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1965's THE HILL, Sidney Lumet & Sean Connery's first collaboration, gets a terrific Blu-ray release from Warner Classics (@WarnerArchive).
Nick Rogers (@iamnickrogers) reviews the disc, now available from MovieZyng (@MovieZyngStore) & other retailers.
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For its Robert De Niro spotlight, Landmark's Keystone Art Cinema is showing THE DEER HUNTER at 1 & 7p Wed.
In the reply, find a ticket link & 2 essays — 1 highlighting De Niro's performance by Eric Harris & 1 highlighting Meryl Streep's turn from Brent Leuthold (@AITDReviews).
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Eric Harris's essay on Robert De Niro's performance in "The Deer Hunter":
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Brent Leuthold's essay on Meryl Streep's performance in "The Deer Hunter":
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Landmark Keystone Art Cinema ticket link:
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Check your local Regal (@RegalMovies) listings and catch one of Brian De Palma's best films as the chain screens BLOW OUT as part of its Deep Cuts series.
Find Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) review of the film below.
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Ahead of James Gray's latest film, "Paper Tiger," the Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (@Alamo_Indy) is celebrating the director's earlier work w/ LITTLE ODESSA at noon & 10p Sunday.
Below is Sam Watermeier's review, with a ticket link in the reply.
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Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:
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Check local Regal listings for Michael Mann's THIEF, screening Sunday at Regal (@RegalMovies) locations as part of its Deep Cuts series.
Below is Mitch Ringenberg's (@wounded_kite) essay on the film from our C'mon, Mann series in 2021.
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Fritz on Fridays — Joshua Polanski's monthly celebration of Austrian "Master of Darkness" Fritz Lang — continues with his look at 1934's LILIOM.
Find it below and check out Joshua's other essays in the series.
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Godzilla Weekend founder Beth Bredlau offers a bonus take on this week's GODZILLA MINUS ZERO.
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Don't miss ZATHURA, the imaginative quasi-sequel to "Jumanji," on the big screen Saturday at a Regal (@RegalMovies) location for its Deep Cuts series.
Check local listings & find Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) original 2005 review of the film below.
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Catch the excellent romantic drama PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE on Saturday as part of Regal's (@RegalMovies) Deep Cuts series.
Check local listings for showtimes and find Evan Dossey's original review of the film below.
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Ahead of "I Play Rocky," return to the original underdog story as ROCKY celebrates its 50th anniversary w/ a special theatrical re-release beginning Saturday. (Check local listings.)
Andrew Kimmel's essay on the film from our Oscar Gold series is below.
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The world met Mister Doctor 10 years ago today.
Here's Evan Dossey's review of DOCTOR STRANGE, released on this day in 2016.
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GODZILLA MINUS ZERO is still a great Godzilla movie, even as it's less streamlined and cohesive than "Godzilla Minus One."
Evan Dossey reviews the film.
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The Criterion Collection's (@Criterion) welcome resurrection of its Eclipse line continues w/ three early films from Samuel Fuller on Blu-ray, including one of his all-time best.
Evan Dossey reviews ECLIPSE SERIES FIVE: THE FIRST FILMS OF SAMUEL FULLER.
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It's not that LA BOLA NEGRA lacks moving substance or doubtlessly impressive visual flourish. But there is so much of it that you'll wish there were more to it.
Evan Dossey reviews the film, in additional theatres Friday before a Dec. 2 Netflix premiere.
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It's hard to say WILD HORSE NINE is Martin McDonagh's best film or even his best script. But John Malkovich's performance is so miraculous that it elevates the entire project.
Evan Dossey reviews the film, in theatres Friday.
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On the eve of three-headed King Ghidorah's return in "Godzilla Minus Zero," Evan Dossey ranks the appearances of Godzilla's archrival across the franchise.
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The world met Wazowski on this day in 2001.
MONSTERS, INC. celebrates its 25th anniversary today. Here's Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) essay on the film from his Heroes of the Zeroes series.
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The Coen Brothers' underrated black-and-white drama THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE opened in theatres 25 years ago today.
Here's Nick Rogers' (@iamnickrogers) essay on the film from his Heroes of the Zeroes series.
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