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Chuck Tatum is a big city reporter: whip-smart, but as contemptible and unscrupulous as they come. His tangled history of libel, adultery, alcoholism –... The post Ace in the Hole appeared first on...
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The Miniver Story opens with shots of London on VE Day, war-torn and weary, but tremendously glad that fighting is over at last. But we... The post The Miniver Story appeared first on Sunset Boulevard.
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There is perhaps no Shakespearean play more intensely cinematic in its potential than Macbeth. Lean and mean, clocking in at about two hours and... The post Macbeth (2015) appeared first on Sunset...
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The first time I saw A.I. Artificial Intelligence, I was just a kid. (In fact, I believe I was around the same age as David –... The post A.I. Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Sunset Boulevard.
View ArticleMake Way for Tomorrow (1937): Why it’s Forgotten & Why it Matters
Having summoned four of their grown children, Barkley and Lucy Cooper break some difficult news: the elderly couple have been hit hard by the...
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Ship of Fools is maddeningly difficult to critique. How can a film that beats you over the head with its message also be quiet and...
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Finding Vivian Maier begins with a series of brisk cuts: we move from one interview subject to another, and as we do so, each...
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As I waited for the house lights to dim, the little old lady sitting next to me decided to strike up a conversation. She...
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It is as surprising to me as it is to you that I am jumping to the defence of Gone With the Wind. A...
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The Untold Want (W. Whitman) Features in: Now, Voyager (1942) The untold want by life and land ne’er granted,Now, voyager, sail thou forth, to...
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