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Blu-ray Review: “Quartet”
Far too often, films depict the elderly as either dotty, funny or sick. Oh sure, we might get the occasional wise older person passing on sage advice to some youngster, but that’s still not much more...
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Tribeca Film Festival: Audience Award Winner ‘Chef’
Jon Favreau and John Leguizamo in Chef Chef written and directed by Jon Favreau and starring Jon Favreau with John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr. and...
View ArticleThe 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival: History Occurring on Hollywood Blvd
Last November, the first four films announced for the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival were World Premiere Restorations of Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) presented with a live score, The Hunchback of Notre...
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Interview: Frank Spotnitz – Creator of the New Netflix Series ‘Medici:...
Frank Spotnitz may be best knows as one of the creative minds behind the iconic series The X-Files, but he’s been very busy these days as well with his involvement in the fabulous award-winning Amazon...
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TV Review: Luck –“Pilot”
The pilot episode of HBO’s Luck, a new horse racing series, introduces a lot of characters, and isn’t always clear on their role in the story. Most central may be Ace (Dustin Hoffman, I Heart...
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TV Review: Luck –“Episode 9”
“Episode 9” is this week’s episode of HBO’s Luck. Michael (Michael Gambon, Harry Potter) sends a hit man after Ace (Dustin Hoffman). This worries Ace more than usual, because his grandson, Brent (Jake...
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DVD Review: The Point
Quick pop culture quiz. Name the first full length animated feature produced specifically for television. Need a hint? It was based on an album of pop songs, and first aired in 1971. Unfortunately I...
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Blu-ray Review: Dick Tracy (1990)
In some ways, Warren Beatty’s 1990 adaptation of Chester Gould’s comic strip Dick Tracy is a very special film. For one, there’s the exclusive use of primary colors for the costumes and sets, creating...
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Actors and Acting: How the Lowly Have Risen
One of the most memorable of the many memorable lines uttered by the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey occurs during Season Two when word comes that her granddaughter, Lady Edith, is...
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Austin Film Festival: ‘Sam & Kate’, a Family Affair with Dustin Hoffman and...
The second night of the Austin Film Festival featured the world premiere of Sam & Kate. The film stars Jake Hoffman, son of co-star Dustin Hoffman (Medici), and Schuyler Fisk, the daughter of...
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