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Magician’s Assistant
I'm rather enjoying Michael Caine's late career. In this decade, he's done excellent work providing levity in dark films like Children of Men and...
Maiden Voyage
I am not a Star Trek fan. I hung out with a lot of them growing up, but I managed to miss all the...
Film Shorts
OPENING:The Limits of Control (R) Jim Jarmusch's latest film stars Isaach de Bankolé as a criminal who delivers mysterious suitcases to various destinations around...
Rose Marine on TV
Here's a TV tip: Tune into KERA tonight at 9:30 for A Sense of Place, Logan Gilpin and Michael Rodriguez' documentary about the history...
R.I.P. Bea Arthur
I thought I didn't have anything to add to the obituary notices for the late Bea Arthur being run in the mainstream press, but...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Is Anybody There? (PG-13) John Crowley (Intermission, Boy A) directs this drama about a morbid 10-year-old English boy (Bill Milner) who befriends a retired...
Mala Day
The latest and certainly the least of the recent 3-D movies, Battle for Terra is directed by Canadian animator Aristomenis Tsirbas, based on an...
Wedding Carol
What can be done with Matthew McConaughey at this point? Back at the beginning of his acting career, in Dazed and Confused, he played...
Among the dolls
An appreciation of Fox's Dollhouse, plus a tip for helping save a TV show in trouble.
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Earth (G) Alastair Fothergill and Mike Linfield's documentary about the impact of global warming on polar bears, humpback whales, cranes, and African elephants. (Opens...
