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Twentieth Century
Oscar Jaffe is a Broadway producer with a penchant for the dramatic and egotism so steeped that his name appears on the billboard for his new play no less than... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Good Ol' Charles Schulz
For half a century, Charles Schulz Peanuts comics strips were cherished by millions for their humorous simplicity and sage wisdom. Read more
Posted on 20 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Perfect Storm
In October of 1991, off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts a hurricane from the south, a low pressure system from the east, and a Canadian low pressure... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing
Steve Jobs was a business man and a technological innovator whose resume seems beyond comprehension: co-creator of the personal computer. Co-founder of Apple.... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Public Speaking
Fran Lebowitz in a New York author and literary critic, whose acerbic writings have garnered a mass following since she first scribed an article for Andy... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Band of Brothers
When the United States entered World War II, many of the young enlistees had not even heard of the paratroopers, a relatively new Army unit with an... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
West Side Story
In a reimagining of Romeo and Juliet transplanted to Manhattan, the Jets and the Sharks, two rival street gangs battle for a piece of small but hallowed turf. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
Bill T. Jones is a choreographer who has been staging performances for over thirty years. Working against traditional dance, Jones' work is defined by its wild... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Le Samourai
11/18/11 I revisited this film, and again want to comment on its inspirational effect its had on subsequent films, most notably Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive",... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wolf
A mild-mannered publisher is going through a midlife crisis: A merger is leaving him forced out of his job and a smarmy junior executive is betraying him both a... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Cinema Paradiso
A sullen film director receives word that the projectionist in the small Sicilian town from which he hails has died. While arranging to return for the first tim... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself
Inspired by Johnny Cash's performance at San Quentin, and determined after being placed in solitary confinement at that same institution, Merle Haggard began hi... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Dracula
A London real estate agent travels to Transylvania for a midnight rendezvous with the mysterious Count Dracula. As townspeople give warnings and make way, the... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Frankenstein
Mad scientist Dr. Frankenstein and his deranged assistant Fritz comb the German countryside for gravesites in search of fresh cadavers for his science... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Like Crazy
Following her presentation, a British student places a lengthy love letter replete with quotes, doodles, and annotations on the windshield of her American... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Outside the Law
As celebrations ring out in France as victory in Europe is declared, Algerians marching for their independence are beaten, imprisoned, and slain on the streets... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
African Cats
On the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, a proud and elderly lion protects its pride from invading lions across a nearby river, while a wounded old lioness... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, MOVIES -
Amigo
In 1900 during the Philippine-American War, a small Filipino village is occupied by a U.S. garrison that maintains dominance over the area hoping to root out an... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Skin I Live In
On his secluded estate, mysterious plastic surgeon toils away on his new invention, a durable type of skin that can withstand heat and penetration. Read more
Posted on 11 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Dangerous Method
In 1904 Switzerland, a beautiful medical student (Keira Knightley) who has just had a psychotic break is sent to be treated by Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender). Read more
Posted on 11 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES