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Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/8/24 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/8/24

Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens

12+1 questions with actor Andrea Pavlovic about her earliest horror movie memory, working with practical effects, and how In a Violent Nature reflects our times.

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‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 9/12/24 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 9/12/24

‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago

This is a Christmas movie, a love story, and a comedy of manners, but it's also a sweetly specific Chicago movie.

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Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/19/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/19/23

Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha

12+1 questions about the movie’s legacy 20 years later, his favorite character to write, working with a deaf consultant, and that infamous dinner scene.

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How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas
The Scoop Dylan Stuckey 12/18/23 The Scoop Dylan Stuckey 12/18/23

How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas

Despite being a fan of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, I was not prepared for the experience I was about to have seeing It’s A Wonderful Life live during the Music Box’s annual extravaganza.

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A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack
Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 12/13/23 Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 12/13/23

A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack

If you’ve overdosed on cozy Hallmark movies, try these holiday-themed horror movies to add a little spice to your seasonal viewing.

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Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23 Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23

Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic

8 reasons why the 2001 John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy Serendipity is the Christmas fairytale you’ve been waiting for.

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How to Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/7/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/7/23

How to Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas

Jess Gonchor, the Academy Award-nominated production designer of 2019’s Little Women, shares his 4 tips for how to deck your halls like the March family.

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Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/21/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/21/23

Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments

12+1 questions with the nine-time Oscar nominated composer about his collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan, his writing process, the most underappreciated instrument, and much more!

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Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22 The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22

Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’

I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.

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Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 12/19/22 Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 12/19/22

Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type

9 characters from Christmas movie classics and the Enneagram type they best represent.

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What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?
The Scoop Kevin Prchal 12/15/22 The Scoop Kevin Prchal 12/15/22

What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?

My love of movies, Christmas, and life itself would look very different without Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece.

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Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/7/22 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/7/22

Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

12+1 questions about It’s A Wonderful Life, its unique memorabilia and most underappreciated character, her memories of Jimmy Stewart, and more!

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Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/6/22 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/6/22

Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’

12+1 questions about his experience shooting the neo-noir classic Fargo, Swedish cuisine, how to get eaten by CGI dinosaurs, what people often get wrong about him, and more.

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