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Tennis, anyone?

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Politics, cinema and literature can lie, not sport. —Jean-Luc Godard When one considers the history and scope of cinema, rarely do “how to” instruction videos...

Nothing left to lose

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It was one of those moments. The kind where two historical figures crossed paths briefly and a simple exchange carries meaning greater than one...

You’re gonna carry that weight a long time

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The world has not been kind to Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington). Though he had outstanding talent on the baseball diamond, he couldn’t break the...

Keeping up with the Joneses?

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We seem to be talking about the American dream a lot these days. And not just how to get it, but what is it,...

Balancing act

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Now in its second decade, the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is trying something new. “The reality of programming is that I don’t get to invite...

Drama of the real

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Eveleth, Minnesota, is home to fewer than 5,000 residents and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Up here, hockey is a way of life...

One last toast to the wunderkind

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Let us raise our cups. Standing as some of us do on opposite ends of the river, and drink together. ... To the movies....

Watch This: ‘Master of the Flying Guillotine’

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Master of the Flying Guillotine is Taiwanese director Jimmy Wang Yu’s 1976 sequel to One Armed Boxer. Yu not only directed and wrote the film but starred as the main character, a martial arts master who is stalked by a blind assassin seeking revenge...

If it ain’t broke, don’t tinker with it

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The Conference on World Affairs has built its share of legacies during its 64 years in existence, but one of the most popular belongs to film critic Roger Ebert...

Falling with style

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At the turn of the 20th century, vast majorities of the planet remained undiscovered for those restless ones who couldn’t possibly imagine a life spent behind a desk or in a factory. If they had the notion, and sufficient funding, there were mountains, deserts, ...

Between the notes

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Jessica first heard the bang in the early morning hours. It’s an unearthly sound, a loud thump she describes as a big concrete ball...

The future of the American family

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Verizon Wireless has “Friends & Family.” Sprint calls it “Framily.” Facebook calls it “Friending” (even if your own mother just “friended” you). If the 20th century focused on the nuclear family, then America in the 21st century shifted importance to those friends ...