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The Choral is set in Ramsden, Yorkshire, in 1916 as the First World War rages and young Englishmen are conscripted and sent off to the frontlines. Nevertheless, the village’s Choral Society remains …
Nov. 20 marked the 80th anniversary of the first day of the legendary Nuremberg Trials. On that day in 1945, the International Military Tribunal—consisting of prosecutors representing the …
The recently concluded AFI Film Festival, which is L.A.’s biggest and best filmfest, screened 160-plus features and documentaries. One of the best things about these fetes is that viewers get a …
In 2021 I closed my review of Ebs Burnough’s debut documentary, the 98-minute “The Capote Tapes,” stating: “I anxiously anticipate this gifted filmmaker’s next …
Miley Cyrus’ Sirens’ Call: A Night at the ‘Popera’
Whereas in 1934 Paramount released “Death Takes a Holiday,” starring Frederic March and co-written by playwright Maxwell Anderson, 90 years later, smack dab in the holiday season Sony Pictures …
“A Complete Unknown” is arguably the best feature ever made about a ’60s’ music icon. Earning Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture, plus for an unrecognizable Timothée Chalamet’s …
The 1939 masterpiece “The Wizard of Oz” is a tough act to precede. Directed by Victor Fleming, Wizard scored two Academy Awards in music categories and was nominated for three other Oscars: Best …
According to its mission statement, “AFI FEST … showcase[es] the best films from across the globe to captivated audiences in Los Angeles. With a diverse and innovative slate of programming, the …
If John Lennon and Yoko Ono turned their 1969 honeymoon into a “Bed-In for Peace” to protest Vietnam, three years later, as the war continued, they took over America’s airwaves to spread their …
Since his 1986 TV debut on Miami Vice, actor John Leguizamo has been a drag queen in 1995’s “To Wong Foo,” Tybalt in 1995’s “Romeo + Juliet,” Toulouse-Lautrec in 2001’s “Moulin …
How can one explain members of oppressed minority groups who make a profession out of publicly, as George Orwell quipped, “defending the indefensible,” supporting Republicans and Donald Trump, …