Pretentious Film Majors

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# Dream Job - Make Up Artist 

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Annie Hall (USA, 1977)

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There are certain figures in history that are so endlessly studied, referenced, and revered that their name alone conjures the narrative of an entire movement or era, so much so they can seem untenable. Such is certainly the case with civil rights activist, leader, and pastor Martin Luther King, Jr. While those descriptors are rightfully apt, in Ava DuVernay‘s studio debut, Selma, we witness the figure as an empathetic husband, friend, father, and, simply, a man with deep-rooted struggles, both in his life and the lives he hoped to change.

This significant portrait is all the more remarkable considering the comparatively brief period of time the film witnesses in his regrettably short-lived life. Tracking the turbulent weeks leading up the march from Selma to Montgomery to secure the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act — shockingly, the first time these events have been given their proper due on film – Selma is a drama much more concerned with the process of struggle than the result of victory.

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Read our full review of Selma.

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Sunset Blvd (1950)

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Every year Cinedork compiles a list of the Top 20 films released from the beginning of January through the end of December based on which films earne

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Every year Cinedork compiles a list of the Top 20 films released from the beginning of January through the end of December based on which films earne

[pfmshow]

No matter how many great films were released this year, there’s no such thing as a “perfect” year in Cinema. Each year a slew of great movies will ho

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We Are The Best! (2013) dir. Lukas Moodysson

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Carrie (1976) dir. Brian De Palma

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The best double features of 2014.

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The Last Picture Show | Peter Bogdanovich | 1971

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Birth Jonathan Glazer. 2004

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Punch-Drunk Love | Paul Thomas Anderson | 2002