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A Dedicated Student of Film Noir, Jeffrey Reiner Makes a Notable Addition to the Genre With His Debut Feature, ‘Lake George’
Reiner knows that the best film noirs are as rife with comedy as they are with grime. These movies tend toward gallows humor, and so it is with ‘Lake George.’
In ‘The Return,’ Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Aid Director Uberto Pasolini in Paying Homage to Homer
Pasolini spent 30 years whittling down Homer’s adventure story, using introductory intertitles and some awkward moments of exposition to give the uninitiated a sense of grounding.
As Beautiful as It Is Disturbing, ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Is Likely To Haunt Viewers Long After They Leave Theaters
Here is a film freighted by moral choices and psychological turns that most of us could barely acknowledge, let alone entertain. Movie-goers seeking a light night out at the pictures should think twice.
Count Taylor Swift and Shakira as Fans of Dancer Loïe Fuller, Subject of a New Documentary
‘Obsessed With Light’ is a meditation on artistic continuity, of how the past continues to inform and inspire the present. This is a lesson that always bears repeating, particularly in an era as ahistorical as our own.
Despite the Christmas Theme, ‘You Are Not Me’ Is Best Avoided Until After the Holiday Season
The unsettling psychological thriller is a cunningly crafted, if sometimes spottily plotted, picture that is far removed from Frank Capra’s ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ or George Seaton ‘s ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’
Grab a Flashlight and Some Aspirin Before Visiting ‘The Stettheimer Dollhouse in a New Light’ at the Museum of the City of New York
The installation is geared to young children, who will have an ideal vantage point for peering into the nooks-and-crannies of Carrie Stettheimer’s toy-like extravaganza. Grown-ups will have to squint, bend, and crouch.
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