On this day in 1894, the first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City. If you could see any film in a theater the year it premiered, what would it be and why?

April 14, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

psycho, godzilla (1954), gojira, fight club, suddenly last summer, dracula, roman holiday, lethal weapon 2

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Split Decision: Roger Corman

April 09, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision

In honor of Roger Corman's birthday, what is your favorite film directed or produced by him?

April 09, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

roger corman, The slumber party massacre, battle beyond the stars, the terror, The Pit and the Pendulum, X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, death race 2000

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Split Decision: Kurosawa Week

March 24, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, gary kramer, ian hrabe, jaime davis, jenny swadosh, anthony glassman, ashley jane davis, emily maesar, Matthew Crump, ryan smillie, rosalie kicks

In honor of what would have been his 111st (eleventy-first for you Tolkien readers) birthday on March 23, what is your favorite film directed by Akira Kurosawa?

March 24, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

akira kurosawa, kurosawa week 2021, high and low, dreams (1990), ikiru, ran, seven samurai, Runaway Train, rashomon

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Split Decision: A Dance With Dragons

March 03, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, anthony glassman, Matthew Crump, alex rudolph, gary kramer, benjamin leonard, fiona underhill, garrett smith, ian hrabe, ryan smillie, Éireann Mannino, tori potenza

In honor of Raya and the Last Dragon, who/what is your favorite on screen dragon?

March 03, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

goodbye dragon inn, how to train your dragon: the hidden world, dragonslayer, sleeping beauty, Die Nibelungen, the neverending story, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, red dragon, Shrek, shrek, Q: The Winged Serpent, spirited away, dragonheart

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Split Decision: Start Making Sense

February 24, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, anthony glassman, ashley jane davis, Matthew Crump, alex rudolph, emily maesar, gary kramer, tori potenza

In honor of his February 22 birthday, what is your favorite film by Jonathan Demme?

February 24, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

married to the mob, stop making sense, silence of the lambs, perfect kiss, something wild, rachel getting married, jonathan demme

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Split Decision: I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum

February 17, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, anthony glassman, ashley jane davis, Matthew Crump, alex rudolph, matthew mccafferty, ryan smillie, andy elijah, billy russell, emily maesar, jenna kuerzi, Liz Wiest, rosalie kicks

In honor of Bottle Rocket’s 25th anniversary, who is your favorite character in any Wes Anderson movie?

February 17, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

wes anderson, the royal tenenbaums, the life aquatic, fantastic mr. fox, moonrise kingdom, rushmore

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Split Decision: Date Night

February 10, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, gary kramer, jaime davis, jenny swadosh, anthony glassman, ashley jane davis, Matthew Crump, alex rudolph, Audrey Callerstrom, benjamin leonard, matthew mccafferty, ryan smillie, andy elijah

This week’s question: What is a film you love that premiered at any year's Sundance Film Festival?

February 10, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

borat, Everyone Says I Love You, the linguini incident, chungking express, what's up doc?, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the invasion, when harry met sally, fever pitch, meet joe black, yesterday, romance week

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Split Decision: Sundance Faves

February 03, 2021 by Moviejawn Account in features, split decision, ryan silberstein, gary kramer, ian hrabe, jaime davis, jenny swadosh, anthony glassman, ashley jane davis, emily maesar, Matthew Crump, ryan smillie, rosalie kicks

This week’s question: What is a film you love that premiered at any year's Sundance Film Festival?

February 03, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

boiler room, clerks, The Doom Generation, paris is burning, precious: based on the novel push by sapphire, wet hot american summer, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, safe, the farewell, reservoir dogs, el mariachi

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Split Decision: Charlie Chaplin's Films

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Each week, Ryan will pose a question to our staff of knowledgable and passionate film lovers and share the responses! This week’s question: In honor of the recent centennial for The Kid, what is your favorite film directed by Charlie Chaplin?

January 27, 2021 /Moviejawn Account

charlie chaplin, the tramp

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