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Reel to reel | Week of August 9, 2012

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ADIEU, GARY...

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Red Carpet Film Premiere: Dalai Lama Awakening and Compassion in Action...

Quake and stakes

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Let’s get this clear up front: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character, Ray, in San Andreas is stealthily one of the most morally bankrupt, narcissistic assholes to ever be called a “hero.” He’s introduced as having saved more than 600 lives during his many years with ...

My kingdom for some Shakespeare

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Whether it has robots, high school politics or rival gangs dance fighting — film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s beloved plays vary across all genres. And this week, the International Film Series is bringing you a taste of the variety with a week of Shakespeare ...

Voice to the voiceless

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Has decency become a sin?” Ibrahima Dieng cries. On his knees, Ibrahima holds out his empty hands in mock offering. The world has stripped...

‘This is how I win.’

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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him. —Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment His name is Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler),...

‘American Murderer’ is not your average cops and criminals yarn

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Americans are fascinated with criminals. You know this because you watch movies and TV, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines and encounter their...

Lost in a sea of memory

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Few films can announce themselves as succinctly with an opening image as Frantz does. In the foreground: green leaves and pink flowers waving in...

‘No Home Movie’ is the last gasp for subject and...

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For the godfather of narrative cinema, D.W. Griffith, moving pictures “moved.” As he said in 1944, “What the modern movie lacks is beauty, the...

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...

Onward

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Once upon a time, the world was filled with magic and wonder. But that was “once upon a time.” Nowadays, the world is dull...

Page turner

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John Ford is cinema. Born in Portland, Maine, in 1894 — just as motion picture cameras were first being put to good use —...