The Criterion Collection
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Feb 16, 2021 — Reviews are strong for the biography of the unique theater and film director, comedian and actor.
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Sep 23, 2020 — First Person 1.In the past years I’ve often walked or bicycled alone to the small multiplex in my town, on weeknights. I like sitting by myself in movie theaters—I specify “by myself” to indicate my preference for going unaccompanied, as...
Aug 4, 2020 — The NYFF lines up three films by Steve McQueen, Venice adds two titles, and Telluride reveals the lineup for the edition that would have been.
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Jul 1, 2020 — The actor, writer, and director was one of the most beloved comedians of his generation.
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Mar 27, 2020 — Following a briefing on the crisis, we turn to a few items that might help us take our minds off it.
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Mar 6, 2020 — Above photo: © Chuck Stewart Photography, LLCIn America, black musical genius has never been in short supply, though it hasn’t always been recognized or fairly compensated. Even a casual glance at the résumé of formally trained composer, producer, and arranger...
Oct 29, 2019 — The actor-turned-producer made Paramount a major player during the heyday of the New Hollywood.
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Sep 2, 2019 — Dark Passages Thieves’ Highway A hay cart trundles through a sunny field above Fresno, California, in the opening shot of Thieves’ Highway. This is not an image you expect to see in film noir, which most often breeds in cities, alienated from the...
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May 30, 2019 — The star of classics directed by Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Kinugasa, Ozu, Ichikawa, and Teshigahara was ninety-five.
May 16, 2019 — All week long, writers have been reminding us that there was more to Doris Day than sweet sunshine.