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Film Admissions: MUSICALS!

Justin Mory, Oscar Jackson III, Krystal Lyon, Dean Treadway, Taylor Blake, Jim Tudor, Sharon Autenrieth, Robert Hornak, David Strugar and Max FoizeyMarch 20, 2017

Gotta Dance! 42nd STREET (1933) I've chosen to spotlight movie musicals this March, a subject as big and broad and boisterous as the classic era of Hollywo...

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Film Admissions: FILMS ABOUT FILMMAKING

Robert Hornak, Krystal Lyon, Taylor Blake, Dean Treadway, Jim Tudor and Erik YatesFebruary 19, 2017

When the Movies Turn Their Cameras Upon Themselves... We all know it. Hollywood is perhaps the most narcissistic industry ever created by narcissistic man. As ...

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Film Admissions: STEVEN SODERBERGH

Dean Treadway, Jim Tudor, Robert Hornak, Sharon Autenrieth and Taylor BlakeJanuary 30, 2017

The Many Faces of America's Blatantly Diverse Filmmaker One July morning in 1989, I woke up in my New York apartment to find my roommate Gary chatting excitedl...

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Film Admissions: KIRK DOUGLAS

Jim Tudor, Sharon Autenrieth, Robert Hornak, Krystal Lyon and Dean TreadwayDecember 18, 2016

Kirk Douglas at 100: Tough Guys Never Die Before Bruce Campbell, before Jay Leno, Kirk Douglas wielded the most famous chin in show business. He can also safel...

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Film Admissions: NOTORIOUS TURKEYS!

Sharon Autenrieth, Justin Mory, Robert Hornak, Max Foizey and Jim TudorNovember 24, 2016

Defrosting Cinematic Turkeys of Multiple Varieties As the ZekeFilm contributors turn their attention to notorious cinematic turkeys, I write in defense of bad ...

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Film Admissions: MOVIES ABOUT POLITICS

Robert Hornak, Dean Treadway, Jim Tudor, Erik Yates, Sharon Autenrieth, Krystal Lyon, Taylor Blake, Oscar Jackson III and Justin MoryOctober 23, 2016

Unanimously Overturning Fraud at the Box Office The greatest boon to American political films came, oh, some four score and eight years ago, when movie studios...

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Film Admissions: GRETA GARBO

Justin Mory, Krystal Lyon, Dean Treadway, Jim Tudor, Erik Yates, Taylor Blake and Sharon AutenriethOctober 2, 2016

Studio-Era Hollywood's Still-Beguiling Screen Sphinx “There just aren't any faces like that any more. Well, maybe one – Garbo.” From evocative titles for silent...

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Film Admissions: SEAN CONNERY

Jim Tudor, Taylor Blake, Krystal Lyon, Robert Hornak, Erik Yates, David Strugar, Dean Treadway and Sharon AutenriethAugust 27, 2016

Connery, Sean Connery. How else to begin a round-up of the famed Irish/Scotsman's films on this, the month of his birth? Perhaps it's what's expected, and fo...

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Film Admissions: BRIAN DE PALMA

Jim Tudor, Justin Mory, Robert Hornak, Sharon Autenrieth, Max Foizey, David Strugar and Erik YatesJuly 24, 2016

The Visual Storyteller Finds Truth in the Lies... at 24 Frames per Second. Controversial from his moment of relevance, filmmaker Brian De Palma's infamy is wel...

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Film Admissions: FAIRY TALE MOVIES

Jim Tudor, Robert Hornak, Paul Hibbard, Sharon Autenrieth, David Strugar and Taylor BlakeJune 25, 2016

Once Upon A Time, In A Far Away Land… An apology upfront for that oh so predictable opening line. Some might even so far as to call it “tired”. But really, I'm...

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