Category: Film & TV

Film Review: ‘Trigger Point’ Has Taut Action for Fans of Bomb Squad Drama

July 5, 2022
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NR | 6 episodes | Streaming Series | Thriller | Jan. 23, 2022 In movies and TV shows, bomb squad cops fight the closest thing to real-life super-villains. They scramble to disarm elaborate Rube Goldberg-like deathtraps, constructed with tripwires, secondary triggers, and various decoy elements. Yet, supposedly, there is a safe resolution, as long as the explosive expert…

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Maya: Lost in the Jungle | Documentary

July 5, 2022
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This film is only available in the US. The Maya were an imposing civilization that originated in Yucatan around 2600 B.C. and reached its full splendor around 250 A.D. Among the pre-Columbian civilizations, the Maya are among the most intricate enigmas of history: a flourishing civilization that disappeared in a very short time and in…

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Cinema Film Review: ‘Finding Manny’

July 5, 2022
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NR | 57m | Documentary | 2020 Manny Drukier narrowly escaped his demise during World War II by jumping from a “death train” as a teenager and managing to find refuge at a home for orphans. Produced by Long Trek Home Productions, the 2020 Holocaust documentary, “Finding Manny,” is the almost hour-long real-life story of…

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D.O.A. (1949)

July 5, 2022
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D.O.A., a film noir drama directed by Rudolph Maté, is considered a classic of the genre. The frantically paced plot revolves around a doomed man’s quest to find out who has poisoned him, and why. The film stars Edmond O’Brien and Pamela Britton. Credit: Public Domain Movie – publicdomainmovie.net * Click the “Save” button below…

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‘Drums Along the Mohawk’ From 1939: The Fight for Independence

July 4, 2022
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Although we sometimes slip into calling this holiday the Fourth of July instead of Independence Day, that name diminishes its meaning. After all, it’s an anniversary of one of the most important events in American history, the Declaration of Independence, which was the beginning of the freedom the United States has enjoyed for almost two…

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Cinema Film Review: ‘Apollo 11’

July 4, 2022
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NR | 53m | Documentary | 2019   Filmmaker Steven C. Barber has been on a patriotic and inspirational tear over the last decade and a half or so, with standout films such as 2009’s “Unbeaten,” and 2015’s “Return to the Philippines, the Leon Cooper Story.” So, it wasn’t much of a surprise to learn…

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Royal Wedding (1951)

July 4, 2022
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The story of “Royal Wedding” sees brother and sister Tom and Ellen Bowen as stars of “Every Night at Seven,” a Broadway theater success. They are persuaded to take the show to London, capitalizing on the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh. On the ship, Ellen meets and quickly falls in…

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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

July 4, 2022
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“The Last Time I Saw Paris” is a 1954 romantic drama film made by MGM. It is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited.” It was directed by Richard Brooks, produced by Jack Cummings (director), and filmed on locations in Paris and the MGM backlot. The screenplay was by Julius J. Epstein,…

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Rewind, Review and Re-Rate: ‘Searching for Mr. Rugoff’ (2021): The Godfather of Art House  

July 3, 2022
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NR | 1h 34min | Documentary, Biography, Film | 13 August 2021 (USA) Have you ever heard of Donald Rugoff? If you haven’t, don’t feel uninformed or out of the loop. Unless you’re in your mid 60s or older and grew up in New York City with a passion for independent film, there’s really no reason you should know his…

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Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Rink’ (1916)

July 3, 2022
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The Rink, a silent film from 1916, was Charlie Chaplin’s eighth film for Mutual Film Corporation. The film co-starred Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman, and Albert Austin, and is best known for showcasing Chaplin’s roller skating skills. Synopsis After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating. Credit:…

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