Tag: film
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‘#Consumed’ Makes Thriller Out of #GMO Politics
from variety.com: Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s new movie “Consumed” tackles the ongoing controversy over genetically modified food, but it does so in a different way from so many other socially conscious projects: It’s a political thriller, not a documentary… Wein directed the movie and Lister-Jones stars as a mother searching for answers when her…
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Women’s Role in Film on the Red Carpet at #Cannes
from reuters.com: Charlize Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” is pretty much on an equal footing with Tom Hardy playing the road warrior of the title, but the South African actress says it’s not often that way in an industry dominated by men. The much heralded reboot of the famous 1980s dystopian…
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.@EbertMovie, ‘Life Itself,’ a Beautiful Take On Film
from nytimes.com: “Life Itself,” Steve James’s documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, is in many ways like a wake at which intimate acquaintances warmly recall their departed friend in all his aspects, foibles and quirks along with his talents and triumphs. Deep currents of love and sorrow flow under the succession of often funny…
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“Starry Eyes” : A Movie About the Occult Hollywood Elite – and How it Truly Works
from source: Starry Eyes is a horror movie about a struggling actress getting mixed up with the Hollywood elite. Through the metamorphosis of the main character, the movie describes how the entertainment world actually works: via rituals, blood sacrifice, and occult initiation. Starry Eyes is a typical horror flick: scary, bloody and disgusting. But the…
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Banned #Iran Director Wins Berlin Film Festival’s #GoldenBear
from theguardian.com: The Iranian dissident film-maker Jafar Panahi won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival for his Tehran road movie Taxi in what critics described as a victory for freedom of speech and the art of cinematic storytelling. Panahi, who is banned from making films by the Iranian authorities and forbidden from travelling…
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Why Are All of #Hollywood’s Female Journalists Unethical Sluts?
from flavorwire.com: In Chris Rock’s genial, three-fourths of a pretty good film Top Five, Rock is playing a washed-up comedic actor who’s being trailed by a New York Times journalist (Rosario Dawson) during the grind of a press day. Dawson makes a smart, canny foil for Rock, and as the day goes on, and the…
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Interview w/ Jay Dyer on ‘Interstellar’
Does the mainstream news cycle know when a new Christopher Nolan film is coming out? Jay Dyer of JaysAnalysis.com joins Media Monarchy to talk about the new film ‘Interstellar’ and all of the synchromystical connections to current events happening now in the sky – and crashing into the Earth. Kubrick, monoliths, comets, rockets and so…
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#Interstellar: Why Christopher Nolan Made It On Film
from businessinsider.com: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is in theaters now and available in six different formats including 35mm. Despite the fact the format is almost dead, Nolan, along with directors like Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, J.J. Abrams, and a few others, vow to keep the format alive by continuing to shoot on film the old-fashioned way.…
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@TimeMonkRadio: James Evan Pilato on Mass Dinosaur Media
James Evan Pilato of Media Monarchy joins the gang at The Plane Truth to talk about, “Mass Dinosaur Media and the Rise of the Media by the Masses”! Download/Subscribe
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Interview w/ Matt McCormick of ‘Buzz One Four’
‘Buzz One Four’ is the forthcoming documentary film from Portland-based filmmaker Matt McCormick that tells the tale of the “ill-fated flight of a Cold War Air Force B-52 bomber loaded with two thermonuclear bombs that crashed approximately 100 miles from Washington DC in 1964…” Media Monarchy takes a quick look at the politically personal reasons…
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The Esoteric Interpretation of “Pan’s Labyrinth”
from vigilantcitizen.com: “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a profound movie telling the story of a young girl’s quest to escape the cruelties of Spanish Fascism. The movie also contains a great amount of occult and archetypal symbols telling another story: one of esoteric illumination through test of character and ritual initiation. We will look at the occult…
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Robin Williams and the Happiness Industry
from GregPalast.com: I can’t help feeling that Robin Williams was a victim of his industry: the happiness industry. Williams was typecast for those parts with manic, unstoppable joy. Listen up, Aladdin! Williams’ genie said, You’re not suffering from poverty–what you need is a positive attitude! You know, put on a happy face! Let a smile be…
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Interview w/ Joan Rivers – June 27, 2014
Media Monarchy took the rare opportunity to talk to Joan Rivers about race, religion, women and money… Download/Subscribe

