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• Zorba the Greek

  

  On his way to his property on the Isle of Crete, a melancholic British writer (Alan Bates) chances to meet Zorba, bawdy, zest filled peasant (Anthony Quinn)... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Get Carter

  

  Upon hearing of the death of his brother, a heartless London gangster travels north to Newcastle to exact his revenge on the parties responsible and rescue his... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  

  An intelligent, reticent, and slightly disturbed freshman (Logan Lerman) is befriended by two senior step siblings (Emma Watson, Ezra Miller) who introduce him... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

  

  When a bawdy and conniving Roman slave (Zero Mostel) realizes that his master's son pines for the beautiful young woman next door, he sees an opportunity to... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Che

  

  Steven Soederbergh's two-part biopic of the iconic Argentinian doctor/revolutionary (Benicio del Toro, excellent) first shows his efforts in successfully unitin... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Wizard of Oz

  

  With the unnecessary prequel due out this week, which I don't even feel obligated to see, I revisited the timeless classic and again found myself mesmerized. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Parade's End

  

  A logistically minded, straight arrow (Benedict Cumberbatch) marries his aristocratic girlfriend (Rebecca Hall) despite the fact that the child she carries may... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Billy Elliot

  

  In a British mining community in the early 80s, in the midst of a union strike his bitter father and rebellious brother are taking part in, a sensitive young bo... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Thomas Hart Benton

  

  was an American painter whose personality was as large and robust as the many murals he created throughout his lifetime. Born in Missouri and studying at the Ar... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

  

  A yellow lab is determined by his master to be special and sent to live with a family who trains guide dogs. Separated again while still a puppy, he then enroll... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Congress

  

  Ken Burns presents the history of our federal representative body, lauding its successes and exposes its weaknesses. Covering 200 years of history (the film... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Footnote

  

  A linguistics professor (Shlomo Bar-Aba) and Talmud expert at the University of Jerusalem is far more conservative and significantly less successful than his... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Un Chien Andalou

  

  "Un Chien Andalou" was the brainchild of Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel and artist Salvador Dali and is the highly influential harbinger of surrealist filmmaking. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 2013 Oscar Afterthoughts and Contest Results

  

  Following a surprisingly funny opening from first time host Seth MacFarlane, the Oscars proved to be another plodding, phony, self-congratulatory strokefest... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The 2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animated

  

  This year the Oscar nominated shorts left town almost as quickly as they came in, and I was only able the animated program which is available entirely online... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pickup on South Street

  

  A pickpocket, (Richard Widmark) casually plying his trade on a crowded subway, relieves a gangster's moll (Jean Peters) of the contents of her purse which just... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Turin Horse

  

  The narrator informs of a story involving German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche who, upon seeing a horse whipped by his master near his country home in Turin... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Huey Long

  

  Known as the Kingfish and beloved by the people, Huey Long was a populist Louisiana Governor and Senator who used bullied tactics and unscrupulous political... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  

  To fulfill the dreams of a Yemeni sheikh, abetted by the Prime Minister's press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) who is desperate for a major positive story, a... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Return of the Pink Panther

  

  The Pink Panther Diamond is stolen once more, this time from a museum in a small, European country. When it appears that thought-to-be retired master thief Sir... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES