Jordan Raup

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[Review] Body of Lies

Count me in the group that is sick of "Iraq" films. Directed by Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Black Hawk Down) I had little excitement for Body of Lies and m...
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Guillermo del Toro Explains "The Hobbit"

In a recent MTV interview filmmaker Guillermo del Toro explains that The Hobbit film is not two separate films, rather one continuous story told in two parts. “...
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[Review] Eagle Eye

D.J. Caruso's Eagle Eye brought one of the best trailers I've seen for a film in recent years. It's disappointing the film doesn't live up to the promised myste...
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Revolutionary Road Movie Trailer Arrives

Based on the novel by Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road tells the story of a young couple trying to find fulfillment in an age of conformity. Trapped in a world...
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"Slumdog" Wins at Toronto

Slumdog Millionaire Wins People's ChoiceVariety: Danny Boyle’s "Slumdog Millionaire" hit the jackpot, nabbing the people’s choice award at the 33rd annual Toron...
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Gotham Takes Over IMAX….Again

Seems like The Dark Knight is coming back to theaters. Could the only reason be to push it past Titanic to the number one domestic unadjusted gross? According t...
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Wes Anderson Finds His New "Best Friend"

Variety is reporting that Wes Anderson has been tapped to write and possibly direct an American remake of the French film Mon Meilleur Ami(My Best Friend). The ...

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.