Daily Archives: January 22, 2024

Norman Jewison: 1926-2024, “Heat of the Night,” “Fiddler” and “Moonstruck” director was 97

One of the most versatile filmmakers who ever lived, a director at home with hot-button subjects (“In the Heat of the Night,” “A Soldier’s Story”), musicals (“Fiddler on the Roof,” “Jesus Christ Superstar”), intimate dramas (“The Cincinnati Kid,” “Agnes of … Continue reading

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Documentary Review: A Brazilian filmmaker remembers his youth and the Cinemas of Recife — “Pictures of Ghosts”

Brazilian critic turned filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho made a smart, thoughtful documentary about films and criticism (“Critico”) some years back, and made a film festival darling that was Brazil’s submission as Best International Feature in 2014, “Neighboring Sounds,” a drama … Continue reading

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