Documentary celebrates 50 years of The Phantom Tollbooth
Now an incredible 50 years old, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer is one of those books that pretty much ...
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Trailer: Into the Abyss
Cave of Forgotten Dreams was probably my second-favorite documentary of this year, and Werner Herzog looks to be pulling out another massive winner ...
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Review: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Where most American restaurant-owners strive for a living, Japanese strive for perfection. This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but a generalization that’s easy to ...
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AFF Review: Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters
[For the next week, I’ll be covering indie films and upcoming wide releases at Austin Film Festival in Texas.] Ecstasy of Order is ...
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Trailer: The Other F Word
The Other F Word is a documentary coming out through Oscilloscope Laboratories (Beastie Boy MCA’s film making/distribution company) focused on punk rock fathers. Obviously, ...
Review: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
I don’t see a lot of wonderful movies for this site. I see some good ones, certainly, and I would recommend a lot ...
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Trailer: When Harry Left Hogwarts
Guys, Harry Potter is over. No, seriously. The books are done, the movies are finished, and there’s nothing else to see. I mean, ...
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Fantastic Fest Review: Comic-Con Episode Four
[For the next few weeks Flixist will be covering Fantastic Fest 2011. We’ll be bringing you news, reviews, interviews and other pieces of ...
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Trailer: Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project
I would love to read a book or watch a movie that contains an accounting of Harvey Weinstein’s life and business in Hollywood since ...
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Trailer: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
I wrote about Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey for the Fall Movie Preview, my only gripe being that there was not a trailer ...
Trailer: Urbanized
Urbanized is a new documentary from the people who brought us both Helvetica and Objectified. Once again looking at design, this time director ...
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Trailer: The Swell Season
Once is one of those movies that comes around only once maybe every ten years. It’s beautiful, moving, haunting at times, and always a ...