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It is hard to think of a father-son combination that distinguished itself more in two different art forms than the Renoirs’ père et fils...
By Steven G. Kellman
5/15/2013
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(8pm Mon, PBS) When you tune into an American Masters program about Mel Brooks, you know it’s going to be fun. As a Borscht Belt entertainer, TV comedy writer...
By Dean Robbins
5/15/2013
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(8pm Sun, Discovery) This seven-part nature documentary takes us on a stunning tour of the continent, gliding from the Canadian tundra to the Utah desert to...
By Dean Robbins
5/15/2013
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(7pm Sun, ABC) The Billboard Music Awards prides itself on having something for everyone, with nods to R&B, rap, country and Billboard’s other charts...
By Dean Robbins
5/15/2013
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(8pm Fri, ABC) In the season finale, the panel of five self-made millionaires hears intriguing pitches from budding business people. A woman named Val...
By Dean Robbins
5/15/2013
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(7:30pm Mon, Fox) In Fox’s promising new sitcom, three estranged siblings reunite after their father (Beau Bridges) dies, only to learn that he...
By Dean Robbins
5/15/2013
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“If you want to be a producer and you want to do it right, I would study Richard D. Zanuck,” says Johnny Depp in Laurent Bouzereau’s Don’t Say No...
By Enrique Lopetegui
5/8/2013
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Mira Nair’s new film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, arrives at a time when its story is likely to be of interest to a much larger audience, now...
By Callie Enlow
5/8/2013
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A teenage girl runs through the woods, crying out in fear. She is chased by a darkened, ominous figure. Upon reaching an open playground...
By M. R. Brown
5/6/2013
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Has Robert Downey Jr. had enough? Called to duty as Tony Stark four times in five years (2015's The Avengers 2 will make number five), the...
By Jeff Meyers
5/2/2013
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Viral-video star Bo Burnham is well cast as a would-be viral-video star as Zach Stone, a motormouth high school dork obsessed with his post-graduation...
By Dean Robbins
5/1/2013
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Marco Williams is a veteran documentary filmmaker who teaches film production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His previous films include...
By JOY-MARIE SCOTT
5/1/2013
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As a fan of director Terrence Malick’s work, it might seem odd to criticize his latest film for its lack of specificity. After all, anyone versed in Malick’s...
By Jeff Meyers
5/1/2013
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Don’t mistake The Undocumented as another contribution to the bitter, polarizing dialogue on illegal immigration and immigration reform. Rather, it is an...
By Joy-Marie Scott
4/24/2013
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Where are the two Sidneys when you really need them? Either Sidney Pollack or Sidney Lumet could have easily injected Robert Redford's old-fashioned...
By Jeff Meyers
4/24/2013
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We hover over water where mountains surround us, heading toward a small island. The water is a mirror reflecting everything above, forming parabolas of...
By Jacob Burris
4/24/2013
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"There ain't nothing in room 237." — Scatman Crothers, The Shining
By Jeff Meyers
4/24/2013
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It’s been more than 15 years since the San Antonio City Council stopped public funding to the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in response to pressure put on...
By Kiko Martínez
4/17/2013
