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No, But I Read the Book: ‘Harold and Maude’

No, But I Read the Book: ‘Harold and Maude’

Keith Phipps

The cult classic began life as a screenplay for a thesis film. While Hal Ashby directed the film, screenwriter Colin Higgins turned it into a novel that took on a life of its own.

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In Review: 'Black Bag,' 'The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie'

In Review: 'Black Bag,' 'The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

This week: Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp's second 2025 film strips the spy movie down to the essential and a long-delayed Looney Tunes movie hits theaters.

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When Gene Hackman Clocked In

When Gene Hackman Clocked In ✦

Scott Tobias

The late actor referred to 'The Poseidon Adventure' as a "money job." It didn't change his process.

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“I Didn’t Solve Anything”: With ‘Night Moves,’ Gene Hackman Found the Dark Heart of the 1970s

“I Didn’t Solve Anything”: With ‘Night Moves,’ Gene Hackman Found the Dark Heart of the 1970s

Keith Phipps

For director Arthur Penn, Hackman played a private eye troubled by darkness both around and within him.

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Open Question: What under-the-radar recent horror film would you recommend?

Open Question: What under-the-radar recent horror film would you recommend? ✦

Scott Tobias

Give us some late-winter chills.

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In Review: 'Mickey 17,' 'Eephus'

In Review: 'Mickey 17,' 'Eephus'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Bong Joon Ho returns with an audacious sci-fi satire and baseball season arrives early via a knockabout comedy with an elegiac streak.

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