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Fosse/Verdon Pilot Recap: “I’m the Guy, I’m Sure of It”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:00:26 +0000

The FX network’s new bio drama Fosse/Verdon examines legendary choreographer and filmmaker Bob Fosse, dissecting his life, his loves, his career and all that jazz. At least, I assume it will eventually get to All That Jazz, Fosse’s own semi-autobiographical musical extravaganza. The TV version’s premiere episode focuses mainly on his earlier work. Recent Oscar...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 27th, 2019 – I Can’t Stop the Feelin’, So Just Dance, Dance, Dance

Josh Zyber — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:00:04 +0000

Movies about dancing top the Blu-ray releases this week. One is among the most divisive films of 2018, while the other stumbled badly. Also available: a new Oscar nominee and some failed Oscar bait, among other things. New Releases (Blu-ray) Suspiria – Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) seems an odd choice to remake...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie of 1979 (Not ‘Alien’)

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000

Even as amazing as it was, the original ‘Alien’ was not the only great movie released in 1979. Our Roundtable this week looks at some other notable titles that hit theater screens that year. As a refresher, Wikipedia has a list of movies released in 1979. Shannon Nutt I was too young in 1979 to...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 24th, 2014 – Come On, Babe, Why Don’t We Paint the Town?

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:00:03 +0000

Whether you’re a fan of zombies, musicals, giant monsters or Adam Sandler riding an ostrich, this week may have a Blu-ray or two for you. Just imagine if we could put all these things together into one movie. I’d pay good money to see singing Sandler crushed under the foot of a zombie kaiju. New...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Musicals

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:00:24 +0000

Musicals may have fallen out of favor with modern movie audiences quite some time ago. Nevertheless, filmmakers periodically attempt to revive the genre, usually to mixed success. As Clint Eastwood gives it a try with this week’s adaption of the Broadway smash ‘Jersey Boys’, we’ll use today’s Roundtable to look at some of our favorite...

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The Netflix Stream: Week of June 5th, 2011

Dick Ward — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:17 +0000

It’s another rough week for Netflix lovers. We lose some excellent flicks and we don’t get a lot back. There’s still time to watch all the fine movies we lose, though. So make sure you read up and start expanding your queue. Leaving the Stream ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’ (6/15): I haven’t seen...

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