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Oscar season can often be a problem for the non-crazy movie people out there: Those Oscar lovers are such elitists, after all. “Coco Before Chanel,” a film about fashion (and nominated for costume design)? No, you didn’t see it– we know. “An Education,” a 1960’s-coming-of-age story that’s grossed less than $9 million in the U.S.? [...]

Today is November 30, and that means we here at The Take Three made it through National Blog Posting Month in one piece! We’re not going to say it was easy, because frankly, it wasn’t. And we’re not going to say it was good timing either, because with j-school graduation upon us, frankly (again), it [...]

So you’ve seen “Anchorman” more than a few times, and you can quote Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone’s infamous first date conversation about Germany’s discovery of San Diego. Big deal. Frat house flicks don’t count in the grand scheme of accurate movie quoting. To be a true movie buff, you need to know all of the [...]

You love movies. Ever given any thought to making one of your own? It’s not as hard as you think. Or…at least there are lots of opportunities out there that you can get your feet wet with. Here are just a few that The Take Three wants you to look into. 
1. Chicago Film Race 2009. Live [...]

Recent buzz about Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe potentially joining the cast of the upcoming “MacGruber” movie got The Take Three thinking about how often Lorne Michaels really hits the mark when adapting “Saturday Night Live” sketches into films. With over a dozen produced since 1980’s “The Blues Brothers,” even “SNL”-diehards are bound to admit [...]