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film features/Beginner’s Guide To Classic French Cinema
posted Friday, April 6th, 2012
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Ten essential films by ten essential filmmakers from the first sixty years of France’s rich cinematic history.

announcements/2011 YAM Magazine Year in Review
posted Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
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A 2011 look at YAM Magazine from the inside.

film features/Beginner’s Guide To Film Noir
posted Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
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Just in time for Noirvember, ten films to get you started in the wild world of film noir.

film features/Beginner’s Guide To Early Horror Films
posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
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Just in time for Halloween, ten spooktastic films from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s to help you delve into the early days of horror.

music features/Beginner’s Guide to Leehom’s Chinked-Out
posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
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You are looking to get yourself into the world that is CPop — Chinese Pop Music, for those not in the lingo yet — what better way to get into it than Leehom Wang?

film features/Beginner’s Guide to Screwball Comedies
posted Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
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Ten films to get you hooked on screwball comedies.

film features/Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Code Hollywood
posted Monday, July 4th, 2011
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Ten films to get you hooked on Pre-Code Hollywood.

film features/Beginner’s Guide to Early Best Picture Winners
posted Monday, February 21st, 2011
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Even some of your most discerning film fanatics will tell you there’s a handful of Best Picture winners they’ve never seen, perhaps never even heard of. I am happy to say I have seen every Best Picture winner from the very first winning film — Wings — to the most recent winner — The Hurt Locker. I now present to you ten early Best Picture winners that are criminally under-seen.

music features/Beginner’s Guide to Jay Chou
posted Monday, February 14th, 2011
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So… you’re looking to get into Jay Chou after seeing The Green Hornet or what not? Maybe you’re planning to start your Mandarin lessons, and even plan into deeping your toes into some Chinese or overall Asian music? Well, what better way to get into Chinese/Asian music than starting with Jay Chou.