HeyJaredWhy We Go To The Movies
Essays about movies, and how they make me feel. Sometimes serious, sometimes not.
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5 Tom Cruise Films to Watch Before You Die (opens the original)
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The Fall and the Rise and the Rise of Robert Pattinson (opens the original)
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The Debate: What Is Cinema’s Greatest Film City? (opens the original)
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I rewatched Vertigo recently and was reminded just how beautiful San Francisco looks on film.That got me thinking about the other great movies shot there — The Social Network, Zodiac, The Rock, Mrs Doubtfire. So, I found myself asking: does San Francisco have a claim to being the best film city?I then thought about New York, and Los Angeles, and oh wait, Boston.Soon I got into an argument with myself about which city has the greatest filmography. Harsh words were said, a fist was thrown, it got
All 30 Ridley Scott Movies Ranked From Worst to Best (opens the original)
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Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator. Four films, directing just one of which would be enough to define most directors’ careers. But Ridley Scott didn’t just make four great films: He combined horror and science fiction to make Alien and start a genre. He designed one of cinema’s most influential visions of the future in Blade Runner. And with Thelma & Louise, made one of the defining road-trip films, centering it entirely around women. Ridley's films have received 45 Oscar nomination
The End of Oak Street, Plus My 7 Favorite Dinosaur Movies (opens the original)
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