This week, we’ll look at a hilarious comedy about two men who start a day care center and one about a trucker who falls for a young singer. New Release ‘Panama’ Former U.S. Marine James Becker (Cole Hauser) is tasked by his former commander, Stark (Mel Gibson), to carry out a shady arms deal in…
Preston Sturges: Master of Comical Mayhem
March 19, 2022
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Critic James Agee called him “the most gifted American working in film.” A 1940s Vogue article claimed that his name was more familiar to moviegoers than Lubitsch or Hitchcock. Yet today, everyone knows Hitchcock but far fewer remember the man who, in only four years, wrote and directed seven of Hollywood’s most sparkling and original…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Source Code’
The instances when human genius is passed down from one generation to the next are exceedingly rare. For artistic/creative/performance types, the rate is practically incalculable. There’s Lon Cheney Sr. and Jr., Paul McCartney and two of his daughters and that’s about it. You can now add David Bowie and his son Duncan Jones, a.k.a. Zowie…
Dietrich Buxtehude: a musical evening
March 18, 2022
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It is on a journey through space and time, alongside a servant of German music, that this musical evening proposes to take you. A journey where the violins, the viola, the viola da gamba, the violone, the harpsichord, the box organ and the choral ensemble will make us share the heritage and the influence of…
Amazon.com Closes Deal to Buy MGM Movie Studio
WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said it had closed its $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled moviemaker behind “Rocky” and James Bond with the online retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers through more streaming video. In a statement, Amazon said it would welcome all MGM employees to the company and work…
‘Angels With Dirty Faces’: Hollywood’s Irish Moral Guardians
March 17, 2022
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The commercialism of shamrocks and bunnies frequently overshadows the real meaning of St. Patrick’s Day, which originated as a Christian holiday. To honor the traditional meaning, that is, of morality, I’d like to discuss a serious classic film which is appropriate for the holiday, “Angels with Dirty Faces” from 1938. This film features no shamrocks…
Film Review: ‘Washington’s Armor’
1hr 38min | History | 2022 There aren’t many films about George Washington that are worth seeing, and certainly none about his early life. So “Washington’s Armor,” which covers his time while he was a young officer in the British military, is a real treat. The story begins in 1752 at the village of Pickawillany,…
Netflix Testing Ways to Curb Different Households From Sharing Passwords
Streaming giant Netflix plans to roll out a new feature that would prevent different households from sharing their Netflix passwords by charging them additional fees. The platform announced in a statement on March 16 that it has been working for the past year on a feature that will allow members who share their Netflix passwords with…
Legion of Honor
March 17, 2022
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Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. Pascal Dupont fights for himself. War torn men question honour, hope, morality…because you can desert everything…except yourself. This title is only available in the US. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow…
Film Review: ‘The Torch’: A Perfect Example of an Elder Bestowing Blessings
Documentary | Music | 1h 47m | 2022 (wide release) There’s a musician joke about how musicians spend their time. Most people’s guess would be: “90 percent practicing?” Musicians see it more like: 20 percent practicing, 10, looking for gigs; 30, drinking in bars; and 40 percent fearing child prodigies. Hilariously, that’s a real fear,…
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