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Paris, 1981: Björn Borg has five French Open grand slams under his belt and is looking for number six. Ivan Lendl is looking for his first. So is John McEnroe, on clay at least. Hana Mandlíková is looking to be … Continue reading THE FRENCH
The man sits alone in his room. His name is Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) and he is a gardener, but he might as well be Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) or gambler William Tell (Oscar Isaac) or any one of … Continue reading MASTER GARDENER
Even before Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he had a hard time sitting still. It was part of his go-getter attitude that made him a superstar while he was still in his 20s—to say nothing of how effectively … Continue reading STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
A mother is on trial for murdering her child. We know how, but not why. Nor does the mother. She does not deny the act but denies that she is the guilty party. The trial, she hopes, will explain things. … Continue reading SAINT OMER
What’s your level of interest here? It’s been 15 years and 30-plus features—not to mention TV and streaming series—since Iron Man kicked open the doors to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), arguably the most significant, if not financially successful, franchise … Continue reading THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
There are Hollywood icons, and then there’s James Stewart. He was the guy who told Donna Reed he’d “throw a lasso around the moon” and bring it to her. He convinced more than a few people that a 6-foot-tall rabbit … Continue reading Anthony Mann Directs James Stewart
I’ve long been a fan of the Film Noir Foundation. From interviewing the founder, “czar of noir,” Eddie Muller, to covering the festivals, I have tried to bring more eyes to these delightfully dark and dirty gems. But this week … Continue reading Noir City Denver
It ain’t like it used to be. But it’ll do.” So says one grizzled old timer to another at the end of 1969’s The Wild Bunch—one of the few movies that can truly claim to have changed the trajectory of … Continue reading “You ain’t seen nothing yet!” Dispatches from the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival
With a tightly wound blond perm, a smoker’s pipe and a voice that registers just north of a whisper, Carl Nargle is one of the biggest draws on Burlington, Vermont public television. Broadcasting daily from 3 to 4 p.m., Carl … Continue reading PAINT
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