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Daily Archives: March 8, 2014
Movie Rated: Von Trier revisits the Golden Age of Arty Porn with “Nymphomaniac”
Lars Von Trier, the cinemas greatest provocateur, dips his toe in porn with “Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1.” Dull, carnal, and explicitly so in both regards, it’s a slow-moving slog through one crushed soul as she relates the empty, passionless pursuits of … Continue reading
Fargo Theatre tribute to “Fargo” — as seen at the Fargo Film Festival
I had moved away from North Dakota, but only recently, when “Fargo” came out. And returning here for the Fargo Film Festival, I was reminded of the region’s ambivalent relationship to the movie that made it famous. In Q & … Continue reading
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Box Office: “12 Years a Slave” gets Oscar bump, “300” blows up, “Peabody” underwhelms
“300: Rise of an Empire” didn’t get the grand reviews of the 2006 film that made Gerard Butler a star. And it doesn’t have Gerard. Or many Spartans. It’s about flabbier Greek farmers and merchants and thinkers and politicians, turned … Continue reading
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