Jordan Raup

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Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

The video shows the transformation of visual effects in the past century. I came across this on Firstshowing via YouTube user bengraphics. It's truly remark...
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[TIFF] Pre-Fest Schedule

The festival season is upon us. Dan Mecca and I will be headed to Canada this September to take on the 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival. I'll...
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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Trailer

The trailer for the most anticipated film (among the internet at least) has arrived. James Cameron's Avatar is an epic sci-fi/fantasy adventure all in IMAX ...
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6 New Photos From ‘Avatar’

In anticipation of today's Avatar trailer Fox has released new photos from James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi/fantasty epic. The photos feature Sam Worthington...
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‘Bronson’ Trailer

Hulu has debuted the domestic trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's eclectic biopic Bronson. The film stars Tom Hardy, who will be in Christopher Nolan's Incep...
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[Jordan’s Review] District 9

It's rare to be genuinely surprised by a film in today's age. We are bombarded by advertisements, spoilers, interviews, trailers, remakes, and familiar storie...
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‘New York, I Love You’ Trailer

From the producers behind Paris, je t’aime comes another anthology dedicated to New York, New York. The film features shorts from directors Jian Wen, Mira N...

Jordan Raup

Editor-in-Chief

Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.