Rafer Guzman

Takeaway Film Contributor

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New Movie Releases: 'The Bourne Legacy,' 'Hope Springs,' 'The Campaign'

Friday, August 10, 2012

It’s Friday, when we talk about movies on the Takeaway, and we have three big ones this week: one with box-office pedigree, one that stars Hollywood’s most Oscar-nominated actress, an...

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Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' Named the Greatest Movie of All Time

Friday, August 03, 2012

Every ten years, the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine polls nearly one thousand international film critics to find out what they consider the greatest movie of all ti...

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Movie Date: 'Total Recall,' 'Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Dog Days,' and 'Vertigo' vs. 'Citizen Kane'

Friday, August 03, 2012

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Is "Vertigo" the greatest movie ever made? Is it better than "Citizen Kane"? Can you recall what's great about "Total Recall"? And why are Rafer and Kristen arguing about "Diary of a Whimpy Kid"?

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Movie Date: 'The Watch'

Friday, July 27, 2012

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This week: Kristen cheats on Robert Pattinson at the Summer Games while the neighborhood watches. No, that can't be right. Rafer is an expert on Olympic events. No, that's certainly not right, either.

We're all so upset over Kristen Stewart's diss of R-Patts, we don't know what's what. All of that will get ...

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Movie Date: When Reality and Film Intersect

Friday, July 27, 2012

In the week since last Friday’s tragic shooting in Colorado, we’ve seen politicians, gun control advocates, and ordinary citizens react. But the film industry has reacted as well.

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Movie Date: 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Friday, July 20, 2012

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From plot points to conspiracy theories to the tragic shooting in Colorado, Rafer and Kristen look at "The Dark Knight Rises," and the drama that's surrounded the film.
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Movie Date: Speed Date!

Friday, July 13, 2012

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Rafer and Kristen switch gears for this week's podcast and review 15 movies in (about) 15 minutes.

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Movie Date: 'Savages,' 'Katy Perry,' and 'Spiderman'

Friday, July 06, 2012

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In this special Independence Day-week edition, Kristen and Rafer show their patriotism by reviewing three movies, Oliver Stone's "Savages," "Katy Perry: Part of me," and "The Amazing ...
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New Movie Releases: 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'Katy Perry: Part of Me,' and 'Savages'

Friday, July 06, 2012

In "The Amazing Spider-Man," Peter Parker searches for clues to why his parents disappeared when he was so young, and runs afoul of his father's former partner, Dr. Curt Connors. "Kat...

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New Movie Releases: 'Ted,' 'Magic Mike,' and 'People Like Us'

Friday, June 29, 2012

This week’s big releases include "Magic Mike," "Ted," and "People Like Us." Rafer Guzman is the movie critic for Newsday and co-host of the Movie Date podcast with Kristen Meinzer, th...

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Movie Date: 'Ted' and 'Magic Mike'

Friday, June 29, 2012

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Kristen and Rafer bare it all in this edition of Movie Date...all their feelings about "Magic Mike," that is. Also, a TED talk about "Ted" -- Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's firs...
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Movie Date: 'Brave' and 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

Friday, June 22, 2012

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Pointy objects and surprising leads abound in this week's Movie Date. But will the arrows of "Brave" or the silver kitchenware of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" be enough to sway K...
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Movie Date: 'Rock of Ages'

Friday, June 15, 2012

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This week, Kristen and Rafer spray up their hair and pull out their leather pants for the new movie "Rock of Ages." Featuring Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the movie is a port of the Broadway musical, written from a pastiche of classic 80's rock songs--got all that? Also on the Date: special guest Robin Goodwin, lead singer of the first all-female Motley Crue tribute band, Girls Girls Girls.

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This Week's Movie Releases: "Rock of Ages"

Friday, June 15, 2012

It’s Friday, when our Movie Date podcast team tells us which film releases are worth a night out. This week’s big release is “Rock of Ages,” the all-star love letter to 1980s hair metal.

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Movie Date: 'Prometheus'

Friday, June 08, 2012

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This week, Kristen and Rafer watch Prometheus, the long-awaited prequel to the Alien franchise. Original director Ridley Scott leads us on a eerie journey in his latest space opera, s...
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New Movie Releases: 'Prometheus', 'Madagascar 3'

Friday, June 08, 2012

This week’s big release is “Prometheus,” starring Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, hosts this week's Movie Date.

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Movie Date: 'Snow White and the Huntsman'

Friday, June 01, 2012

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This week, Kristen and Rafer watch another Snow White reboot. First-time director Rupert Sanders brings us the dark and shadowy "Show White and the Huntsman," starring Charlize Theron...
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New Movie Releases: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'Hysteria'

Friday, June 01, 2012

This week’s big release is “Snow White and the Huntsman,” starring Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame, and Charlize Theron as her wicked stepmother. Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, ...

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New Movie Releases: 'Men in Black 3' and 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Friday, May 25, 2012

It’s Friday, when we talk about movies at the Takeaway. This week’s big release is “Men In Black 3,” starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin as a young Tommy Lee Jones. ...

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Movie Date: 'Men in Black 3'

Friday, May 25, 2012

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This week's Movie Date podcast is out of this world! No, really. Kristen and Rafer get extraterrestrial reviewing this week's blockbuster, "Men in Black 3." Listen to The Takeaway's M...
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