Daily Briefing. Guy Maddin in New York, Dave Kehr on George Cukor
David HudsonAlso: Live reading of The Apartment, what Cronenberg’ll do after Cosmopolis and more.
George Cukor
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Liszt @ 200
David HudsonOddly, the man who all but invented pop stardom hasn’t been the subject of all that many films.
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New York's "Essential Pre-Code" Series: Week 4
Daniel KasmanOur final guide to New York’s epic retrospective. Mae West, Safe in Hell, King Kong, Tarzan, Ernst Lubitsch, and more!
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"Neds," "Applause," "Mamma Roma," More
David Hudson"Just when you thought British cinema was in danger of stalling in its default mode — classy crowd-pleasing, with award-worthy millinery — along comes Neds to give it a rude and vital kick
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Brassy Babies Dossier. Rosalind Russell in "The Women"
David PhelpsEach side of George Cukor’s The Women is designed to defend against the other. The calculatingly cynical side, a flock of society matrons yapping homilies about how to use men, and how naughty they are
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TCM Classics, Al Jarnow, "Oceans"
David Hudson"[T]he Turner Classic Movies Film Festival gets underway here in Hollywood, California (what other location would be more fitting?) tonight," writes Dennis Cozzalio in his big overview of the highlights