Marcello Mio has inherent appeal for cinephiles of nepo-baby lineages.
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Author: Steven Strauss
Never Too Much Slipstreaming
Remember when I hypothesized that Sony envisioned the 2024 documentary Luther: Never Too Much as a marketing slipstream in tandem with Sony’s new Luther Vandross greatest-hits compilation?
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Earworming
Conventional wisdom says there’s one surefire sign that a musical has a fire score:
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Tilda Tilda
! Spoilers ahoy for The Room Next Door !
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Dodo as a Dodo
When I buy a ticket for a puppet show, I expect the smaller scale, DIY theater that exists in the realm of the handheld.
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What Reigns
Staged chaos is an oxymoron in terms.
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Open Clarification
The Dan Daw Show’s open captions alter how we process sequences designed to seem potentially off-script.
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Soft Shifts
The specific counters of a theater’s building can inform a production’s staging choices.
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Shorties
Best Picture is the most important Academy Award.
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Droppings
In the spirit of Oscars season, here are my favorite needle-drops from 2024 Cinema, in no discernible order:
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