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The enormously entertaining “A Virtuous Business” also offers a lesson in nerve and resilience that women everywhere should learn from.
“Stasio” is an exercise in noir fiction with the intellectual depth we expect from our best writers, compounded by the lyricism of Tamas Dobozy’s style, crisp dialogue, wit and humor, and well-drawn characters.
Few other films this year will match the absurd satiric heights of director Guy Maddin’s “Rumours”.
This 65-year-old recording features some of the best players in L.A. and it is bright, sharp, and revealing. There’s plenty to marvel at here even if I would have wished for more ballads and fewer Stan Kenton-like brass fanfares.
“Looking Forward” is constantly vacillating between the things that give you hope and the things that give you despair.”
Most of the night’s visually tilted action took place within a tightly framed stage that made the presentation seem somewhat detached.
At The Boston Palestine Film Festival: a recognition of what remains and a restoration of what is lost.
Three fine documentaries at the NYFF: two delved into political matters, the third looked around New York City in 1965.
Samuel Adler, now 96 and still composing, has released an updated version of his rich, entertaining, and sometimes gripping memoir of a life well lived.
Arts Commentary: Internet Archive Under Attack — Cultural History Under Threat
The Internet Archive’s struggles highlight the challenges faced by nonprofit organizations operating in a digital world dominated by commercial and geopolitical interests.
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