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2012 Oscars: Are Docs Technically Getting the Shaft?

Farihah Zaman | Posted 04.24.2012 | Entertainment
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Farihah Zaman

What grander achievement can there be in cinematography than taking something we know and have possibly even seen on film before -- like a historic cave or a simple piece of choreography -- and transforming it into something more real than ever before?

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A New York Story: Gleason's Gym

Nick Barnicle | Posted 04.16.2012 | New York
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Gleason's was once a mecca for pugilists. But as time wore on and the allure of Las Vegas became greater, there was a decline.2012-02-15-pullquote.jpg

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Fighting For Peace In Rio

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.05.2011 | Impact
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Boxing has long been a staple of rough neighborhoods. From South Central, L.A., to war-torn Ireland, boxing gyms have instilled hard work and a sense ...

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Top Ten Movies of 2010

Farihah Zaman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Farihah Zaman

This past year saw many critics complaining about the lack of good film out there, but with a little digging, I found a lot to love.

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OFF HOLLYWOOD: The Five Indie Movies to See This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Leonard Maltin

By Leonard Maltin Autumn is here, some high-quality, high-profile movies are opening, but smaller films, from the U.S. and abroad, still struggle to...

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ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: The Devil Wears Prada, Protect the Nation, Mysteries of Lisbon, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Henry Kissinger, Black Venus, The Tempest, Anti-Christ, Certified Copy, Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff, The Last of England, The Warning, Pinochet, Salvador Allenda, Sophie's Choice, Prisoner 13, Richard Nixon, Scenes From a Marriage, Medea, Roger & Me, Itt, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Pale Flower, The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, Aurora, Boxing Gym, Police Incident, The Social Network, Nuremberg, Film Socialisme, Another Year, El Compadre Mendoza, Foreign Parts, Naked, Let's Go With Pancho Villa, Career Girls, Gatos Viejos, Inside Job, Julie Taymor, Silence, Hereafter, The Breakfast Club, Desperately Seeking Susan, Carlos, Smithereens, Revolucion, We-Are-What-We-Are, Arts News
Michael Vazquez

by Michael Vazquez Two weeks after the close of the New York Film Festival, herewith, my first posting, by way of random notes on thirty-nine films: ...

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