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“Licorice Pizza” Picks Up Best Film, Director from National Board of Fans, Netflix, Amazon, “Gucci,” Gaga Snubbed
With the National Board of Review, er, fans, there has to be a reason why Paul Thomas Anderson and "Licorice Pizza" did so well...
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“Nightmare Alley” Press Nightmare as Stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett MIA, Director Del Toro Combined Into Group Q&A
Today's virtual press junket for Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" turned into a nightmare.
Both stars Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett are completely MIA and...
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Review: Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” Buckles Under Its Weight Despite All Star Cast
Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite directors. So it's doubly sad to report that his remake of the 1940s noir film, "Nightmare...
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UPDATE Exclusive: Ethan Hawke Directing Paul Newman Documentary SERIES for CNN Films, Basis for 2022 Knopf Memoir
12/06/21 UPDATE The Paul Newman doc is a series, 6 episodes, which we will see this winter or spring, I am told, on CNN....
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“The Tragedy of Macbeth” Is No Oscar Campaign for Denzel, Free IMAX Screenings This Sunday
What is the real tragedy of Macbeth?
Joel Coen's brilliant film of the Shakespeare play opened the New York Film Festival and then disappeared like...
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Happy Birthday Woody Allen: Flashback to My 2014 Interview Talking Classic Films and Malted Milk Shakes
Since Woody Allen turns 86 today, I thought I'd republish it. Woody remains my favorite all time filmmaker. Since this article he made Rifkin's...
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Steven Spielberg and “West Side Story” Join the Oscar Race in the Lead, Upsetting All the Prognosticators
So: Steven Spielberg's version of "West Side Story" is a year late because of the pandemic. Screened today and last night, "WSS" joins the...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “Lost Daughter” Sweeps Gotham Independent Film Awards, “Flee” is Best Documentary
The only place to be on Monday night in New York was at 55 Wall Street where the independent film Gotham Awards went off...