Tag: film
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Two different movies, similar reaction
Well, I hope my title isn’t too misleading–it is the truth but as is usually the case with titles, not the whole truth. I’ll not be able to tell you the whole truth, of course, but I’ll take a swing at getting close to it. About a week or so ago TCM had one of…
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Brazil Takes on the World-At Least on Screen
Until some ads popped up on the website of our local art theatre, I had been only vaguely(if that)aware of “I’m Still Here.” But I thought it looked interesting from the ads and I pursued it a bit further and found it was not only an oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film but also…
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Two for the Oscar–Well, Just One, Actually
I have seen only a few(four, I think)of the nominated movies and I am unlikely to get around to all(or any?)of the others. We’ll see. So here is where I stand so far. My choice for the award, based upon what I’ve seen, is undoubtedly “American Fiction.” ”Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” have both gotten a lot…
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