Tag: The Pitch
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Mars Attacks!’ Proves Tim Burton Didn’t Always Need a Gothic Circus To Have Fun
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Mars Attacks! Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Based on the comic book of the same name, this sci-fi comedy modeled after classic B-movies finds Earth…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Black Cauldron’ Lives Up to Its Reputation as the Movie That Almost Killed Disney Animation
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: The Black Cauldron Where You Can Stream It: Disney+ The Pitch: In a far-flung fantasy world, a young assistant pig keeper discovers that his pig has the power to…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Italianamerican’ Invites You to Spend Some Quality Time With the Scorsese Family
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Italianamerican Where You Can Stream It: The Criterion Channel The Pitch: In 1974, Martin Scorsese sat down with his parents, Catherine and Charles, and encouraged them to talk about…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Braven’ is a B-Action Movie Where Jason Momoa’s Lumberjack Fights Drug Dealers
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Braven Where You Can Stream It: Amazon Prime Video The Pitch: After his brief stint on Game of Thrones and before he became a major movie star with Aquaman,…
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The Quarantine Stream: Let ‘Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’ Celebrity Edition Replace Your Trivia Nights
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Series: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Celebrity Edition Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: It’s the beloved game show that everyone was obsessed with in the late…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is an Animated Fantasy Epic That Understands the Devastation of War
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: “Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.”…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Cursed Films’ is a Fascinating Look at Disastrous Film Productions and the Science of Belief
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Series: Cursed Films Where You Can Stream It: Shudder The Pitch: This documentary series explores “cursed” film productions, shoots that were plagued with deaths, accidents, and other catastrophes. Interviews with…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ and ‘The Mask of Zorro’ Make for the Perfect Swashbuckling Double Feature
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movies: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and The Mask of Zorro (1998) Where You Can Stream Them: Netflix The Pitch: Two blockbuster films from a bygone era when…
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The Quarantine Stream: Meet the Many Stray Cats of Istanbul in the Charming Documentary ‘Kedi’
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Kedi Where You Can Stream It: YouTube Premium and Kanopy and (all you need is a library card) The Pitch: Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of…