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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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Movie Preview: Bloody Nicola Coughlin joins Nick Frost in the Bloody Dark Ages of Britain — “Seize Them!”
Well, this looks to send up Britain’s mania for its pre Arthurian past, does it not? Lots of lesser known outside the UK funny folk also in the cast, but that’s a good thing. April 5 in Python Land.
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Movie Preview: Futuristic, flaky “Molli and Max in the Future” tries for Rom-Com in a (cheap) Sci-Fi setting
This has “festival darling” written all over it. Little-known (nepo baby included) cast headed by Zosia Mamet and Aristotle Athari, celebrated for being candy-colored, cute sci-fi on a budget. And chatty — “When Harry Met Sally” chatty. That’s the comparison … Continue reading
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