The New York Times – Film:
Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen star in a tennis versus pickleball comedy that never quite makes it over the net.
Category: Movies
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‘White Nights’: A Loner’s All-Consuming Crush
The New York Times – Film:
Immaculately realized and restored, Luchino Visconti’s adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s short story about a chance encounter on a bridge arrives at Film Forum.
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‘Fast Charlie,’ ‘Lucky Grandma’ and More Streaming Gems
The New York Times – Film:
Skip the endless scrolling with these seven overlooked movie recommendations.
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Six Years After a Reckoning, Criterion Puts ‘Cinematic Blackness’ in Focus
The New York Times – Film:
Adding a curator, the Criterion Collection expanded its offerings and its vision of Black film. But auteurs continue to push the company on what inclusion means.
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New Poster for ‘La La Land’ Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Wayward Hand
The New York Times – Film:
Gosling’s hand position during a dance scene didn’t match Emma Stone’s, haunting him for years after the movie’s release.
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Plas Johnson, Saxophonist Behind ‘The Pink Panther,’ Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:
His recording for the theme song, written by Henry Mancini, included a solo improvised in the studio. He also backed Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand.
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7 Other ‘Odyssey’ Movie Adaptations to Stream Now
The New York Times – Film:
For decades, filmmakers have been borrowing plot lines and metaphors from Homer’s epic for adventures set in different eras and realities.
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Here’s What Greeks Think of Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ (It’s Their Story, After All.)
The New York Times – Film:
Before its release, some in the country were highly skeptical about the new depiction of a beloved tale. But many who saw it over opening weekend came back with positive reviews.