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Viewing Choices for the Weekend: a Ballet Doc Or a Shark Picture — Or Both?
Chelsea McMullan’s ‘Swan Song’ details the mounting of ‘Swan Lake’ by the National Ballet of Canada under the auspices of Karen Kain, while Joachim Hedén’s ‘The Last Breath’ is the latest in the wake of ‘Jaws.’
A Former French Resistance Member Who Named Himself After His Favorite Author, Jean-Pierre Melville Merits a Retrospective
There’s not an out-and-out loser among his 13 films. Even the least convincing is imbued with density of vision, cinematic stylishness, and some-or-other quiddity that is more than mere diversion. He was a master.
Film at Lincoln Center Screening 22 Offerings From South of the Border
The pictures date from the mid-20th century and include the first Mexican 3-D effort, ‘The Sword of Granada’ (1953), in which a dashing Cesar Romero and a sultry Katy Jurado set out on a quest for the elixir of life.
In a Season of Abstract Painting at New York Galleries, These Two Artists Stand Out
With their current shows, Josette Urso and Jill Nathanson, veteran abstractionists both, have come up with their most ambitious and adventurous pictures to date.
At Long Last, ‘July Rhapsody’ Is Reaching American Shores
This is a film that made no small splash upon its initial release. It was nominated for a slew of awards and won a significant number of them after having its Hong Kong premiere 22 years ago.
Gems of Latin and Spanish Cinema Arriving at New York’s Cinema Village
Five pictures are featured in ‘Latin & Spanish Film Roadshow.’ Presented by Outsider Pictures, the movies hold true to its mission statement of ‘bringing moviegoers the most original stories from around the world.’
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