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Industry News
How to [Easily] Find Any Film’s Shooting Location
The rise of powerful computer graphics gives filmmakers an infinite playground for creating digital locations and settings. Trend-setting movies like…
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Interviews
‘Oath’ Director: Yes, Fascist Comedy Is About Trump
You’re not going to like Ike Barinholtz’s character, a liberal named Chris, in “The Oath.” That’s no accident. The actor…
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Reviews
Why ‘Beverly Luff Linn’ Just Isn’t Insane Enough
Confession time. This critic loathed “The Greasy Strangler” before he loved it. Director Jim Hosking’s 2016 oddity threw every awkward…
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Reviews
How ‘City Slickers’ Did Right By American Males
Quick, name the last great comedy that made you laugh and cry. Not easy, is it? Billy Crystal’s 1991 comedy…
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Industry News
Sarah Silverman’s Empathy Shtick More Fake News
Rodney King famously said, “Why can’t we all just get along?” Comic Sarah Silverman has been summoning that spirit while…
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Reviews
How ‘Theatre Macabre’ Offers Choose Your Own Shocks
Imagine walking into a theatre expecting to witness “hilarious, shocking and electrifying vignettes” — only to find yourself pulled behind…
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Media Bias
Reporters Memory Hole ‘Star Wars’ Scribe’s Hate
Imagine reporting on Roseanne Barr’s firing from ABC as, “Comic Loses Gig for Wayward Tweet” … and not mentioning what…
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Industry News
Film Critics, MSM Ignore ‘Gosnell’ [Again]
A single photograph shamed the entire media landscape, but only for a while. A reporter covering the case against Dr.…
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Interviews
‘Deplorables’ Challenge Left’s Comedy Stranglehold
Steve McGrew calls conservative comics the “punk rockers” of the stand-up world. “Supporting [President Donald Trump] is like being punk…
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Industry News
Patti Lupone: Christian Right Is No Different from al-Qaida
Patti LuPone was cursing out President Donald Trump long before Robert De Niro got into the act. The 69-year-old Broadway…
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