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ZOOM-ZOOM: ON THE FILMS OF EDGAR WRIGHT

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted July 8, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Film

The beauty of these films isn’t always what they say—it’s how they sing.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Bryan Lee O’Malley, Cambridge, Dave Kehr, Edgar Wright, Gary King, Hard Boiled, Hot Fuzz, John Woo, Nick Frost, preston sturges, Ramona Flowers, Run Lola Run, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg, slacker, The Brattle Theatre, The World’s End

CLASS TRIP: ON “HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT” AND “SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS”

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted June 12, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Sturges’ flights of verbal fancy are as close as the American cinema comes to Shakespeare, and his turns of phrase are as sharp as a shuriken.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arielle holmes, Ben Safdie, Coolidge Corner Theatre, heaven knows what, joel mcrea, Josh Safdie, Kendall Square, preston sturges, sullivan's travels

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