Give Max Von Sydow an Oscar!
Like most baby boom film buffs, I’ve been enjoying the performances of Max Von Sydow for most of my life. The 82-year-old Swedish actor conquered art house audiences here when he was still in his 20s...
View Article‘Wild Strawberries’: the Bergman film Woody Allen remade
It’s going to be fun — and very nostalgic — to introduce a “Critic’s Choice” screening of the 1957 Ingmar Bergman classic “Wild Strawberries” tonight at the beautifully restored Bijou Theatre in...
View Article‘The Dark Knight Rises’: a movie worth killing for?
Imagine threatening to kill somebody because they didn’t like a movie. I have been in the middle of some very heated arguments over movies — especially during the 1970s after such provocative fare as...
View Article‘Follies’: sprucing up Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 masterpiece
The big news in Broadway musical fan circles this week is the release of a new limited edition CD of the original cast album of “Follies,” the 1971 show that Stephen Sondheim did with co-directors...
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