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Our Favorite Holiday Movies

12/18/2016

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By The Writers of Lens Flared

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The Muppet Christmas Carol / 1992 / Brian Henson
This winter, the contributors of Lens Flared put together a list of our favorite movies for the coldest time of year. Whether you're looking for a post-Christmas dinner movie recommendation or just want to know how we like to celebrate the holidays, click the link to find out more!

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Borrowed Time: An interview With Director Lou Hamou-Lhadj

10/21/2016

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By Mary Thornton

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Borrowed Time / 2015 / Lou Hamou-Lhadj & Andrew Coats
In an effort to break away from the traditional confines of computer animation, college friends and Pixar artists Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj deliver a western-inspired drama in less than ten minutes.

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Off Track Betty: An Interview With Short Film Director Clayton Smith

7/7/2016

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By Mary THornton

Off Track Betty New York City East Village Cinematography
Off Track Betty / 2015 / Clayton Dean Smith
When a young man with a camera appears, a woman faces the dramatic changes of her East Village neighborhood. Director and writer Clayton Smith talks to us about the inspiration and experience of making his first short film.

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Brooklyn Film Festival Inspires With A Variety Of Stories And Resources

6/21/2016

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By Mary Thornton

Brooklyn Film Festival Experimental Film Ambrosia Qin Yuke
Ambrosia / 2016 / Qin Yuke
For the 19th year, the Brooklyn Film Festival boasts selections from all over the world. With 107 films from 31 countries, there was no shortage of impressive films both feature-length and short.  With an overall theme for the festival of "Experiment," there was no better place to be to be exposed to the up and coming people and trends in film.

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My Life In Purple: Prince's Biopic Is An Accurate And Uniquely-80's Experience

5/5/2016

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By Mary Thornton

Musical "biopics" are a popular draw both now and back in the 1980's, but few capture the essence of a performer like the (very), fictional musical Purple Rain. While not offering much in the way of biographical information, the musical performances and story of the film serve as a perfect time capsule for someone who's fashion and style imprinted him on the memory of a generation. Neither the movie or the artist once and always called Prince or the movie Purple Rain will be forgotten any time soon.
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Purple Rain / 1984 / Albert Magnoli

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The End in Sci Fi: Snowpiercer

12/17/2014

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By Mary Thornton

The first in a series about how The End of Civilization is handled in different generations of science fiction. CONTAINS SPOILERS

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Snowpiercer / 2013 / Bong Joon-ho
I decided to watch the movie Snowpiercer as part of my NaNoWriMo attempt, which has since expired in a blaze of last-minute furious typing and me swearing not to even look at the story again until I'm full of enough goodwill and post-Christmas eggnog to get through the editing process. I expected to enjoy a thrilling science fiction saga of humanity's triumph in survival at the end of a global apocalypse, but instead found myself drawn into questions of what the end of the world really means and how the genre of sci-fi is uniquely equipped to handle them.

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