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In Which We Serve
“In Which We Serve” starts off as an annoyingly British bit of World War II propaganda. You know the type — lots of really fast talking, airy upper-crust accents, and stiff upper lip type of bravery....
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Graham Greene
This month, a reimagining of “Brighton Rock” is being released in UK cinemas. Originally a novel written by one of the 20th century’s greatest writers, British novelist and playwright Graham Greene, it...
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Magic (1978)
“Magic” is one of those good movies that, for whatever reason, saw its reputation fade as the years went by. It got good reviews and box office when it came out in 1978, arriving right around the...
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Gandhi (1982)
“Gandhi” may just be the most resented Best Picture Oscar winner of all time. Which is ironic for a biopic about the iconic advocate of peaceful resistance to oppression. The “little brown man in a...
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Richard Attenborough directing a scene from “A Bridge Too Far.” Recently this column focused on “Theirs Is the Glory,” a fairly unique film in which the actual participants of the failed Allied...
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The League of Gentlemen (1960)
There was a time when Jack Hawkins was Britain’s top movie star. This might not seem likely, since he didn’t get serious about acting until he was about 40 and, while certainly handsome, his...
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Film on Vinyl: Jurassic Park
Welcome to another installment of Film on Vinyl, Joe Donohue’s column that celebrates the blending of his love for film and music by reviewing and dissecting movie soundtracks pressed on the...
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The Long and Short of It: ‘Gandhi’
Illustration by Jenn Marie Harmeson In “The Long and Short of It” series, Sam Watermeier writes concise reviews of long epics he’s been putting off watching for years. These are the movies that came...
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