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Cutting Room for April 12

by Ryan Syrek

I can’t verbally state his name because I am so bad at pronouncing names I am legally barred from doing so in 10 states, but I’m glad to tell you via printed word that director Omowale Akintunde’s film, An Inaugural Ride to Freedom: The Journey Continues will screen at Aksarben Cinema (aksarbencinema.com) on Saturday, April 27 at 5 pm. The film is a follow-up to Akintunde’s Emmy Award-winning documentary about the first inauguration and features a new group of 55 passengers on a bus trip to see the President be sworn in for a second term likely to include a lot of swearing if congressional gridlock continues.
Film Streams (filmstreams.org) has remained committed to keeping its members as young as they dream themselves to be with their ongoing Forever Young series. The spring selection promises to be among the most splendid, featuring legendary Studio Ghibli’s new animated gem From Up on Poppy Hill, Harold Lloyd’s beloved classic Safety Last!, the nostalgia-riffic Karate Kid, stop-motion hipsterism 101 with Fantastic Mr. Fox and Hook, a retelling of Peter Pan that introduced the term “Bangarang” into my slang vocabulary (although not in the way intended). This series runs through June 13^th, so head down to dunk your soul into a fountain of youth!
It sure looks like the beautiful-in-every-way Rachel McAdams is going to join Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper in director Cameron Crowe’s return to romantic comedy. The film doesn’t have an official title yet, but may I suggest: Pity the Love Lives of the Physically Perfect.
Despite the fact that literally no one has requested it, The Shining is getting a sequel…and a prequel. The sequel is cool: Stephen King is writing a follow-up novel called “Doctor Sleep.” The prequel sounds lame, as “The Walking Dead” former show-runner Glen Mazzara is writing The Overlook Hotel, which explores what happened before Jack Nicholson and company arrived. It may be The Shining but that just sounds dull.

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Movieha! Your Favorite Movie Podcast

by Ryan Syrek

Hello Movie-ha-ers,

I regret to inform you that there has been a coup. While I was busy with the MavForensics team, which is the University of Nebraska's competitive speech team, Matt Lockwood overthrew me. I was watching 11 of the most passionate advocates of verbal activism in the country place 6th in the nation, their 4th consecutive top 10 finish despite a smaller budget and team than the majority of the top 20, and Matt replaced me with a paper dictator. Dave DeMarco, formerly my dear friend turned usurper of my crown, has "filled in" this week. Rest assured, I will not rest until I once more sit before the microphone of power to entertain you. But until then, enjoy this unauthorized episode of Movieha that I will call "MovieHUH?"

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Netflix Roulette: Holy Motors

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