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Film & TV

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You ...

Street takes a look at some of the Sundance selections coming soon to a theater near you, because you wouldn’t want to be the last to catch the next Little Miss Sunshine or The Kids are Alright.

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Review: Biutiful

Javier Bardem is remarkable in Innaritu's biutifully shot yet overbearing drama.

by NICK STERGIOPOULOS

Interview: Leighton Meester

Gossip Girl Leighton Meester is branching out this year with high–profile roles in Country Strong and The Roommate. Meester took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Street on the latter film, discussing mental illness, roommates and your favorite guilty pleasure TV show. Street: What was it like trying to play the villain in your first thriller? Leighton Meester: It’s funny — I saw the movie with a couple of my friends, and they were asking me, “how did you like it?”, and I was saying “it’s scary.” I was genuinely scared at points, but it is sort of funny that I’m what’s scary in the movie.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

Deja Vu: Welcome to the Taco Bell

Oh, Taco Bell. First, there was the incessant rumor that the company turned its beloved mascot into a chalupa.

by MICHAEL GOLD

The Power of the Poster

In honor of The Mechanic’s poster (check out our review of the movie), Street offers up some of its picks for the most striking, visually effective movie posters of recent and bygone years. [photospace] - - -

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Review: Another Year

Someone get these Brits some Zoloft.

by TUCKER JOHNS

Family (Hit) Men

Considering they make a living by murdering mafiosos and cutting down crime lords, it’s surprising that most Hollywood hit men are such good family members.

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Review: The Mechanic

Inquiries on assassinations only.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

Review: The Rite

This movie could use an exorcism.

by MICHAEL RUBIN

Guilty Pleasures: Heathers (1988)

To no one’s surprise, Mean Girls 2 (yes, it exists) didn’t live up to the high expectations set by its predecessor.

by MEG SCHNEIDER

Interview: Director of Blue Valentine

Street chatted with Derek Cianfrance about Tom Waits, ukuleles and that pesky NC-17 rating.

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Review: No Strings Attached

Portman needs more than carrots.

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The Ins and Outs of 2011

If there is one lesson film critics learned in 2010, it was that bad movies can’t be masked by 3D glasses or devoted comic book fans.

by MICHAEL GOLD

Defibrillator: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

The black comedy is a delicate genre that often toes the line between hilarity and offense, usually landing squarely on one side or the other.

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Interview: Director of Blue Valentine

STREET: What is the meaning of the title of the film? Derek Cianfrance: It’s an homage to Tom Waits.

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Review: True Grit

How dare they remake the film that earned John Wayne his only Oscar! Such is the resounding cry of film scholars and devoted fans of the Duke alike.

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Ask Gloria

Joke Issue: Dear Gloria, My daughter Mildred has just turned 16, and I’m worried stiff about her future.

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Hollywood Goes Really Really Gay

Joke Issue: By Floyd Alistair Wallace Times sure ain’t peachy out there. Falling stocks, Dillinger’s violent escape from the Hotsquat and Dust Bowl winds that make the blizzard gusts in The Gold Rush look like hogwash are sure to make you want to crawl up in bed after collecting faggots for the fire. But don’t be a total pansy.

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Deja Vu: I Ate My Shoe

Joke Issue: Let me tell you something: there ain’t a straight–shooter in Hollywood more ace than Charlie Chaplin! I was no butter–and–egg man before the crash.

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Interview With Bela Lugosi

Joke Issue On the eve of The Black Cat’s release, Street caught up with Bela Lugosi, who has been a Hollywood sensation since his 1931 performance as Count Dracula.

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