Watching Collin Trevorrow’s 2012 film “Safety Not Guaranteed” reminds me what independent film making is all about: concepts and execution. You have to have one or the other to be a success and in this movie’s case, it has a great concept, but very disappointing execution. It is a movie like this that I wish

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Anyone interested in what movies the best directors living today admire? British magazine Sight and Sound took guessing out of the equation when they conducted their 2012 polls to find out “The Greatest Films” for critics and directors. From classic directors like Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, The Departed) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather

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This is a list of my favorite 25 movies. I update this list regularly, so always feel free to check back with me. 25) MAN BITES DOG (1992) This is the movie that made foreign films accessible for me, so I have to give this movie credit for having the humor, violence, and acting that

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