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The Resurgence of the 90-Minute Movie

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Over the past five months, many films that were originally supposed to get traditional theatrical releases have shifted to VOD or streaming debuts. And a hefty percentage of the big releases all have something common: they’re approx. 90 minutes long. For animated movies, 90 minutes is fairly standard. DreamWorks & Universal’s “Trolls World Tour” and […]
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REVIEW: ‘Ted Lasso’ on AppleTV+

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The new AppleTV+ comedy series “Ted Lasso” (premiering Friday August 14th) comes from “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence. It’s based on a series of NBC Sports promotional segments starring Jason Sudeikis as the title character. Now, you’re probably wondering a few things: Can you really take a character from short videos and make an entire, worthwhile […]
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Kiefer Sutherland: Intense Characters, Nice Guy

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Emmy-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland is best known for his intense, dramatic roles as Jack Bauer on “24” and President Tom Kirkman on “Designated Survivor”. I was too young when “24” was on FOX. The closest I came to appreciating the show at the time was watching the “24 Minutes” “Simpsons” episode featuring Sutherland as a […]
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Unique Mickey Mouse Short Turns 25

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Next month marks the 25th anniversary of a unique Walt Disney Animation Studios Mickey Mouse short: “Runaway Brain”. It was released theatrically in August 1995 with the film “A Kid in King Arthur’s Court” (which flat-out bombed). But “RB” was nominated for that year’s Best Animated Short Film Academy Award (losing to “Wallace & Gromit” […]
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Will ‘Night Before’ Preview Showings Return?

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It’s been exactly eight years since the horrific movie theater massacre in Aurora, CO at the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”. Within a few months, all the major movie studios and theater chains began eliminating 12AM (Thursday night into Friday morning) debut showings, instead moving them up. I attended a 10pm “Fast & […]
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The Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda of Christopher Nolan

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Following-up the successful “Batman Begins” and “The Prestige”, director Christopher Nolan released his first major tentpole movie in 2008. It also happened to be in the month of July. “The Dark Knight” stormed the box office with a $158 million open and was No. 1 for four weeks. Nolan’s Batman sequel also earned the late […]
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A-Listers Give A+ Voice Performances

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“Animal Crackers”, debuting on Netflix July 24th, has one of the most star-studded voice casts of any animated movie in recent years. Real-life wife and husband Emily Blunt & John Krasinski lead the ensemble. They recorded their dialogue together before filming 2018’s “A Quiet Place”. And you can tell how natural their chemistry is just […]
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Double and Triple Feature Days

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For the past month, I’ve been hosting the Cinema Stories Podcast. Film critic colleagues join me to discuss their favorite indoor movie theater experiences and if & how we’ll be returning to them soon. I’ve had the pleasure of taking-in some in-theater double and triple features over the years. Here are 25 of my favorite […]
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