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The Damien Chazelle epic is set in 1920s Hollywood and draws on figures from that time, including “the ‘It’ Girl,” Clara Bow.
Author: Ben Kenigsberg
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A Guide to the ‘Babylon’ Cast and Their Real-Life Counterparts
The New York Times – Film:
The Damien Chazelle epic is set in 1920s Hollywood and draws on figures from that time, including “the ‘It’ Girl,” Clara Bow.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
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This month’s picks include a look at families coping with cancer, a filmmaker exploring some troubling family history and a director using animation to tell the story of an Afghan refugee.
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‘Pelosi in the House’ Review: Keeping Her House in Order
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This HBO documentary, directed by Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi, goes behind the scenes with the House speaker.
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‘2/Duo’ Review: Relationship Rituals
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This spare Japanese drama from 1997 gets a belated New York release.
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‘Tantura’ Review: Unearthing the Past
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Revisiting a graduate thesis that caused controversy in Israel two decades ago, this documentary examines evidence of a possible massacre in 1948.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
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This month’s picks include an experimental film on border crossings, a tribute to a wildlife explorer and a chronicle of a civil rights leader.
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Lars von Trier Had the Key to the End of ‘The Kingdom’ All Along
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As he grapples with Parkinson’s and considers what’s next, the director continues to provoke in “The Kingdom Exodus,” the final season of his haunted-hospital drama.
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‘The Swimmers’ Review: Overcoming the Greatest Challenges
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This film dramatizes the story of two real-life sisters from Syria and their ordeal fleeing to Europe. One eventually competed at the Olympics.