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  • House of Cards, Sleight of Hand –Ed.

    House of Cards, Sleight of Hand –Ed.

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    I re-read this old post in light of today’s widely reported allegations against Kevin Spacey. Now I know why the opening credits are so creepy. Think the opening credits for House of Cards is just some anodyne tour around the nation’s capital? Not so. One minute into the 90 second clip the camera pans desolate…

  • We Have Better Writers

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    Kevin Spacey tells Stephen Colbert why House of Cards makes for better viewing than the drama issuing daily from the ‘real’ White House. “I do believe we have better writers.” Season five binge-watching begins May 30. “I have to say, I think we’ve never been more relevant.” Earlier thoughts on the House of Cards opening credits… Not just some anodyne tour…

  • House of Cards, Sleight of Hand

    House of Cards, Sleight of Hand

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    by

    Ben East
    in ,

    Think the opening credits for House of Cards is just some anodyne tour around the nation’s capital? Not so. One minute into the 90 second clip the camera pans desolate tracks. It’s night. All is still, the music foreboding. A locomotive blows through timed to a sudden guitar chord—sound and vision merged for a dramatic…