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There Is Something Putin Can’t Control
According to “The Master and Margarita,” Mikhail Bulgakov’s celebrated novel about the devil’s visit to Stalinist Moscow, “manuscripts don’t burn.”…
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A Filmmaker’s Road Trip to U.F.O. Country: ‘Time Is the Real Enemy’
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTA Filmmaker’s Road Trip to U.F.O. Country: ‘Time Is the Real Enemy’ March 12, 2024Share full article1By…
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Oscars’ In Memoriam Segment Honors Aleksei Navalny, Among Film Greats
The in memoriam segment at the Academy Awards opened not with a Hollywood star, but with a clip of Aleksei…
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Paolo Taviani, Half of a Famed Italian Filmmaking Duo, Dies at 92
He and his brother Vittorio made films, including “Padre Padrone,” that mixed neorealism with a lyrical, almost magical sense of…
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David Bordwell, Scholar Who Demystified the Art of Film, Dies at 76
Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on cinema.” His scholarship focused on how movies work.
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‘The Zone of Interest’ Exposes How Easy It Is to Look Away
Any filmmaker trying to draw meaning from the Holocaust onscreen faces potential pitfalls. If you showcase individual human perseverance, as…
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An Oscar-Winning Concert Documentary That Speaks Volumes About America
“Woodstock” involved filmmakers who figure in this year’s awards ceremony.
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The Film Christopher Nolan Doesn’t Want You to Watch
Nolan’s short film “Larceny” has not been shown publicly since a 1996 film festival. With the director in position to…
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Buddy Duress, Who Came Off the Streets to Find Stardom, Dies at 38
He was a homeless heroin dealer when the Safdie brothers put him in their movies, and the critics raved. But…
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In ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Zone of Interest,’ We Hear What We Are
Humans have spent much of history coming up with novel ways to exterminate one another, but the defining feature of…