Anthony Crislip
School
University Of Akron
Expertise
Classic Hollywood, '90s American Animation, Martin Scorsese
- Anthony has moderated multiple film discussions at his local arthouse theater.
- In college, Anthony led the campus film club, programming repertory screenings and local film festivals as well as producing short films.
- He has interviewed filmmakers such as Nicole Riegel and Riley Stearns.
Experience
Anthony has always been fascinated by film and television, and he has always jumped at the chance to write about media in greater detail. Whether he's hosting screenings of cult hits or making picks for his friends' movie night, he has strived to get appreciation for underappreciated films. He is a particular fan of digging into film history, whether it's a chapter that's mainstream or nearly forgotten.
Education
Anthony Crislip graduated from the University of Akron in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Production and a minor in English. That mix of study gave him a critical eye towards filmmaking as well as an understanding of filmmaking vocabulary.
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Stories By Anthony Crislip
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This idea served as Abrams' guiding light when writing the screenplay with Lawrence Kasdan.
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Whiplash meets Brian De Palma in The Perfection, which starts off elegant and then veers into truly gnarly, vomit horror territory.
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A family music class cut into Ruck's prep time.
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Christopher Nolan felt an immediate connection with the then mostly-unknown actor.
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Don't forget to visit The Rossi Files Dot Com.
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'It's so topical, the things they're doing, with the influence of the super rich and powerful, and how they abuse their power.'
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Rise of the Guardians has gained a cult following in recent years, so why did it bomb at the box office?
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This is one raucous class satire we won't soon forget.
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If Buster Keaton was always in competition with fellow silent movie maestro Charlie Chaplin, it would effectively come to an end here.
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Adam Randall's 2019 small-town crime tale goes in some wild, unpredictable directions.
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Carl and Arnold were a match made in heaven.
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It's a good thing they changed their minds.
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Brando brought his trademark eccentricity to the director's chair. It didn't go well.
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'...it became clear to me instantly that all conversations about ending the show would be over.'
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Ben-Hur had all the making of a classic remake, but that's far from what happened.
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By Dark Victory, they had both firmly established their place in Hollywood.
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Goofy's ridiculousness mixed with the emotional foundation is why A Goofy Movie works as well as it does, and we have Bill Farmer to thank.
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Fonda had a great deal of reverence for Lincoln. And that was why he couldn't just accept the role.
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Bette Davis knew her appearance in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane was essential to the characterization.
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When it came to primetime adult animated sitcoms of the '90s and early '00s, Mike Judge's King of the Hill was somewhat of an outlier.
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If you want a gritter picture of the events Some Like It Hot glancingly depicts, check out the original Scarface.
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Stanley Kubrick's historical drama still feels ahead of its time.
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John Travolta couldn't commit to Terrence Malick's Days Of Heaven due to scheduling conflicts — and that turned out to be a good thing.
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Paul Thomas Anderson encountered a lot of skeptics when he said he wanted Adam Sandler for Punch-Drunk Love, but gosh darn-it he was right!
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Ernst Lubitsch's comedy The Shop Around The Corner has a bit of everything: petty workplace drama, an affair, and a most unlikely romance.