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The Manipulator
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The first film book I ever read was the 1982 edition of the Companion. It was where I first heard about Bergman, Herzog, Errol Morris, Ozu, etc. As a 12-year old wannabe film buff, this book completely changed the way I looked at movies, and help initiate an obsession that's still going strong over 20 years later. As

"I'll get you next time, Siskel!"

Except for the fact that this jokey reference is terrible and should not have been shot in the first place.

I was hoping this linked to the ghost kid.

"Two faces?"

We need a gritty reboot of the Dorf films, starring Peter Dinklage.

Brady Corbett is really good in Mysterious Skin. Haven't seen Woman in the Fifth and avoided the US remake of Funny Games since I outright despised Haneke's original film. My sense is the mood will carry this—the review makes it sound like a slightly more shallow Oslo August 31, which would still be really good.

From the still above, it looks like he's possibly playing a young Ron Perlman in a Folger's commercial.

The 2001-referencing poster for this film is really cool. Afterschool was creepy, and very well made, so this looks worth checking out.

I'm actually excited for the movie Redford's starring in for J.C. Chandor. Apparently it's a survivalist story, he's the only one in it, and there's little-to-no dialogue. Kind of like Castaway minus the bullshit framing story with Helen Hunt and Fedex warehouses.

You're likely trolling, but it's sure as shit better than Slumdog Millionaire.

That sounds like an American remake of Executive Koala.

"For some reason, Stephen Dorff has been cast yet again as… anybody."

I read Perfect Stranger as "Perfect Strangers" and it actually made me much more interested in seeing this.

I think the skill is what sells it—apparently it is relentlessly terrifying and epically gory, with lots of walkouts at earlier advanced screenings.

"Bill Mayhew, sorry about the odor."

Try a grapefruit gif. Helps a lot.

I don't care.

Not fair, especially considering that Robin is Kermit's true legacy, if you will, and he was introduced a long time ago.

Beatty's impact on film history is seriously underrated, and none of it has anything to do with his acting. It's all about his choices, and how he helped shape those projects into classic movies.