Arts
New book celebrates the centennial of jazz great Billy Strayhorn
November 20, 2015"Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life" is a welcome addition for anyone interested in jazz, civil rights, or photography.
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Dalton Trumbo, the “Spartacus” screenwriter who broke the blacklist
November 19, 2015Dalton Trumbo, the jailed screenwriter who broke the Hollywood Blacklist, is making a comeback in a superb biopic.
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Rampling and Courtenay: The past preserved haunts the present in “45 Years”
November 19, 2015Andrew Haigh's film is a profoundly stirring one about a longtime married couple poignantly portrayed by two cinema greats.
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Leith: weaponized Aryans on film in North Dakota
November 16, 2015Neo-Nazis insinuate their way into the tiny town of Leith, pitting the hardcore reactionaries against the population of ordinary townsfolk and their allies.
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“Mediterranea”: Europe’s embattled migrants on film
November 13, 2015"Mediterranea" succeeds in putting the stateless, the homeless, and the wretched of the Earth in the limelight they deserve.
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