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” released 20 years ago today: crookedmarquee.com/aardman-vs-d...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

Before producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson handed the James Bond reins to Amazon, only one mission was completed outside the family, and now ‘Never Say Never Again’ (released on this day in 1983) plays like prophecy. crookedmarquee.com/never-say-ne...

Never Say Never Again…. Unless: The Streaming Age of Bond

Before producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson handed the James Bond reins to Amazon, only one mission was completed outside the family, and now ‘Never Say Never Again’ plays like prophecy.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

Jacques Rivette's 'Céline and Julie Go Boating' made its US debut at the New York Film Festival on this day in 1974. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Classic Corner: Céline and Julie Go Boating

When the semi-annual conversation on female buddy movies resurfaces, there are usual suspects. Thelma and Louise. B.A.P.S. Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion. Steel Magnolias. One film that…

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

Our mini-reviews of “Samurai Fury,” “Stella: A Life,” “If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 1d

“If ‘Godzilla’ represents Japan’s nuclear anxiety writ large, then ‘Matango’ is the same, only on a human scale, which renders it all the more disturbing,” @hoodedjustice.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

“Stallone certainly has much to be proud of, but let’s not kid ourselves,” writes @robertguydavis.bsky.social. “Taking the lead role in ‘Get Carter,’ an ill-advised remake of the Michael Caine-starring 1971 UK crime drama should not be listed among them.”

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

One decade after introducing Godzilla to the world, Ishiro Honda brought to the screen a more down-to-earth threat to humanity: “Matango,” now streaming on the Criterion Channel.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

The great Carole Lombard was born on this day in 1908. On her particular presence: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Classic Corner: Carole Lombard Collection I

“That twinkle in your eye,” Clark Gable marvels at Carole Lombard in No Man of Her Own. “Wrap it up for me, will you?” It’s a moment of unguarded onscreen thirst, and watching the film now, as part…

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

'Dream Demon,' perhaps the strangest cinematic portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, was released on this day in 1988. @billbria.bsky.social takes a look: crookedmarquee.com/dream-demon-...

Dream Demon: The Life of Princess Diana as a Horror Movie

With Pablo Larraín’s "Spencer" in theaters, we look back at an earlier, much stranger cinematic portrait of the Princess of Wales.

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

The 2000 remake of the ‘70s UK crime classic “Get Carter” was meant to help reinvent Sylvester Stallone for the 21st century. It may have kept him stuck in time. crookedmarquee.com/caine-and-un...

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Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 2d

“What’s surprising about the otherwise middling mixed martial arts movie ‘The Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s remarkable transformation into someone capable of losing, both in a fight and in life,” @kimbermyers.bsky.social writes.

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