Leonard Maltin Quotes
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It says something about the curious nature of film, that someone can be so alive on screen, when we're all too aware that they've passed.…
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I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I don't just show…
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Documentarian Laura Poitras has crafted a first-rate Hitchcockian-type thriller telling the story of Edward Snowden.
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If you're willing to go along for this farcical ride, you'll find 'Dead Snow 2' to be one terrific zombie movie.
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Two remarkable men -- one young, one old -- fuel each other's spirits in the beautiful documentary Keep On Keepin' On.
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With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.'
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Joe Berlinger's documentary 'Whitey' is so hard-hitting and compelling, you can't take your eyes off the screen.
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The subtle performances of the leads, the remarkable Irrfan Khan and the engaging Nimrat Kaur, make 'The Lunchbox' a pleasure to watch.
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Shailene Woodley is reason enough to see 'The Fault in Our Stars.'
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I can't think of another actor who acquired stardom so quickly, who held it for such a short time, and then kept it for such…
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Hitchcock's murder set-pieces are so potent, they can galvanize (and frighten) even a viewer who's seen them before!
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Not so much a film as a visual essay, exquisitely directed and photographed (by Sacha Vierny)... Difficult to watch but well worthwhile for those willing…
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I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject it.
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When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It took a modern sensibility but layered onto it a kind…
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Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet most residents have never been inside one of them.
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While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV. Walt was the…
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I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.
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Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.
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Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video and video-on-demand and DVD and streaming video and all of…
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NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.
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