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Netflix Releases The Mitchells vs. The Machine’s Glorious Artbook Online, for Free
In the age of streaming, dedicated “special features” are hard to come by. Sometimes you have to wait for a rare home release, sometimes they’re made online-only, sometimes what’d be a bonus documentary just drops on the appropriate streamer. But apparently, to change that, all that’s needed is a desire to push your product at…
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Harvey Weinstein Threatened to Give Lord of the Rings to Quentin Tarantino
Let’s be clear: if Hollywood mega-producer-turned-convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein had actually fired Peter Jackson as director of Lord of the Rings and replaced him with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Quentin Tarantino, it probably wouldn’t have cracked the Top 100 of the most monstrous things the former Miramax head has ever done. But Weinstein…
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The Library of Congress Nerds Out
The U.S. Library of Congress handles a lot of things, including running the National Film Registry, which “selects 25 films each year showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage” to “ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.” Predictably, the vast majority of…
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A Very Special Edition of The Mitchells Vs. the Machine Is on the Way
Did you love Netflix’s The Mitchells Vs. the Machines movie? Odds are yes, given how much audiences and critics alike enjoyed it. Now, there’s so much more to love given that the movie is getting a physical release on Blu-ray, not only loaded with extras, but with a “Katie Mitchell” cut of the film that…