Bathe in the incredible brilliance of ‘Moonlight’
‘Moonlight’ is one of the best films of 2016. One of the finest dramatic movies of the last several years.
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‘Silence’ speaks volumes
“You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.” – Martin Scorsese Silence is a movie that has been a project of Martin Scorsese’s for over 25 years. Based on a novel published in 1966 that won the Tanizaki Prize (one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan) it…
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Natalie Portman brings ‘Jackie’ to life
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. Before the end of that month his widow, Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman – Black Swan, Thor) summoned Life Magazine journalist Theodore H. White (Billy Crudup – Spotlight, 20th Century Women) to the Kennedy’s compound in Hyannis Port, MA. She wanted to give an interview as a kind of postscript to the Kennedy presidency and his assassination.
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Only the diehard fans of the franchise will like ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’
Underworld: Blood Wars is only for franchise fans
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‘The Dirty Dozen’ turns 50 in 2017 so Tail Slate recasts it
In the early 1960s, director Robert Aldrich came across an outline for a novel by E. M. Nathanson. He tried to buy the rights and failed. MGM successfully bought the rights in 1963. The novel, The Dirty Dozen, was an instant best-seller when it was released in 1965. The title originated from a real-life combat…
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And the Golden Globe goes to…
Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard are two of the busiest East/West thoroughfares on the West side of the Los Angeles area. They intersect near the westernmost part of Beverly Hills and at that intersection sits the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Known for a number of things, it has been the home of the annual Golden…
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Board the bus for a ride through ‘Paterson’ – it’s worth the trip
Adam Driver is superb in the lead role of ‘Paterson,’ a new film from writer/director Jim Jarmusch.
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Enjoy a fun ride with Jackie Chan and ‘Railroad Tigers’
Jackie Chan is indeed older but he’s still energetic and able to generate laughter in an audience while creating plenty of action on-screen. He proves this in Railroad Tigers, which opened in limited release in the United States on January 6, 2017.
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2016 at the box office
As of December 28, 2016 here are the top ten movies at the box office (worldwide) for movies that were released in 2016: #1 – Captain America: Civil War with $1,153 billion in box office #2 – Finding Dory with $1.027 billion in box office #3 – Zootopia with $1.023 billion in box office #4…
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’20th Century Women’ is filled with emotion, estrogen and excellence
15 year-old “Jamie” (Lucas Jade Zumann) is a familiar character to Mike Mills who wrote and directed 20th Century Women, as it is based on his own upbringing. In 1979 Jamie is into skateboarding and his best friend “Julie,” but is having trouble in relating to his 55 year-old mother “Dorothea” (Annette Benning).
