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"That's not a plot hole. Allow me to explain."

You see it happen more and more often these days: a movie pauses to address a potential plot hole, then explains it away with clunky dialogue or ignores it and moves on. The movies are trying to plug leaks in…

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Thumbnails 7/23/13

Remembering Dennis Farina; why Nate Silver doesn't do the Oscars well; eulogizing Detroit; deeper into Troma.

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Thumbnails 7/22/13

"The Godfather" as reimagined by J.J. Abrams; two USC grads who represent the future of filmmaking; a site is charged under an obscure Canadian anti–comic book law; advice for future visionary filmmakers; how "Sex and the City" lost its rep.

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Thumbnails 7/19/2013

Emmy nominations and reactions; 10 best shows never nominated for a best series Emmy; the screenwriting book that's made every movie feel the same; sexual harassment at ComicCon; remembering The Golden Child, if only to prove that one can; Netflix…

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"Fruitvale Station" Interviews

"Fruitvale Station" details the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, who was fatally shot by a BART police officer in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009 in Oakland, California. In this video report, film journalist Katherine…

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Thumbnails 7/18/2013

Female horror writers you should be reading; "Community" showrunner Dan Harmon reveals all (or some); why critics hate 'The Newsroom'; Jane Campion is tired of film; Britain legalizes gay marriage; Jean-Luc Godard in 3-D.