Edward Copeland's Top 100 of 2012 (80-61)

80 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON directed by Frank Capra (67) People like to mock Frank Capra as simple-minded at times and this film especia...

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Not straight out of Brooklyn

By Edward Copeland Coming-of-age movies could be the most pervasive story device in cinema's lifetime yet. Unlike other genres, the wel...

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Ben Gazzara (1930-2012)

We've lost yet another of the unofficial John Cassavetes repertory company with the news that the great Ben Gazzara lost his battle wit...

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The Trick Candle

By Jonathan Pacheco Nola (Tracy Camilla Johns) is a mythological goddess, a seductress rarely descending from her studio apartment, spending...

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How to Survive in South Central

By Jonathan Pacheco South Central Los Angeles, 1991. It’s not a neighborhood or a district, but rather a demon, a sadistic, permeating creat...

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Treme No. 18: Can I Change My Mind

BLOGGER'S NOTE : This recap contains spoilers, so if you haven't seen the episode yet, move along. By Edward Copeland It was the bes...

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