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Morgan Smith
Nov 4, 20249 min read
MO @ TIFF
It's been a bit since my peers and I went to the Toronto International Film Festival. The numbers don't lie. I saw 14 films, attended...
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Morgan Smith
Sep 27, 20245 min read
MO'S SUMMER O' SERIES: THE SCREAMINGS
Yesterday, I stepped outside and didn't want to curse the hellscape that has dried up my skin and bruised my skin with heat. The sun was...
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Morgan Smith
Jul 10, 20245 min read
MO'S SUMMER O' SERIES: X FACTOR
Ti West, heard of him from Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever or not, has firmly made his way onto the slasher scene. Releasing a trilogy in...
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Morgan Smith
Jun 21, 20244 min read
MO'S SUMMER O' SERIES: LISAN AL-GAIB, DUKE OF ARRAKIS, PUG DADDY
They're closing all the DFW locations of Alamo Drafthouse, and I have some strong feelings about that. When I moved to Denton, I had my...
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Morgan Smith
Jun 15, 20243 min read
MO'S SUMMER O' SERIES: OF THE APES, FOR THE APES
WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!!!!! Last summer, I wanted to load up Mo's Media with an exploration on film franchises/series, simultaneously...
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Morgan Smith
May 17, 20241 min read
TAINTED HAZE
Praise be for TMDB (The Movie DataBase)! I get to share more of my friends' art and get more eyes on some truly up-and-coming creatives....
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Morgan Smith
May 14, 20242 min read
EL PAYASO
My first short film with UNT's Short Film Club! I was a script supervisor on the first day of shooting, tracking audio and film takes for...
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Morgan Smith
May 10, 20245 min read
HER DRESS HAD POCKETS
"What's your favorite movie?" Ask anyone in the film world, you might as well be asking to spit in the face of all other cinema and...
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Morgan Smith
Mar 8, 20248 min read
AND THE SHINY LITTLE GUY GOES TO...
The 96th Academy Awards are this Sunday, March 10th, 2024, and I've seen the most amount of Best Picture nominees I ever have, so let's...
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Morgan Smith
Aug 4, 20237 min read
BARBENHEIMER
This has turned to a monthly post kind of blog. Not precisely by choice, but as school starts to become my line of focus again in the...
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Morgan Smith
Jul 10, 20235 min read
YOU GOTTA GIVE THEM HOPE
June is Pride Month. Declaring these 30 days for the "girls, gays, and theys" since 1999 has increasingly reached and educated those out...
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Morgan Smith
Jun 23, 20234 min read
MO'S SUMMER O' SERIES: TOBEY SPIDEY
June has been a real dry month for Mo's consumption of cinema. I got a job at Dutch Bros, I'm taking four summer classes, and life is...
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Morgan Smith
May 5, 20236 min read
MO IS AFRAID
Just a few thoughts on Ari Aster's newestJust a few thoughts on Ari Aster's newest release "Beau is Afraid" in theatres now. Give it a skim!
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Morgan Smith
Apr 23, 20233 min read
TERMINATOR DOUBLE FEATURE
While I’m getting riled up for Mo’s Summer O’ Series™, I thought I’d give you guys some commentary on my Arnie Schwarz double feature I...
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Morgan Smith
Apr 23, 20236 min read
THREE COLOURS TRILOGY
A story of love, grief, and the music that connects it, and it's definitely blue, too. Then another story of pride, joy, and the lives...
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Morgan Smith
Mar 25, 20238 min read
MY INFORMAL APOLOGY TO LA LA LAND
(Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023. Rolling its end credits, here lies the ten-minute inconsolable blob that was Mo Smith post La La Land,...
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Morgan Smith
Mar 24, 20233 min read
FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE
On March 12th, 2023, Ruth Carter took home her second nude gold dudeâ„¢ (trademark Mia Vicino) for her awe-striking costume design in Black...
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Morgan Smith
Mar 4, 20232 min read
A START
Academia-stemmed stresses left y’all with no content last week. I was also robbed of an opportunity to speak on any media pertaining to...
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Morgan Smith
Feb 13, 20233 min read
AND I'M HAPPY AGAIN...
Mr. Arthur Freed, a true pioneer of cinema, started with an uncredited role in my favorite childhood movie of all time: The Wizard of Oz....
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Morgan Smith
Feb 10, 20232 min read
BUELLER?
Yes, I did add Ferris to my baby names list. I’m not prepared nor motivated in defending that. As general knowledge in the “80’s teeny...
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i'm mo lee, and this is mo's media
all my life, i've loved writing and i've loved movies, so that's what i do. for now, this blog is a portfolio of my words, and i appreciate you giving it a skim. cheers!
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