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Old Sword & Sandals Flick Getting a New Image on DVD
1964's The Fall of the Roman Empire is set at the end of the reign of Emporer Marcus Aurelius and the rise of his son Commodus. Although it was poorly received at the time, it's maintained a lot of interest over the years and it does maintain...

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Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider died Sunday. He was a great actor. Jaws wasn't my favorite film with him, actually. The main roles I remember him for are (envelope please?): 1) Gene Hackman's sidekick in The French Connection -- a sadly overlooked classic these...

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The Wilhelm Scream
I haven't done a new scene deconstruction in a while (I'm working on a couple but haven't had much time), so here's something movie-related to tide us over. It's a little video tribute to the infamous "Wilhelm scream", used...

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Scene Deconstruction #2 -- Jaws
In this second installment of my new series on favorite movie scenes (the first one may be found here ), we take a look at the movie Jaws, by Steven Spielberg. Jaws was the first of the great modern summer blockbusters, almost single-handedly reinventing...

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Scene Deconstruction #1 -- Casablanca
Not much introduction is needed here, of course. This is not only the most famous scene in Casablanca , it's also one of the most iconic moments in film. The Marseillaise , of course, is the French national anthem, but I'll spare the reader any...

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A Fair(y) Use Tale
This is an awesome video made by a professor at Bucknell University that uses Disney clips to explain copyright law (demonstrating fair use in the process!). Very funny, too.

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100 Movies, 100 Quotes, 100 Numbers
Fun stuff. A bit of a parody of the AFI's "100" series, but also a tribute. See if you can identify all the movies. For the record, I've seen 94 of them. ("Docking bay 94....") If you really MUST, the answers are available...

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Cinematic Geography of Los Angeles
Cool video showing places in LA that have been featured in major movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtVZQ6jcZg

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