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Crooked Marquee@crooked-marquee.bsky.social |
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A delightfully crooked publication about movies. @jasondashbailey.bsky.social, editor-in-chief.
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The 1937 screwball comedy “The Awful Truth” can be enjoyed as one of the best of its type—and as a historic record of the moment a screen persona was perfected. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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A look at the decades-long creative collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and the late musician Robbie Robertson (born on this day in 1943): crookedmarquee.com/the-next-wal...
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It's the Fourth, and I was inspired to revisit BLOW OUT by this fine article. One thing that really knocked me out was how much the art direction and costuming leans into the red, white, and blue motif. Even the tie John Lithgow is wearing when he murders the prostitute is red, white, and blue.
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On this Independence Day, a look at the long history of blowing up the nation’s capital in the movies: crookedmarquee.com/what-happens...
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‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day,’ released on this day in 1991, expanded the canvas of James Cameron’s original – and explored his fascination with the limits of the human body. Roxana Hadadi cracks it open: crookedmarquee.com/i-sing-the-b...
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Ti West’s porn-and-violence trilogy concludes not with a bang, but a whimper. Our review of “MaXXXine”: crookedmarquee.com/review-maxxx...
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One of cinema’s strongest indictments of the American Dream, Brian De Palma’s 1981 political thriller dredges up what were then still fresh memories of the JFK assassination, Chappaquiddick, and Watergate, and reopens these unhealed wounds. crookedmarquee.com/blow-out-eve...
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The latest installment in Eddie Murphy's action/comedy franchise, three decades in coming, is one of the loveliest surprises of the year. Our review of “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”: crookedmarquee.com/review-bever...
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As the oldest living actress of Hollywood's golden age celebrates her 100th birthday this week, we reconsider her work in the two stone-cold classics of her career. crookedmarquee.com/a-girl-like-...
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In memory of Donald Sutherland, we look back at his staring role in Federico Fellini's historical epic of sex, love, and debauchery, “Fellini’s Casanova.” crookedmarquee.com/a-sperm-fill...
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As well as its jokes and social commentary hold up, the songs and grasp of musical theater history increasingly feel like the defining elements of “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” (released on this day in 1999): crookedmarquee.com/south-park-m...
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As well as its jokes and social commentary hold up 25 years after its release, the songs and grasp of musical theater history increasingly feel like the defining elements of “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut”: crookedmarquee.com/south-park-m...
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Jacques Demy’s enchanting, heartsick 1961 debut ‘Lola’ (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) isn’t a musical, but that’s not for lack of trying. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Overqualified and underrated as ever, “Running Scared” remains an essential, entertaining text about escaping the wintery doldrums for a little sweet freedom. crookedmarquee.com/sweet-freedo...
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“A Quiet Place: Day One” features fewer thrills but equal pleasures to its predecessors. Our review: crookedmarquee.com/review-a-qui...
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With Joe Dante's 'Matinee' out today in a fancy new 4K restoration from Shout Select, I looked back at his affectionate ode to B-movie schlock for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social.
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A commercial failure upon its release and all but forgotten since, the Paul Schrader / Michael J. Fox / Joan Jett team-up doesn't quite land, but has moments of electricity. crookedmarquee.com/born-in-the-...
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Once a box-office flop, Joe Dante’s celebration of B-movie magic “Matinee” now gets the restoration and appreciation it deserves. crookedmarquee.com/the-cinemati...
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services includes ‘Monkey Man,’ 'Love Lies Bleeding,' "Bound,' ‘The Underground Railroad,’ ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ and more. crookedmarquee.com/the-best-mov...
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Three interpretations of Herman Wouk’s "The Caine Mutiny" raise questions about the good and the bad of ingrained hierarchies, and what it means to dutifully and faithfully serve. crookedmarquee.com/three-caine-...
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Over the weekend, The Muppet Movie (AKA one of the greatest films ever made) turned 45. I wrote this appreciation at @crooked-marquee.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/playful-anar...
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Sam Fuller's 1959 thriller ‘The Crimson Kimono’ (now streaming on Tubi) begins as a sordid police procedural, but morphs into something far more unusual and compelling. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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For its 45th anniversary, a look back at the magic and mayhem of Jim Henson and company's inaugural effort, ‘The Muppet Movie.’ crookedmarquee.com/playful-anar...
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The late, great Tony Scott was born on this day in 1944. @ddayfilms.bsky.social on how he reinvigorated his style in the 1990s with spiritual sequels to three 1970s classics: crookedmarquee.com/tony-scott-t...
