All posts by Kyle Rupprecht
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A People Uncounted: An Interview with Aaron Yeger
In his feature directorial debut A People Uncounted, director Aaron Yeger sheds light on the story of the Roma, commonly referred to as Gypsies. While...
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Fictionalizing Truth: Lee Daniel’s The Butler & More
We’ve all seen those stately biopics (usually with Oscar aspirations), in which renowned actors portray real-life historical figures (Patton, Queen Elizabeth, Gandhi, etc). They are...
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Thor Freudenthal Sets Sail with Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
German-born moviemaker Thor Freudenthal started his career in visual effects and animation, working on such films as Stuart Little (which was nominated for a Best...
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Best Of: The Most Bodacious Surfing Movies
Much like an ocean wave, the surfing movie subgenre has seen its share of peaks and valleys. The innocuous yet charming 1959 teen comedy Gidget...
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Perfectly Paranormal: Ghostbusting in Film
Where would the world be without the paranormal investigators of cinema? Overrun with evil spirits, demons and other unpleasant creatures, that’s for sure. It’s a...
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The Way, Way Back: Coming of Age in Hollywood
Young adulthood has long represented a rich source of inspiration for moviemakers. This confusing and confused life stage offers moviemakers ample room for gross-out comedy, tender drama, tragedy and everything...
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Re-Vamping: Ten Unique Takes on Vampire Mythology
In celebration of the release of “Byzantium” this Friday, we’ve come up with a selection of ten films that put wonderfully unique spins on vampire...
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Sloppy Seconds: The Best (and Worst) Horror Remakes
Horror movie remakes are a dime a dozen these days, with retreads of such genre classics as Poltergeist, Hellraiser and Suspiria currently in production. The...
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A Disturbing Evening: Inside Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio
While there, Gilderoy encounters a culture clash with the Italian crew, and, more disturbingly, finds the events of the film he’s working on starting to...
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Up and Away: Super (and Not-So-Super) Hero Flicks
Superhero movies tend to come in just one of two flavors: Exceptional and terrible. They either work as visually breathtaking, escapist fun… or they don’t....
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...