Publications - THE ROLLING TAPE

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March 21, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

The Best Picture Winner Can Come From Anywhere

Near the end of the Oscar-winning Pixar animated feature, Ratatouille (2007), the steely, affluent food critic, Anton Ego, ends his transcend...

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March 17, 2023

Funny Fey and Priceless Poehler

Spotlighting Female Comedy Icons Taking the comedy world by storm, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have kept their friendship strong through fil...

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March 11, 2023 · by Danny Jarabek

Spotlighting the Controlled Chaos of the Best Supporting Actress Race in 2023

In a year marked by awards season surprises and split decisions amongst major voting bodies, three of the four performance categories have be...

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March 8, 2023

How to Keep Local Filmmaking Alive

Take a moment to think back to your childhood. Do you recall the fun video projects you made on your iPod or camcorder? From stop motion to v...

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March 4, 2023

"Cocaine Bear" & "Lake Placid:" What is Means to Be a Cult Movie

Cinema was forever changed last week with the release of the immediate American classic, Cocaine Bear (2023). A mostly decent horror comedy a...

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February 15, 2023

The Notable and Glorious Work Between Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig

As we all know, the work of a duo packs a powerful punch, especially when creating Hollywood movie magic. In fact, some of Hollywood...

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February 9, 2023

Why Mumblecore is So Relatable?

Mumblecore…now I know this sounds like something you would hear on Tumblr, and that’s because you probably have. Mumblecore is a typ...

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February 5, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Chhello Show" Review: Harboring a Love for Cinema

The first film that I watched in the cinema hall was David Dhawan’s Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, a romantic comedy starring some big names of Bollyw...

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February 1, 2023

The OTHER 'Lord of the Rings'

I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not talking about The Hobbit movies. I'm talking about the OTHER Lord of the Rings movies, as in Art...

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January 19, 2023

The Musical and Movie Magic Made Between Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz

Ya like jazz? Well, you’re not the only one. A handful of impressively scored films from the last ten years have been composed by Justin H...

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January 17, 2023

Avalanches and Atomic Cafes: The Art of "Plunderfilms"

“Plunderphonics” is a compositional technique of utilizing and manipulating one or more recognizable recordings to create a new composition,”...

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January 12, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

Depicting Female Trauma: 'Women Talking' versus 'Blonde'

I will go ahead and start by saying that Sarah Polley’s Women Talking is one of the best films of the year. The film has vulnerable, passiona...

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