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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...
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Review: Ben Affleck Gives An Affecting Performance in George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar,” the Perfect Movie for Streaming
I was a little surprised to see an Academy DVD of George Clooney's "The Tender Bar" arrive over the weekend. Even though it was...
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Princess Diana Not Proving to Be A Box Office Draw as “Spencer” Movie Makes Just $610 Per Theater in 3rd Week
Maybe Princess Diana is trying to tell us something from the great beyond.
After more hype than a Muhammad Ali boxing match, "Spencer," the movie...