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Contributor's Corner: One Night Only With Any Star

September 15, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss which Hollywood star or starlet we'd spend the night with. 

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A Damn Fine American: Jared Yates Sexton on Film & Current Politics

September 13, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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It's not hard for me to believe that Jared's since reached the heights he has today, but the journey toward the peak is seldom ever expected. For instance, I never thought he'd cover the campaign trail like a modern day Hunter S. Thompson (minus the substance abuse), which led to several death threats from neo-Nazi scum, or that his coverage would break national, leading to several appearances on MSNBC, either. But that's just where our lives lead us sometimes, and for Jared Yates Sexton, it's led him into some pretty interesting places. 

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Our Favorite Stanley Kubrick Photographs

September 10, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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Stanley Kubrick is notorious for being one of cinema's most iconic imagists. With an eye as sharp as Kubrick's, it should come as no surprise that he earned his foundation in photography. Employed by Look Magazine at only the age of 17, Kubrick quickly became known for his storytelling through his photographs. When viewing his images, it becomes very clear that Kubrick has a natural cinematic eye. Nearly all of his images are captivating, both in composition and subject matter. Some of the best amongst the bunch involve children and capture that sense of childlike wonder, the feeling that the world's in front of them and not in the rearview. Some of them even bring to mind certain compositions or concepts that later become apparent in his films. 

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Contributor's Corner: Who directs the film adaptation of your life?

September 08, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss who would direct the film adaptation of our life. 

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Sunglasses & Cinema: A Historical Retrospective

September 03, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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There is no doubting that Ray-Ban sunglasses maintain a position of undeniable and unapologetic cultural iconicity over the last (almost) century. We feel our own rebellious freedom with Tom Cruise as he gets into Risky Business and slides across the floor without pants (which is an interesting Mandela Effect). We absorb mysterious severity as the Reservoir Dogs step heavy on the pavement. We exude glamour with Audrey Hepburn as she delicately sips her coffee and lowers her shades. We contemplate with JFK. We see reflections in Bob Dylan’s dark lenses. It’s almost as if the Hollywood organism has plastic frames engrained in its genetic code.

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Contributor's Corner: Post-Apocalyptic Film

September 01, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss the post-apocalyptic film we'd live out. 

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Scream 2: Back In Black

August 27, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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I had better memories of Scream 2 than I did with the original. I remember liking the sequel discussion set in the classroom and the first two kills in the movie theater. I thought nostalgia would be enough to carry me through this slasher film, instead I found more of the same faults as I did with the previous film; lots of dead end subplots, misdirection, and unnecessary red herrings.

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Scream and Loathing: A Look Back at Scream and post 96’s Horror

August 27, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

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A recurring agreement I keep seeing on many horror movie forums and comment boards is that the 90s sucked for horror until Scream came out and changed the way we look at the genre. From what I’ve read in these discussions, many consider pre-1996 a dry spell for quality horror. Scream absolutely did lay the meta down thick by pointing at the overdone clichés, plot devices, and poor character choices of horror films, particularly with the slasher subgenre. To many, Scream brought about a new era of semi-aware horror that would allow its characters to be more realistic and have its terrors resonate deeper with the audience.

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Contributor's Corner: What's Your Guilty Pleasure Film?

August 25, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss our guilty pleasure film. 

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Case Of The Mondays: Cheap Thrills

August 21, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

For this iteration of Case Of The Mondays, we explore the lengths people will go to when all the chips are stacked against them. This week, we're taking a look at E.L. Katz's 2013 dark comedy directorial debut, Cheap Thrills, which fundamentally asks the question: how much are you willing to debase yourself in order to make ends meet? 

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Viddy Well Recommends: Mosquito

August 20, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

In case you didn't know it, today is World Mosquito Day, which is observed every August 20th in commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross and his 1897 discovery that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. We thought there'd be no better way to pay homage to the annual holiday than to discuss the 1995 cult classic film about mutant mosquitoes that transmit gory, eye-exploding death to all its victims. 

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Contributor's Corner: The Film That Changed Your Life

August 18, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss the film that changed our life. 

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Viddy Well Recommends: Among The Living

August 13, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

What if Spielberg produced High Tension? Or how about Richard Donner helming Martyrs? Maybe Rob Reiner doing Inside? If you cringed at anyone of these thoughts like I did, I recommend you watch Among The Living because it's evidence that these weird combinations can actually work well together. 

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Contributor's Corner: Substance or Style?

August 11, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss what's better, style or substance. 

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Case Of Mondays: Awkward Interviews Vol. 1

August 07, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

We've all been there before, face to face with some intimidating, emotionless individual, uncomfortably dressed and expected to impress, to sell ourselves with confidence and without pretension for a job we so desperately want or need. It's awkward and unnerving by design and definition. They may as well call it a polite interrogation, since that's what it really is. The job interview is just one of those formalities we've all just come to accept and go along with. 

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Contributor's Corner: Kill, Marry, Screw

August 02, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we'll see who kills, marries, or screws who. Now, doesn't that sound intriguing? 

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Case Of The Mondays: Workplace Meltdowns Vol. 2

July 31, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

We've all worked jobs we've hated. Hell, you may be working one right now. One things for sure, if you gotta case of the Mondays, we'd like to help with that. So, just sit back, keep your cool, and let this scenes of workplace meltdowns give you all the catharsis you know you need.

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Contributor's Corner: If You Were James Bond

July 28, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

During the dawn of Viddy Well, we asked each interested contributor to fill out the same questionnaire. The questions spanned from grave to goofy, but the replies were nearly always unexpected. This week we discuss which version of James Bond we'd be. 

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Case Of The Mondays: Unwind With One Of These

July 24, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

Need to unwind after a tough day? We got you. Sit back, kick your dogs up and enjoy one of these new release titles now available for rent. 

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Viddy Well Recommends: The Omen

July 23, 2017  /  Aaron Haughton

The Omen is Richard Donner’s 1976 breakthrough film, and it's easily one of the most chilling films ever made. The film's success made Donner a household name and paved the way for him to direct huge Hollywood blockbusters, like Superman, Lethal Weapon and Goonies. The film centers around American ambassador Robert Thorn (played by Gregory Peck), and his wife, Katherine (played by Lee Remick), who want nothing more than to have a child. At the film’s opening, we learn that Thorn’s wife has had a stillbirth, which only Robert knows of, since Katherine passed out during labor. Torn by the news, Thorn encounters a priest in the hospital who tells him of a healthy newborn whose mother died during childbirth and has no living relatives, suggesting that Robert take the child and raise it as his own. Thorn agrees to take the child and never mentions anything about their son’s origins to his wife. Five years later, when mysterious deaths surround the family, Thorn begins to wonder if the child he and his wife are raising could be the son of the Devil, the Antichrist. But could it be real, or all in his head? 

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