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Sidney Lumet’s (1975) “Dog Day Afternoon”

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: June 04, 2019
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Sidney Lumet’s (1975) “Dog Day Afternoon”

“Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) is, at least for me, the most memorable NYC dramas directed by Sidney Lumet. S ...

“Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) is, at least for me, the most memorable NYC dramas directed by Sidney Lumet. Seeing it again for the first time since its initial theatrical release, I remembered a lot of w ...

June 04, 2019
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James Franco as Allen Ginsberg

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: October 15, 2018
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James Franco as Allen Ginsberg

I think that “Howl” (produced, written, and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman) is a very inter ...

I think that “Howl” (produced, written, and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman) is a very interesting movie with outstanding performances by an impressive cast mixed with quite striking anim ...

October 15, 2018
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Daniel Radcliffe getting plugged, etc.

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: September 20, 2018
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Daniel Radcliffe getting plugged, etc.

I am puzzled that movies about the early daze/days of the beat writers keep being made, despite their lim ...

I am puzzled that movies about the early daze/days of the beat writers keep being made, despite their limited commercial success. Following on the heels of “Howl” and “On the Road,” and going back fur ...

September 20, 2018
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“Brokeback Mountain”: the book

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: September 18, 2018
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“Brokeback Mountain”: the book

In reviewing the movie “Brokeback Mountain” I looked forward to the DVD release so I could find out what ...

In reviewing the movie “Brokeback Mountain” I looked forward to the DVD release so I could find out what some of the lines Heath Ledger's Ennis strangled in enhancing the inarticulateness of his chara ...

September 18, 2018
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The high costs of homophobia

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: September 18, 2018
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The high costs of homophobia

One October afternoon in 1997, I settled down with the latest issue of the New Yorker and started reading ...

One October afternoon in 1997, I settled down with the latest issue of the New Yorker and started reading a story by Annie Proulx, whose novel The Shipping News had been both a best-seller and won the ...

September 18, 2018
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Much (over-)praised British movie

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: September 18, 2018
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Much (over-)praised British movie

I am very grateful to Criterion for excellent DVDs of many important and/or great movies, but sometimes p ...

I am very grateful to Criterion for excellent DVDs of many important and/or great movies, but sometimes puzzled by picks (“Life Aquatic” in particular). Why Andrew Haigh’s (Greek Pete) 2011 “Weekend” ...

September 18, 2018
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The West Yorkshire “Brokeback Mountain”

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: September 17, 2018
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The West Yorkshire “Brokeback Mountain”

It seems to me that British gay movies are recurrently overrated (e.g., “Weekend”). Though I think there ...

It seems to me that British gay movies are recurrently overrated (e.g., “Weekend”). Though I think there is much to admire in the 2017 rough romance among the sheep, “God’s Own Country” (2017), I don’ ...

September 17, 2018
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Tom in America: a touching short film of life-long love

Posted by C. Todd White
|Date: September 14, 2018
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Tom in America: a touching short film of life-long love

Tom in America Directed by Flavio Alves Written by Flavio Alves, Scott Alexander Hess, and Jeffrey Solomo ...

Tom in America Directed by Flavio Alves Written by Flavio Alves, Scott Alexander Hess, and Jeffrey Solomon Premiered June 17, 2014 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Drama (romance) 17 mi ...

September 14, 2018
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Billy Budd on page and screen

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: August 06, 2018
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Billy Budd on page and screen

Herman Melville began writing Billy Budd in 1888, leaving it unfinished when he died in 1891. It was disc ...

Herman Melville began writing Billy Budd in 1888, leaving it unfinished when he died in 1891. It was discovered and posthumously published in 1924. The novella has been much analyzed, not least the tw ...

August 06, 2018
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Pedro Zamora Bio-pic

Posted by Stephen O. Murray
|Date: July 24, 2018
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Pedro Zamora Bio-pic

Pedro Directed by Nick Oceano Written by Dustin Lance Black Released April 01, 2009 Biopic 93 min. Amazon ...

Pedro Directed by Nick Oceano Written by Dustin Lance Black Released April 01, 2009 Biopic 93 min. Amazon • WorldCat • trailer • imdb Review by Stephen O. Murray July 09, 2009. ...

July 24, 2018
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