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Mile After Mile
After the success of the movie version of Wild, it seems inevitable that someone would make a film of A Walk in the Woods:...
The Prom: High School Musical
When Ryan Murphy was announced as the director of a filmed version of a recent Broadway musical, I and other watchers of his TV...
Film Shorts
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The Thing (R) The third film version of this story about a group of scientists at the South Pole who discover an alien...
“Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” at The Modern
Right now we’re in that frustrating transitional phase from summer to fall that Texans know all too well: It’s still hot and humid, but...
Potiche Power
Between them, Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu, the stars of Potiche, have a whopping four wins and 27 nominations for the César Awards, France’s...
Riders of Justice: Mads for Revenge
With his drooping eyelids and aquiline nose, Mads Mikkelsen is often typecast by Hollywood as villains — surely you remember him hitting James Bond’s...
Alone Star
As I’ve mentioned before, the Lone Star Film Festival went entirely online this past week, so I had the new experience of taking in...
It’s Me, Margaret: Jersey Girl
This film version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret comes to us at a time, doesn’t it? We have certain politicians — and...
See How They Run: Murder Behind the Scenes
Oh, how the British must have watched Knives Out with jealousy. Time was, the U.K. used to turn out lighthearted murder mysteries like that...
Film Shorts
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A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (NR) Filmed in Fort Worth, Jason Headley’s comedy is about two novice criminals (Matt Jones and Will Rogers) who...
