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June 23, 2016
The Phenom
For writer/director Noah Buschel, "The Phenom" is clearly a labor of love. For the audience, it is a small gem filled with unexpected insight and performances of exceptional precision and intelligence. We may think we know what to expect from a film about a gifted athlete who explores the impact of his abusive father with the help of an understanding therapist. But each scene has surprises, with sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a lot to say about the business of both sports and media. This...
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Writer-director Taika Waititi brings the same wild imagination and subversive wit to "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" that he did to the vampire comedy "What We Do in the Shadows." Based on the book by New Zealand favorite Barry Crump, it is the story of "a real bad egg," a boy named Ricky (Julian Dennison) who has been in an endless series of foster homes and finally comes to live out in the wilderness with the warmhearted Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and silent,...
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The Real Story: Free State of Jones
The new film about group who refused to fight for the Confederacy and established a free community in Civil War-era Mississippi is based on a true story. Matthew McConaughey stars as Newton Knight, a nurse in the Confederate Army who deserted because he did not want to fight for slavery or for wealthy plantation owners. In "Free State of Jones," co-written and directed by Gary Ross ("The Hunger Games"), Knight is a Robin Hood-like figure, with a swamp taking the place of Sherwood Forest. ...
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Ranking Summer Blockbusters: Will We Break the Record This Year?
PrettyFamous has a graph showing which summer blockbusters made the most money. What will 2016 show?
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June 22, 2016
Interview: Morgan Neville on Yo-Yo Ma and “Music of Strangers”
Morgan Neville is the man behind some of my favorite documentaries including "20 Feet from Stardom" and "Best of Enemies." His latest film, "The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road...The post Interview: Morgan Neville on Yo-Yo Ma and “Music of Strangers” appeared first on Movie Mom.
June 21, 2016
Trailer: Denial, the True Story of a Holocaust Denial Courtroom Battle
Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, and Andrew Scott ("Sherlock's" Moriarty) star in "Denial," based on the true story of a libel lawsuit filed by Holocaust denier David Irving against Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, over her book Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYcx4......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYcx4......
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Submit Your Own Family Tradition Photos to the Smithsonian Folklife Center
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the American Folklife Center and its congressional mandate to “preserve and present American folklife,” the American Folklife Center is inviting people to share photos of their own folklife traditions.
Do you prepare a family recipe that goes back for generations? Do you sing, dance, tell stories, sew, quilt, craft, or make things by hand as part of a family, ethnic, regional, or occupational tradition? If so, we’d love your photos! We’re looking...
Do you prepare a family recipe that goes back for generations? Do you sing, dance, tell stories, sew, quilt, craft, or make things by hand as part of a family, ethnic, regional, or occupational tradition? If so, we’d love your photos! We’re looking...
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June 20, 2016
AFI Docs 2016
AFI Docs is the best documentary festival in the US, and the schedule for 2016 is filled with outstanding selections. I am most excited for the films about television icon Norman Lear, and the always-fascinating Werner Herzog’s new film about the internet, “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World,” followed by a conversation between Herzog and filmmaker Ramin Bahrani ("99 Homes"). "Gleason" is the story of former football player Steve Gleason, who discovered he had ALS as he was...
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Tribute: Anton Yelchin
We mourn the death of 27-year-old Anton Yelchin, a gifted young actor who died in a terrible accident.
As a child, he appeared opposite Anthony Hopkins in "Hearts in Atlantis."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub1Mw...
He was a teenage fixer in "Charlie Bartlett."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_DVw...
The Russian-born actor was best known for his performance as Chekov in the "Star Trek" films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSQWO...
But my favorite of his...
As a child, he appeared opposite Anthony Hopkins in "Hearts in Atlantis."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub1Mw...
He was a teenage fixer in "Charlie Bartlett."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_DVw...
The Russian-born actor was best known for his performance as Chekov in the "Star Trek" films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSQWO...
But my favorite of his...
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More Female Critics to Check Out
I love finding new critics who write vividly and insightfully about film, and so I was glad to see Screen Queens' new list of female movie critics to check out. Some are long-time favorites, including ReBecca Theodore-Vachon, Lisa Schwarzbaum, and Candice Frederick, and I look forward to exploring the work of the others, too. I would also add the wonderful
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