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February 23, 2017
Get Out
Two caveats before I begin the review: First, I am not very knowlegeable about horror films and therefore do not have the context I normally bring to evaluating a film. Second and more important, this movie has complex themes about race and privilege that I do not pretend to have authority to speak to. I strongly recommend that people who are interested in understanding this film read the perspectives of critics who are African-American or people of color, and I will post links to some of the...
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Behind the Scenes: La La Land’s Opening Number
USA Today has the iPhone footage writer/director Damien Chazelle made in the rehearsal for the bravura opening number that looks like one continuous shot. It was actually three shots stitched together, and this rehearsal, shot by Chazelle himself, shows how carefully it was planned. ...
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February 21, 2017
Tribute: Richard Schickel
The 1960's-70's was a golden era of American film, reflecting the upheavals of the culture around it. Film became more personal, more political, more confrontational. And that was true of film criticism, as well. A small group of critics with very strong, fearless, individual voices became enormously influential, like Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, and Roger Ebert, and the man whose loss we mourn today, Richard Schickel, longtime critic for TIME Magazine and...
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Clip: Heaven Sent
We are pleased to present a clip from Heaven Sent, available on DVD February 21, 2017 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It stars Marley Shelton and Ernie Hudson.
A young couple, on the eve of their painful divorce, receives a surprising houseguest - an 8 year old runaway from Heaven. Cleverly guided by Divine intervention, she helps them rediscover their hope and faith in the power of love.
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A young couple, on the eve of their painful divorce, receives a surprising houseguest - an 8 year old runaway from Heaven. Cleverly guided by Divine intervention, she helps them rediscover their hope and faith in the power of love.
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Exclusive Clip: VeggieTales in the City
VeggieTales grows beyond the house and takes root in the city in the newly re-imagined VeggieTales in the City! Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and all your favorite Veggies are ready for a new set of adventures—all while imparting valuable and inspirational lessons along the way with original songs in every episode! Join these friends as they explore the city in all new fun-filled episodes only on Netflix February 24th! We are pleased to share an exclusive clip.
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February 20, 2017
Interview: Rachel Griffiths on “Hacksaw Ridge”
In the Oscar-nominated "Hacksaw Ridge," Rachel Griffiths plays the mother of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a devout WWII medic who saved the lives of 75 soldiers by carrying each one of them to safety as he dodged enemy fire in Okinawa. In an interview, Griffiths spoke about playing a real-life character and re-teaming with her fellow Aussie Hugo Weaving, who plays her husband. She also gave me some information about her next project, an ABC miniseries called "When We Rise."
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Movies for President’s Day
Why have there been no great films about George Washington?
And why are there so many films featuring Abraham Lincoln? From the John Ford classic Young Mr. Lincoln
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Free Ebook — Milly Pierce: A Slave Turned Slave-Owner in Pre-Civil War Virginia
A free ebook for Black History Month -- Milly Pierce: A Slave Turned Slave-Owner in Pre-Civil War Virginia is free for five days.
Black, female and on her own, Milly Pierce embodies in many ways the long, complex and convoluted quest for equality that continues to characterize the odyssey of American women and minorities. This astonishing true story of an enslaved woman who won her freedom and found that the only way she could survive was to herself become...
Black, female and on her own, Milly Pierce embodies in many ways the long, complex and convoluted quest for equality that continues to characterize the odyssey of American women and minorities. This astonishing true story of an enslaved woman who won her freedom and found that the only way she could survive was to herself become...
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Exclusive Clip: Hacksaw Ridge
We are honored to present an exclusive clip from the Oscar-nominated film "Hacksaw Ridge," directed by Mel Gibson. It is the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield, also nominated for an Oscar), a WWII medic who refused to fire a gun and saved the lives of more than 70 soldiers on Okinawa. The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 21, 2017....
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February 19, 2017
The Real Story: “The Feud” Between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford
"The Feud" is the new series from Ryan Murphy ("Glee," "American Horror Story," "Nip/Tuck," "American Crime Story"), with three Oscar-winning actresses in the real-life story of three Oscar-winning actresses. Susan Sarandon played Bette Davis, Jessica Lange plays Joan Crawford, and Catherine Zeta Jones plays Olivia de Havilland in a story that takes place at in the 1960's, when their stardom was waning. Davis and Crawford, both known to be temperamental divas who were intensely competitive and...
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