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Daily Archives: December 28, 2023
Classic Film Review: The Cattiest Catfight in Screwball Comedy — “The Women” (1939)
It’s impossible to overstate the cat-fighting delights of George Cukor’s all-star adaptation of “The Women,” a title that often gets lost in the gilded glory of classic cinema’s greatest year — 1939. Consider the protagonists on offer. Rosalind Russell vs. … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Anna Kendrick, Andy Samberg and Jake Johnson in a comedy by Jake Johnson — “Self Reliance”
And what does funnyman Jake write and direct? A movie about a “dark web” reality contest show where players are literally hunted. Andy Samberg plays himself, a celeb who recruits for the show. OK, that tracks. “You vill haff 30 … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Mirren and Gillian in Marc Forster’s tale of an earlier hate-filled time — “White Bird”
This Jan. 26 release about “How much courage it took to be kind,” and how “small things remind us of our humanity” and how “kindness can cost you your life” when your leaders and your country descends into scapegoating madness, … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Aged Hitman Ian McShane, a “target,” an island and a shipwreck named “American Star”
This looks like a grand curtain call of a sort for an actor who’s played a lot of hard men in recent decades. IFC has “American Star,” which co-stars Fanny Ardant and Thomas Kretschmann and Nora Arnezeder, slated for Jan. … Continue reading
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