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The Surf Also Rises

How macho movies get misread as homoerotic.

Matt Feeney | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 7:05 AM

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Real American Hero

The analog awesomeness of Live Free or Die Hard.

Dana Stevens | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 7:18 PM

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Make It a Large for a Quarter More?

A short history of movie theater concession stands. Plus: A candy quiz!

Jill Pellettieri | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 5:10 PM

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The State of the Ninja

Pop-cultural cliché or poised for a comeback?

Grady Hendrix | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 12:34 PM

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Leisure and Innocence

The eternal appeal of the stoner movie.

Marisa Meltzer | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 12:38 PM

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Revolutionary Road—the Movie

Leonardo DiCaprio. Kate Winslet. Richard Yates' dark novel is finally being made into a Hollywood movie.

Blake Bailey | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 12:35 PM

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Slate's Summer Movies Issue

Old habits die hard.

SUMMER MOVIES | Friday, June 29, 2007, at 7:33 AM

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The MySpace Director

Learning to love—or at least tolerate—the movies of Larry Clark.

Christopher Kelly | SUMMER MOVIES | Friday, June 30, 2006, at 5:09 PM

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Copycat

Can China create its own Hollywood?

Tim Wu | SUMMER MOVIES | Friday, June 30, 2006, at 12:57 PM

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It's a Wonderful List

Inspiring movies and what to do about them.

Bryan Curtis | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 5:58 PM

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Love Letter to Lois

Superman's main squeeze—and mine.

Troy Patterson | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 5:13 PM

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The Viagra Auteurs

In defense of old movie directors.

Dave Kehr | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 3:17 PM

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Hacked to Death

Will the novelization survive the DVD era?

Grady Hendrix | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 1:16 PM

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The Pleasures of Popcorn

Summer Movies Week at Slate.

SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 7:16 PM

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Man of Stale

Superman Returns—now can we send him back?

Dana Stevens | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 7:14 PM

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Watching the Detectives

Richard Linklater adapts Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly.

Joshua Glenn | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 7:13 PM

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The Movie I've Seen the Most

Films that Spike Lee, Peter Farrelly, and Paul Schrader watch obsessively.

SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 7:13 PM

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Boringus Maximus

How the historical epic died with Kingdom of Heaven.

Ross Douthat | SUMMER MOVIES | Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 7:11 PM

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Did George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Ruin the Movies?

SUMMER MOVIES | Monday, June 20, 2005, at 5:52 PM

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Did George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Ruin the Movies?

David Edelstein | SUMMER MOVIES | Friday, June 17, 2005, at 3:31 PM

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The Moviegoer

What social scientists and economists can tell us about our cinematic preferences.

Michael Agger | SUMMER MOVIES | Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 3:29 PM

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An Extremely Macho Elf

Reconsidering Steve McQueen.

Matt Feeney | SUMMER MOVIES | Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 7:25 AM

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Sharksploitation!

Jaws and the sad decline of the shark movie.

Rebecca Onion | SUMMER MOVIES | Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 7:24 AM

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The Bad Boy of Summer

Michael Bay vs. his critics.

Bryan Curtis | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at 7:01 PM

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Booger-Eating Morons

In praise of The Bad News Bears.

Charles Taylor | SUMMER MOVIES | Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at 7:20 AM

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Summer Movies

How macho movies get misread as homoerotic.

The analog awesomeness of Live Free or Die Hard.

A short history of movie theater concession stands. Plus: A candy quiz!

Pop-cultural cliché or poised for a comeback?

The eternal appeal of the stoner movie.

Leonardo DiCaprio. Kate Winslet. Richard Yates' dark novel is finally being made into a Hollywood movie.

Old habits die hard.

Learning to love—or at least tolerate—the movies of Larry Clark.

Can China create its own Hollywood?

Inspiring movies and what to do about them.

Superman's main squeeze—and mine.

In defense of old movie directors.

Will the novelization survive the DVD era?

Summer Movies Week at Slate.

Superman Returns—now can we send him back?

Richard Linklater adapts Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly.

Films that Spike Lee, Peter Farrelly, and Paul Schrader watch obsessively.

How the historical epic died with Kingdom of Heaven.

What social scientists and economists can tell us about our cinematic preferences.

Reconsidering Steve McQueen.

Jaws and the sad decline of the shark movie.

Michael Bay vs. his critics.

In praise of The Bad News Bears.

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