“Goddard delineates his film from its influences by focusing almost exclusively on character. Rather than a story filled with twists and turns and manipulation of the audience, ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ presents each character’s story as a solo vignette, before tying it into the overarching drama.”
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Devika Girish Interviews Sam Levy
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In the Vague Visages Writers’ Room on Facebook, freelancers were asked to comment about their favorite neo-noir films in celebration of #Noirvember.
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“When I moved back to Fargo, I began thinking more about visual themes, which ultimately inspired Vague Visages.”
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“According to Jacobs, romantic love is a negative equation wherein passion plus time equals complacency.”
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“AML is giant leap forward, as the juvenile raps/punchlines of previous records are replaced with deep-felt yearning.”
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“Tropes and archetypes are global, fitting into different national contexts while carrying with them the memory of their international itineraries.”
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“Through all of these corny musical numbers, the rom-com scenarios, and the outrageous ‘I Love Lucy’ levels of scheming, I find myself relating to Rebecca against the odds.”
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“At a certain point, and you’ll know when, the dialogue takes a dramatic turn; it’s almost as if Benson decided to use every pre-production joke centered around a most obvious plot point.”
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“Witherspoon’s raw performance makes ‘Wild’ a worthy alternative to the contrived, yet structurally impressive, Richard Linklater film.”
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