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Classic Film Review: Anna May Wong is the “Lady from Chungking” (1942)
Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star, was already famous — a Hollywood mainstay since the silent film era who first appeared on screen at 14 back in 1919 — when World War II broke out. With the … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: An unlikely Duplass holiday rom-com, populated by “The Baltimorons”
Michael Strassner is the ex-standup who cracks a tooth on Xmas Eve, Liz Larsen is his distracted, not-instantly-compassionate emergency dentist, a woman with family and “issues” all her own. Strassner co-wrote it, and lots of other Strassners are in the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Musicians” become a reluctant String Quartet
“The Musicians” is a droll comedy about four string highly-strung string players who must come together as a “quartet” to perform an original composition on four legendary instruments for a worldwide classical music TV audience. If I haven’t scared you … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Elle Fanning, “Predator: Badlands”
Elle plays the blonde who allies herself with a Predator for self-preservation reasons. Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi also stars in this latest tale of Predators abroad. Nov. 7.
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Movie Preview: Murder most foul, death by “A Thousand Cuts”
I’m always puzzled by why a writer-director would insist his name be splashed on the credits of his few-names-as-stars comic thriller. Especially when his (in this case) track record is measurably awful. Seeing that a LOT these days. But maybe … Continue reading
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Netflixable? A few thoughts on “Trainwreck: Balloon Boy”
Like most folks, I suspect, I didn’t figure there was much if anything more that could or should be said about the “Great Balloon Boy Hoax of ’09.” So there wasn’t much interest in this latest Netflix “Trainwreck” doc about … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Karl Urban makes the idea of an R-rated “Mortal Kombat II” relevent
Haven’t seen much of that rascally rogue Karl Urban in recent years. And truth be told, I may have bounced by this “Mortal Kombat II” trailer the first time I saw it posted because of the sea of fake trailers … Continue reading
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Series Review: Bana and DeWitt are at their best “Untamed”
The stunning scenery of Yosemite National Park, sturdy performances by Eric Bana and Sam Neill and Rosemarie DeWitt’s best turn since “Mad Men” recommend “Untamed,” an engrossing murder mystery that trots through genre tropes and leans into melodrama but never … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Your Friday Afternoon Think-Piece/Eye Candy — “Tron: Ares”
Militarizing “Tron” in an age of AI fears and Big Tech Supervillain abuse seems…on the nose. Jared Leto, Gillian Anderson, Greta Lee and Jodie-Turner-Smith are the stars. And here’s Jeff Bridges, still taking a “Tron” credit, all these decades later. … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: “Deaf” and Pregnant
This Spanish drama about an expectant mom fretting that her baby-to-be might inherit whatever made her deaf from birth stars Miriam Garlo and Álvaro Cervantes as her hearing partner/baby daddy, the one she clings to/fights with over childcare difficulties for … Continue reading
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