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Tag: albert brooks

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FINDING DORY

Thirteen years later, we just keep swimming.

Posted on June 19, 2016September 29, 2019
reviews

THE LITTLE PRINCE

There’s a world of difference between being essential and being special.

Posted on March 20, 2016September 28, 2019
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A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

What goes into selling an image – and just how hard is it to destroy that image?

Posted on January 30, 2015February 5, 2015
trailers

Disorder: A MOST VIOLENT YEAR Trailer

The rest of 2014 is starting to take shape…

Posted on September 18, 2014September 24, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by BROADCAST NEWS

How do you create a comedy that will last? You begin with the assumption that your audience isn’t a bunch of idiots. Armed with that assumption, its amazing how well a comedy can endure.

Posted on April 23, 2013June 30, 2015
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THIS IS 40

When you weren’t looking, we became a culture of grown-up children. Now Hollywood’s most notorious man-child wants to shine a light on the state of things. Is he the right man for the job?

Posted on December 23, 2012December 26, 2012
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DRIVE

Nicholas Winding Refn Gets Hollywood Actors and a Hollywood Budget, but Sticks to His Grindhouse Guns.

Posted on September 20, 2011January 28, 2012

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