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West Side Story: Mambo!
I’m not a fan of the 1961 film of West Side Story. Sure, the dancing was fantastic, but the lead performances by Richard Beymer...
Fall Guy: Take the Plunge
We don’t appreciate stunt performers enough, and I say that as a guy who will spend an idle five minutes watching movie and TV...
Film Shorts // February 8-14, 2023
OPENING
Amigos (NR) This Indian comedy stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, and Nithin Prasanna. (Opens Friday)
Kasethan Kadavulada (NR) A remake of a 1972 Indian...
Locked Up
In 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 650, which provides new rights for female prisoners and training requirements for guards working in the...
Post-Labor Day Movie Thoughts
How was your Labor Day weekend? Judging by the box-office returns, you probably didn’t spend it at the movies, but that’s OK. I still...
Considering Keira Knightley
I mentioned in my review of Begin Again that I’ve never been the biggest fan of Keira Knightley’s up until now. With that movie...
Arts Lovers
A major theme in Circle Theatre’s current production of Michael Hollinger’s “Opus” – to be reviewed next week – is how romance can fuel,...
GasLand Drills for Answers
In December 2008, live-theater producer and filmmaker Josh Fox (his 2008 film, Memorial Day, was based on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal) was approached...
Insert Your Own Jokes
Some observers are calling this a golden age for comedy films, but even a golden age has its share of fool's gold, not to...
A Faulkner Story
This is the sort of thing that happens to first-time filmmakers working on a shoestring budget: While shooting his drama Between Heaven and Hell,...
