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It took AVATAR 17 days to break through the $1bn worldwide. With the strongest 3rd weekend ever, it shows not only...

posted on: Jan 5, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Shaun of the Dead (S. Pegg & E.Wright, 2004) was my first iTunes movie download. I needed it urgently and the...

posted on: Dec 1, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of The Untouchables (David Mamet, 1986) David Mamet has never equaled the tremendous power of...

posted on: Nov 3, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001). It took me a while to appreciate this gem by Akiva Goldsman and...

posted on: Oct 6, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of UP (Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy 2009) I’ve been a big Pixar fan since...

posted on: Sep 22, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of The Incredibles (Brad Bird 2004) “Animation is not a genre but an art form” says...

posted on: Jun 23, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of Juno (Diablo Cody 2007) At the time of release, much of the attention surrounding JUNO went...

posted on: Mar 14, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

I am a fan of Ridley Scott’s flamboyant visual style of filmmaking. Although he has had numerous box office...

posted on: Mar 8, 2009 | author: Karel Segers