4th of July Movies: From our dystopian present to John Paul Jones + Benedict Arnold and other complex American Revolutionary War figures.
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War on Christmas Movies to remember: ‘Tis the season for cheery horror thrillers and widely reviled Kirk Cameron documentary.
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Robert Redford: The Great Gatsby 1974 was 1 of biggest artistic misfires of the decade and Redford was part of the problem.
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Dark Horse (2011) movie review: A fantastic supporting cast (Mia Farrow, Donna Murphy et al) makes Todd Solondz’s tragicomedy a must-see.
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Owen Wilson in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. June 19 update: Following the addition of 94 theaters, Woody Allen’s 2011 effort Midnight in Paris was down only 10 percent from…
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Steve McQueen, Bullitt: Peter Yates directed. Peter Yates, Oscar nominated for directing and producing Best Film nominees Breaking Away (1979) and The Dresser (1983), has died after “a long illness.”…
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Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. Roman Polanski, who won a best director Oscar for the Holocaust drama The Pianist in 2003, was arrested at the Zurich airport last night. According…
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Robert Evans with Rosemary’s Baby producer William Castle and lead actress Mia Farrow on the set of Roman Polanski’s classic 1968 horror thriller. “An Academy Salute to Robert Evans” will…
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Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar: Best-known Spanish film director According to a poll conducted by the Spanish-based SigmaDos, Pedro Almodóvar is the best-known modern-day Spanish film director in his home country,…
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Versatile Hollywood director Richard Fleischer, at his best handling action films and suspense thrillers, died yesterday of “natural causes” at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in the Los Angeles…
Mia Farrow Twitpic shows far-right US presidential candidate Rick Santorum as he Bores Kids to Sleep. Despite 50+ films, Farrow has no Oscar nomination.
William Castle and the Rosemary’s Baby ‘curse.’ William Castle was a director of B movie thrillers such as those in two popular franchises of the 1940s starring faded stars of…