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Author of ‘To Die For’ Remembers Buck Henry, Who Adapted it for Film

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Joyce Maynard 1 Comment Buck Henry, Carrie Fisher, Casey Affleck, Elaine May, Gus Van Sant, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Carson, Joyce Maynard, Matt Dillon, Meg Ryan, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman, SNL host, The Graduate, To Die For

Joyce Maynard lovingly recalls a warm, funny friend

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No Joke

October 3, 2019October 8, 2019 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Arthur Fleck, Batman, Christopher Nolan, DC Black, Frances Conroy, Gotham City, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Newark, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, Todd Phillips, Travis Bickle, Zack Snyder

Batman Meets Taxi Driver in Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’

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Joker’s to the Right

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Anthony Hopkins, Armando Iannucci, Dev Patel, Joaquin Phoenix, Jojo Rabbit, Josh and Benny Safdie, Marielle Heller, Mr. Rogers, Noah Baumbach, Rian Johnson, Scarlett Johanssen, Taika Waititi, Todd Phillips, Tom Hanks

Hope and Despair at the Toronto International Film Festival

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Maybe Commodus Was the Good Guy

May 30, 2019 Michael Washburn 1 Comment Commodus, Gladiator, Joaquin Phoenix, Maximus, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe

A Look Back at Gladiator Through a 2020 Lens

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‘The Sisters Brothers’ Brings An Arthouse Sensibility To The Western

September 21, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, The Sisters Brothers, western

A French Director Means Long Scenes Of Ennui Amidst The Gunfights

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