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The Killer Bit that Got “Colbert” canceled?
It was this. Not the Turkish mustache business. “The Big Fat Bribe” rant. Paramount will rue the day it didn’t simply pay out on his contract rather than have him sticking around for more months, bad-mouthing Skydance, Paramount and their … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A COVID/BLM Protests/Trumpism-Conspiracy allegory set in “Eddington,” New Mexico
There’s a veritable NRA convention of ordnance discharged in “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s All American parable of “How did we get here?” But the one weapon not discharged is the most apt metaphor for the latest from the writer/director of “Midsommar,” … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Weir, Ford and McGillis make The Greatest Romantic Thriller of the ’80s — “Witness” (1985)
The barn-raising scene in Peter Weir’s masterpiece, “Witness,” is one of the most perfect pieces of pure cinema the movies have ever produced. Beautifully conceived, shot (by future Oscar winner John Seale), edited (by Oscar winner Thom Noble) and scored … Continue reading
Movie Review: Spielberg’s Daughter Directs “Please Don’t Feed the Children”
Many an aspiring filmmaker looks to horror as her or his way of launching a career in Hollywood. Get your hands on a generic script, finance a thriller on the cheap, deliver a shock or two and show’em what you’ve … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Parents try to save Their Cheating Adult Son’s Marriage — “A Little Prayer”
David Strathairn and Celia Weston are the parents, Will Pullen the straying son and Jane Levy the daughter in law and mother of their granddaughter whom they’re trying to help without “interfering” in this dramedy from the writer of “Junebug” … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A French bull-“racer” starts finds empathy with the “Animale”
“Animale” is an intriguing French body horror thriller set in Camargue, the bull fighting capital of France. The first local woman to enter the ring with the young men who tempt, chase and are chased by local bulls starts to … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Luca lands Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield for “After the Hunt”
Sexual politics and generation gaps take center stage for this October “Awards Season” release from the filmmaker behind “Call Me By Your Name,” “Queer” and “Challengers,” Luca Guadagnino. He’s the guy who likes pushing sexual buttons on the screen, the … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: A Chip off the Old Icon — “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”
A singer songwriter, son of a famous died-too-soon singer-songwriter, wrestles with every bit of that legacy. This doc about Tim Buckley’s son Jeff Buckley is filled with testimonies to the kid’s talent and legacy and opens in August.
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Movie Review: Israeli history as remembered by “Shoshana” and her British lover
The director of “Welcome to Sarejevo, ” “A Mighty Heart” and “The Road to Guantanamo” reaches for another hot button topic with “Shoshana,” a historical thriller about the bloody birth of Israel. With global condemnation and outrage over Israel’s apartheid … Continue reading
Movie Preview: Madelyn Cline reads “The Map that Leads to You”
How to cure “The Gen Z stare?” Endless, affluent, carefree travel through Europe. The “map” we presume is on Google. “Outer Banks” starlet Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa play star-crossed lovers who meet on a Euro trip Josh Lucas plays … Continue reading
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