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'Return to Oz' was unleashed on unsuspecting children on this day in 1985. Roxana Hadadi explains why it's such potent nightmare fuel: crookedmarquee.com/the-nightmar...
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John Sayles's neo-western-noir "Lone Star" was released on this day in 1996. It’s a shockingly-relevant masterpiece. crookedmarquee.com/forget-the-a...
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Craig J. Clark
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I wrote about it last year for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social. Not a complete success, but it definitely goes places and shows things you wouldn’t expect.
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‘The Blues Brothers,’ released on this day in 1980, is a deliriously over-the-top stew of great music, crashing cars, and deadpan comedy. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings wonderful specificity to her feature debut about the close connection between a mother and daughter. Our review of “Janet Planet”: crookedmarquee.com/review-janet...
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'Jaws' swam into theaters on this day in 1975. Here's @audreyfox.bsky.social on its true antagonist: crookedmarquee.com/the-shark-is...
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‘Kinds of Kindness,’ the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos, is (as his style) provocative, darkly funny, and deeply twisted. Our review: crookedmarquee.com/review-kinds...
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“My Son the Fanatic,” a nuanced story of a liberal father and his fundamentalist son, was one of several films Miramax unceremoniously dumped in theaters in the summer of ’99. crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...
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Fifty years after its release, a look back at the brilliant 'Chinatown' and its muddled legacy. crookedmarquee.com/the-three-ja...
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On the genius of Richard E. Grant's iconic performance in 'Withnail & I,' released on this day in 1987: crookedmarquee.com/celebrating-...
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Our mini-reviews of "Ride," "Invited," "Waiting for Dali," and other new-to-home-viewing titles. crookedmarquee.com/vodepths-wha...
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This week at @crooked-marquee.bsky.social, I wrote about Bob Odenkirk’s directorial debut, MELVIN GOES TO DINNER. Now that it’s on the @criterion.bsky.social Channel as one of their “Restorations and Rediscoveries,” I hope more people will discover the charms of this scrappy indie.
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Our final report from Tribeca Festival includes mini-reviews of "I'm Your Venus," "Jazzy," "Checkpoint Zoo," and multi-award winner "Griffin in Summer.” crookedmarquee.com/tribeca-disp...
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Jacques Tati’s delightful comedy 'Monsieur Hulot's Holiday' was released on this day in 1953. It is, in many ways, the perfect summer movie: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Hal Ashby's 1975 Warren Beatty vehicle ‘Shampoo’ (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a sharp political commentary -- and a crackerjack sex comedy. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Alan J. Pakula’s conspiracy thriller ‘The Parallax View,’ released 50 years ago today, is that rarest of beasts: a film firmly rooted in its moment, yet increasingly relevant with the passage of time. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Robert Hamer's acerbic class satire “Kind Hearts and Coronets” wasn't a guaranteed hit for Ealing Studios back in the day. Seventy five years on, it still feels riskier than any current mainstream comedy. crookedmarquee.com/killing-on-f...
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Our first report from this year’s Tribeca Festival includes mini-reviews of “Firebrand,” “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger,” “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,” and more: crookedmarquee.com/tribeca-disp...
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle” (now available on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection) got razzed for its music, but it was a bold and unapologetically homoerotic final statement from the iconoclastic filmmaker. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Arthur Penn's detective yarn ‘Night Moves,’ released on this day in 1975, is a quintessential example of '70s genre-busting bummer cinema: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services includes “Mute Witness,” “Girlfight,” “Platoon,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and many more. crookedmarquee.com/the-best-mov...
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Esther Williams was an athlete turned actress and now, over 70 years later, we're still in awe of her athletic feats. crookedmarquee.com/esther-willi...
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Alain Resnais’ 1959 drama ‘Hiroshima mon amour,' released on this day in 1959, asks always-timely questions about dramatizing tragic events. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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Louis Malle’s solo directorial debut ‘Elevator to the Gallows’ remains a stunning, scorching slice of French New Wave noir. It was released on this day in 1961: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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One of the Criterion Channel’s “Restorations and Rediscoveries” this month is Bob Odenkirk’s debut feature “Melvin Goes to Dinner,” which is ripe for rediscovery. crookedmarquee.com/order-up-mel...
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On Orson Welles' 'The Lady from Shanghai,' released on this day in 1948: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
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