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Three Under-the-Radar Fall Films
By all means, see David Fincher’s gloriously pulpy “Gone Girl,” the elegant, surreal comedy “Birdman,” the percussive and intelligent idie “Whiplash,” and the staggering Edward Snowden documentary “Citizenfour.” But before Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Interstellar” arrives and wipes everyone’s brains, here are three films not to forget amid the increasingly crowded fall movie season.
Film Review: ‘White Bird in a Blizzard’
Tired of movies based on YA tearjerkers and dystopian potboilers? Refreshingly, Laura Kasischke writes novels for grownups. As for Gregg Araki, he often makes films about teenagers that only adults are old enough to watch. It might seem like an unlikely combination of sensibilities, but it mostly works in Araki’s adaptation of “White Bird in a Blizzard.”
‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’: 4 Reasons Why the Film Bombed at the Box Office
Remember the Eva Green controversy on the poster for Sin City 2 earlier this summer? Neither did anyone else. “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” bombed at the box office over the weekend earning around $6 million. It missed its opening weekend projection by at least $10 million more. Luckily it received a B- grade from CinemaScore, so it could’ve been much worse.
