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Audrey Fox

Audrey Fox is a Boston-based film critic whose work has appeared at Nerdist, Awards Circuit, We Live Entertainment, and We Are the Mutants, amongst others. She is an assistant editor at Jumpcut Online, where she also serves as co-host of the Jumpcast podcast. Audrey has been blessed by our film tomato overlords with their official seal of approval.

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How <i>Charly</i> Set the Stage for Modern Oscar Campaigning

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How Charly Set the Stage for Modern Oscar Campaigning

Sep 15th, 2023 Audrey Fox

Critics complained that Cliff Robertson’s Best Actor win for ‘Charly’ (released 55 years ago this month) was "based more on promotion than on performance." Sound familiar?

Classic Corner: <i>The Private Life of Henry VIII</i>

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Classic Corner: The Private Life of Henry VIII

Aug 11th, 2023 Audrey Fox

Charles Laughton was not the first film actor to play a real-life character on screen – far from it. But his performance influenced the trajectory of the biopic genre, demonstrating the full potential of actors to redefine historical figures in the public imagination.

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Disney's Gambit: The Ride-to-Film Pipeline

Jul 26th, 2023 Audrey Fox

The new take on "The Haunted Mansion" is the Mouse House's most recent stab at their ongoing effort to adapt movies from an unlikely source.

<i>Saving Private Ryan</i> and the World War II Everyman

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Saving Private Ryan and the World War II Everyman

Jul 24th, 2023 Audrey Fox

When Steven Spielberg made ‘Saving Private Ryan’ 25 years ago, the casting of Tom Hanks in a WWII epic was an unconventional one. In retrospect, it was not only inspired but necessary.

The Queer-Coding of George Cukor's <i>Holiday</i>

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The Queer-Coding of George Cukor's Holiday

Jun 12th, 2023 Audrey Fox

On its 85th anniversary, a close reading of the Cary Grant/Katharine Hepburn romance, and what its famously fluid stars and director were trying to tell us.

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Julian Eltinge and the Early Days of Drag

May 10th, 2023 Audrey Fox

A look at the groundbreaking performer, who became a sensation on stage and screen in the early 20th century.

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The Heroine Doesn't Have to Be Nice: A Bette Davis Story

Apr 5th, 2023 Audrey Fox

A valentine to the one and only Bette Davis, born on this very day 115 years ago.

How <i>The Wedding Singer</i> Changed Adam Sandler's Career

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How The Wedding Singer Changed Adam Sandler's Career

Feb 13th, 2023 Audrey Fox

When it hit theaters on this day 25 years ago, "The Wedding Singer" seemed like another goofy Adam Sandler comedy. But it proved a hinge point in his long, often unpredictable career.

The Refugees and Displaced Actors of <i>Casablanca</i>

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The Refugees and Displaced Actors of Casablanca

Jan 23rd, 2023 Audrey Fox

'Casablanca' was released 80 years ago today, and there's a reason why its "La Marseillaise" scene is so powerful: it's filled with actors who were themselves displaced by the Nazi regime.

Crooked Marquee’s New Christmas Canon: <i>Silent Night</i>

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Crooked Marquee’s New Christmas Canon: Silent Night

Dec 14th, 2022 Audrey Fox

Despite little fanfare, 'Silent Night' is a sharp (if melancholy) holiday film, capturing a Christmas party spent on the brink of humanity's destruction.

Roberto Benigni, Miramax, and the <i>Pinocchio</i> Debacle

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Roberto Benigni, Miramax, and the Pinocchio Debacle

Dec 2nd, 2022 Audrey Fox

With three separate ‘Pinocchio’ adaptations hitting screens this year, it’s time for a 20th anniversary postmortem of Roberto Benigni’s notorious version.

<i>The Emperor's Club</i>: <i>Dead Poets Society</i> Without Rose-Colored Glasses

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The Emperor's Club: Dead Poets Society Without Rose-Colored Glasses

Nov 23rd, 2022 Audrey Fox

Two portraits of prep-school life and sympathetic instructors, but drawing on very different worldviews and outcomes.

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War of the Worlds, Found Footage, and the Power of Viral Marketing

Oct 31st, 2022 Audrey Fox

When Orson Welles broadcast his immortal radio play on Halloween night of 1938, he began a tradition that has served horror well for decades.

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Celebrating Ladislas Starevich, Stop Motion Pioneer

Aug 31st, 2022 Audrey Fox

The inventive Polish-Russian filmmaker's unique work would influence directors as varied as Henry Selick, John Lasseter, and Stan Brakhage.

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The Rise and Fall of the "I Was a Teenage _______" Movie

Jul 27th, 2022 Audrey Fox

For a brief, bizarre time in the 1950s, filmmakers figured they could make a quick buck by catering their pictures to the newly relevant teen audience. Here's how that went:

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