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Daily Archives: November 23, 2024
“Carmina Burana” as a Ballet, because critics can’t live on Cinema Alone
Just caught an extraordinary performance of the epic Carl Orff cantata, music often repurposed in film scores, danced by the Carolina Ballet with grand accompaniment by the huge North Carolina Master Chorale, an eight piece ensemble and a flawless tech … Continue reading
Movie Preview: “My Dead Friend Zoe” is among the vets in group therapy with Morgan Freeman
Natalie Morales has the title role, with Sonequa Martin-Green as the former comrade-in-arms who sees dead people. Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris bring the gravitas. A “cute” combat trauma tale? Feb 28, we find out if that works.
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Movie Review: Kirkland Fan and would-be filmmaker makes the trek to “Sallywood”
A film buff meets his Hollywood idol and wins his dream job working for her in “Sallywood,” a lighthearted indie lampoon of show business, showbiz “types” and the indignities of “I used to be famous.” Sally Kirkland got her start … Continue reading
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BOX OFFICE: “Wicked” opens wicked fierce, “Gladiator II” clears $55
I joked on social media that I was catching a Thursday preview of “Wicked” with a cinema full of “high school theater kids.” There were certainly a lot more of them — chatting, endorsing the Arianda Grande ole’ time — … Continue reading
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