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Best Movie Ever?: "Paper Moon"

11 March 2013 12:56 PM, PDT | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »

This feels like a selfish addition to the "Best Movie Ever?" cannon since I'm personally obsessed with Paper Moon, but guess what? I'm right to include it. And you're wrong not to watch Paper Moon every year, particularly this one thanks to its 40th anniversary. Repent and get going.

You're also wrong not to spend more time thinking about whether Paper Moon or What's Up, Doc? is Peter Bogdanovich's best movie (because we all understand that The Last Picture Show draaaaags, right?) And you're especially wrong if you think The Sting, another old-timey blockbuster about suave wheeler-dealers released in 1973, deserved Best Picture over Paper Moon. The Sting is a boring carousel of well-costumed movie stars. Paper Moon has a soul. And tomboy flair. And it wasn't even nominated.

Paper Moon manages to be both quaint and gritty, and that's all in the casting: Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal, a fair »

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James Franco's Review Of The Amazing Spider-man? 'Meh'

25 January 2013 12:00 PM, PST | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »

Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog Said Franco, "Meh, they could've strayed a little bit more from the original. It's like...why. Guess they made a lot of money. Okay, congrats. But good for them. Sam and I moved on, we made Oz." I believe Franco has just echoed a lot of Spider-Man fan sentiments. The sequel should fare much better, reception-wise, as there's less opportunity to tread in Raimi's footsteps now that Webb's story has moved beyond the origin. Dane DeHaan better hope the Amazing Spider-Man sequel deviates more from Sam Raimi's trilogy or this is his future. Running Time: 2 hrs 16 min Release Date: July 3, 2012 (USA) MPAA Rating: PG-13 Starring: Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Sally Field and Martin Sheen. Directed by: Marc Webb Written by: James Vanderbilt (initial screenplay),Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves (revised draft) The Amazing Spider-Man is an American superhero film directed by »

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