Arts
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‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’
David Simon concedes that it takes a special kind of [expletive] to say, “I told you so.” “But I can’t help it, OK?” he said recently. “Nobody ...
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F.B.I. Investigates Basquiat Paintings Shown at Orlando Museum of Art
The ongoing cultural fascination with the life and work of Jean-Michel Basquiat shows little signs of dimming, whether it’s in the form of brisk ...
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James Wong Howe: A Gutsy Cinematographer Finally Gets His Due
The Chinese American cinematographer James Wong Howe was an industrious, peripatetic youngster. In modern parlance, he was a hustler, but so was ...
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Amber Heard Describes Impact of Online Attacks: ‘I’m a Human Being’
One day before the jury is expected to start deliberating on the defamation case between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, Ms. Heard took the stand on ...
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Ray Liotta in ‘Goodfellas’: How the Right Actor Turned the Right Part Into a Classic
There’s a moment early in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 gangster classic “Goodfellas” that always tugs at my heartstrings. Scorsese’s movie is brutal ...
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‘Mother Courage’ Review: Selling Her Wares Amid the Havoc of War
There’s no virtue in war. But there is profit — for those ruthless enough to get it. So preaches Bertolt Brecht in his play “Mother Courage and ...
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‘Last Night,’ ‘Take This Waltz’ and More Streaming Gems
‘Last Night’ (2010) Stream it on HBO Max. With the “Avatar” sequels finally, finally, finally heading our way, it’s worth remembering that ...
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Ask a Cannes Cameraman: How Do They Shoot Those Standing Ovations?
CANNES, France — Imagine a cameraman pointing his camera directly at you. Now imagine it moving closer to your face. No, even closer than that ...
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Review: ‘Belfast Girls’ Set Sail, but This Isn’t a Pleasure Cruise
In 1850, it took about three months to travel to Australia from Ireland. Jaki McCarrick’s heartfelt, doubtful “Belfast Girls,” at the Irish ...
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‘S.N.L.’ Says Goodbye to Multiple Cast Members
We’ll start this weekend’s recap of “Saturday Night Live” at the end, and a season finale that concluded with a particularly tearful set of ...