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I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers . It follows the life of figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan . The film states that it is based on "contradictory" and "true" interviews, suggesting they are unreliable narrators . Margot Robbie (who also produced) stars as Harding, and Al...

In the Mood for Love is a 2000 romantic Hong Kong film written, produced, and directed by Wong Kar-wai . It tells the story of a man (played by Tony Leung ) and a woman ( Maggie Cheung ) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. In the Mood for Love premiered on 20 May 2000, at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival , where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and...

The Prince of Tides is a 1991 American romantic drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Pat Conroy ; the film stars Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte . It tells the story of the narrator's struggle to overcome the psychological damage inflicted by his dysfunctional childhood in South Carolina . Streisand directed and produced the film in addition to starring in it. Conroy and Becky Jo...

Peter Rabbit is a 2018 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of Peter Rabbit  created by Beatrix Potter . The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character, with Rose Byrne , Domhnall Gleeson , Sam Neill , Daisy Ridley , Elizabeth Debicki , and Margot Robbie also starring. The film was relea...

Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novella of the same name, which originally appeared as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine, beginning in February 1936.

Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (or simply Borat) is a 2006 British-American mockumentary comedy film written and produced by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen who also plays the title character, Borat Sagdiyev, a fictitious Kazakh journalist traveling through the United States recording real-life interactions with Americans.

"Battle of the Bastards" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones and its 59th episode overall. It was praised as one of the series' best episodes, with several reviewers describing the battle in the North as "terrifying, gripping and exhilarating". Its eponymous battle took 25 days to film and required 500 extras, 600 crew members...

In 1993 Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park was released, with a shot that forever changed our understanding of what could be done with special effects. This episode analyzes where your "focus" really needs to be to sell this game-changing effect.   We also recap last week's "EditFest" a yearly event hosted by the American Cinema Editors (ACE) at Disney for editors and aspiring editors to come togeth...

Is there anything you notice about the editing of this scene from 12 Years a Slave ? Sven thinks he has picked up on a previously unnoticed trick. If you want to watch along as we analyze the clip click here: 12 Years A Slave  Scene Hop over to the Patreon page if you would like to participate in our discussion of the scene. 

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