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The House Next Door's 02/18/06 interview with former Salon critic Charles Taylor inspired some of the most heated reactions of any article yet published here. A number of comments centered on Taylor's...

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Links for the Day: Movie Geeks Love Kubrick, Revisiting Vertigo, Kazan's...

Movie Geeks United! takes you on an in-depth odyssey through the career of the late, great Stanley Kubrick. Their eight-part podcast series, which includes brand new interviews with a panel of special...

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Links for the Day: Violence in Cairo, Death of a Freelancer, VES Winners, In...

There appears to be no end in sight to the chaos in Egypt. A sad story about the death of a freelancer. Related: Republican ghouls praise health care ruling, but is Obama's overhaul too big to stop?...

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Links for the Day: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor

One of the brightest movie stars of all time, Elizabeth Taylor, passed away yesterday. A few of the more notable remembrances below: Manohla Dargis for The New York Times. Ty Burr for The Boston...

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Links for the Day: David Denby Breaks Dragon Tattoo Embargo, More Year-End...

Scott Rudin bans David Denby from future press screenings for breaking The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo embargo. Tyrannosaur triumphs at the British Independent Film Awards. Dave Kehr reviews Jean-Luc...

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Citizen Kael: Brian Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark

What's left to say of the film critic who haunts all others? To risk an unoriginal sentiment, I'm inclined to say that Pauline Kael remains the best critic with which the movies have ever been graced....

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Links for the Day: All Things Breaking Bad, Comic-Con 2012, Yorgos Lanthimos...

It's odd to think that there are still people who haven't caught up with Breaking Bad. For them, Esquire provides a five-minute episode guide. Why Breaking Bad could beat the curse of the failed final...

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Links for the Day: Sight & Sound Greatest Films Poll, Chris Marker on...

846 critics, programmers, academics, and distributors have voted—and the 50-year reign of Citizen Kane is over. Sight & Sound's critics' poll has a new number one. Notes on Alfred Hitchcock's...

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Links for the Day: Sight & Sound Directors Poll Results, Videodrome Remake...

Sight & Sound reveals the directors' picks for the greatest films of all time. Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on Tony Scott's smearing of the senses. Why one network applies so much makeup. Book on Osama...

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Links for the Day: Venice Film Festival Winners and Scandal, How the Fatwa...

Venice Film Festival jury yanks top prize from The Master. Click here for the full list of Venice winners. Read an exclusive excerpt from Salman Rushdie's upcoming memoir. William Moggridge, designer...

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Links for the Day: Ang Lee's Life of Pi Opens New York Film Festival,...

Ang Lee's Life of Pi opens New York Film Festival. David Edelstein and Bilge Ebiri tell you what to see at the New York Film Festival. Michael Koresky reviews Brian De Palma's Passion. 50 years after...

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Oscar Prospects: Argo

[Editor's Note: Oscar Prospects is your weekly analysis of an awards contender and how it's likely to fare come Oscar nomination morning. The column is comprehensive, so beware of spoilers.] Ben...

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Links for the Day: Through Stanley Kubrick's Lens, Republican Calls Rape...

Nicole Kidman on life with Tom Cruise through Stanley Kubrick's lens. Indiana Republican Richard Mourdock says that rape is God's handiwork. A movie and book critic square off over Cloud Atlas. Lana...

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Oscar Prospects: Zero Dark Thirty

[Editor's Note: Oscar Prospects is your weekly analysis of an awards contender and how it's likely to fare come Oscar nomination morning. The column is comprehensive, so beware of spoilers.] Kathryn...

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Oscar Prospects: Les Misérables

[Editor's Note: Oscar Prospects is your weekly analysis of an awards contender and how it's likely to fare come Oscar nomination morning. The column is comprehensive, so beware of spoilers.] With its...

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Links for the Day: Obama Sworn In for Second Term, Inauguration Speeches...

Second Inaugural Address reveals an evolved and unapologetic president. Inauguration speeches compared. An update on Carney/Rappaport Gate. Can bipartisan comedy ever be truly satirical? Robert F....

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Sinful Cinema: Catwoman

[Editor's Note: In Sinful Cinema, the House looks back at so-bad-they're-kinda-good movies that have been forgotten for a reason. You call them guilty pleasures; we call them rightfully buried...

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