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17 Roger Corman Movies You Should Watch Right Now
Roger Corman, one of the most prolific, influential filmmakers of all time, died last earlier this month at the age of 98. Prominently known for his campy, 1960s horror films (his nickname was “King of the B’s”), Corman was far more than a small-time B-movie director. He helped launch the careers of droves of actors…
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Lord and Miller Want Animated Movies to Get Some Respect
Chris Rock wasn’t the only person who got slapped at this year’s Academy Awards. The entire animation industry got a slap in the face when the three presenters of the Best Animated Feature award dismissed the medium as kiddie fare, saying, “So many kids watch these movies over and over… and over and over and…
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A Hybrid Academy Awards Ceremony Will Be a Disaster for Genre Film
The Oscar broadcast has cut eight awards presentations from its live line-up — including craft categories like Production Design, Film Editing, and Sound that have often been where science fiction and fantasy films have found their most success.
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The Best Star Wars Cantina Aliens, Ranked
The Mos Eisley cantina is one of the most iconic sequences in sci-fi, let alone Star Wars, for good measure: it’s a hectic, technicolor glimpse into a wild world of weird aliens that expands, in just a few minutes, our entire worldview of what the setting can offer us, all these different creatures and stories…