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Saturday, May 18, 2019
Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story
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When the airport is named after you, do you still have to take your belt and shoes off when going through security? Norman Mineta woul...
Friday, May 17, 2019
Fighting Mad: Laurin
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Even compared to John Hughes movies, the adults in this G othic German film are a flawed lot. They are stern, judgmental, emotionally ...
Raul Ruiz’s The Wandering Soap Opera
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You have to give the Chilean auteur Raul Ruiz credit for being so admirably prolific in death. Night Across the Street released shortly...
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Tribeca '19: Charlie Says---At Criminal Element
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He gave crazy a bad name during a time of craziness. Exclusive Tribeca review of Charlie Says now up here .
Hamaguchi’s Asako I & II
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Nobody likes to hear about their partners ex, but it is especially weird for Ryohei Maruko, because Asako Izumiya previously dated his d...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Tribeca ’19: Crown Vic
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For decades, Ford Motors has been the unchallenged dominant manufacturer of police cars. The Crown Victoria Police Interceptor was the pr...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Ashes in the Snow: Deported to Siberia
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They call it the Great Patriotic War, but for the Soviet Union, it was really about territorial conquest—even after Hitler broke the Mol...
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