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While covering the Fantasia International Film Festival, I tried to watch as many movies as possible. I haven’t done that, in part because of a film called The Dead Experiment, a film so boring and useless that I actually stopped watching 12 minutes in. Why is this noteworthy? Because I’ve never done that before. Nor have I ever walked out of a theater. So that’s what this video is about. Me having a realization that I should have had years ago.
You should watch it anyway.
Also, other things happened on the site. You should check those things out, especially Hubert and Jim’s awesome discussion about formulaic storytelling. All that and more can be found below.
[This week’s film is From Russia with Love, and possibly Dr. No as well. Header image from Home Hinges.]
Flixist Originals
Flixist Discusses: Save the Cat & formulaic storytelling
How do prior expecations affect your enjoyment of films?
NRH’s Weekly Analysis: X-Men something something, Part 2
Contest
Enter to win an Art of Elysium book!
Harvey Weinstein is Terrible
Weinstein plans to cut Snowpiercer by 20 minutes
Reviews
Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride
Book Reviews
World War Z: The Art of the Film
Fantasia Reviews
Weekly Releases
Netflix Now: Of Human Bondage, James Bondage Edition
New Releases, week of 8/10/13: Sing Sly Sing Edition
Box Office Numbers: Tickets to the Gun Show
News
There’s already a Planes sequel in the works
Now You See Me conjures up a sequel
Maybe Stallone was on to something [Bruce Willis is kind of a dick]
New Pee-wee Herman film likely to shoot in 2014 (finally)
Depp & Bruckheimer blame critics for Lone Ranger flopping
Previously on After the Credits…
No one is afraid of the dark in 144p