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    Author: Abby Sheaffer

    Columnist as Cinema in Paradise.

    With I’m Not There, Todd Haynes weaved a surrealistic folklore about the life and times of Bob Dylan

    Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There is an underrated classic. It’s my solid belief that this film (along with The Coen Brothers’, Inside Llewelyn Davis) doesn’t receive nearly… Read more “With I’m Not There, Todd Haynes weaved a surrealistic folklore about the life and times of Bob Dylan”

    March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by Abby Sheaffer

    Network offered an eerie view into how media outlets sell their soul to earn a profit

    CW: Suicide I wonder if audiences knew just how prescient Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network would become 43 years later. Although well-ingrained into our culture’s history, upon… Read more “Network offered an eerie view into how media outlets sell their soul to earn a profit”

    January 25, 2021 by Abby Sheaffer

    Promising Young Woman is a Vigilante Thriller for the #metoo Era

    TW: Rape, Sexual Assault According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest Network) 1 in 6 women are raped every 73 seconds in the United States of America.… Read more “Promising Young Woman is a Vigilante Thriller for the #metoo Era”

    January 16, 2021April 22, 2021 by Abby Sheaffer

    The Family Stone makes us confront the nuanced, bittersweetness of what family means

    It can be an uncomfortable truth to live with family you feel you’re afraid to be your true self with, especially when you don’t know who, exactly,… Read more “The Family Stone makes us confront the nuanced, bittersweetness of what family means”

    December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by Abby Sheaffer

    A Million Small Miracles: The Enduring Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life and Frank Capra’s Vision for America

    “The most fascinating fact about It’s a Wonderful Life is the fact that it was ever made at all.”

    December 12, 2020December 23, 2020 by Abby Sheaffer

    The Devil You Know: The Subversive Genius of George Cukor’s Cinematic Classic, GASLIGHT

    Like most films in the 1940s, George Cukor’s Gaslight seems to fit the mold: murder mystery, a pained heiress in a veil in the back of a… Read more “The Devil You Know: The Subversive Genius of George Cukor’s Cinematic Classic, GASLIGHT”

    May 11, 2017January 23, 2019 by Abby Sheaffer

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    Cleopatra to this day is one of the most expensive films ever made, with a budget of $44 million which is approximately equal to $344 million today

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