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Prince of the City
Tuesday Minute No. 233 | April 12, 2011 Sidney Lumet, R.I.P. One of the greats died over the weekend. Sidney Lumet was a brilliant director and a favorite of mine. He’s one of the reasons I fell in...
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The Verdict
Thursday Minute No. 234 | April 14, 2011 Sidney Lumet, R.I.P. . Over the weekend I was in Utah (surviving, it turned out), and saddened to learn of Sidney Lumet’s death. I had the itch to see one of...
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Tuesday Minute Entr’acte | April 19, 2011 A Bit of Fry More to come next week. Meanwhile, a few words about words. Kinetic Typography Stephen Fry …58…59…60.
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Thursday Minute Entr’acte | April 21, 2011 A Bit of Fry & Laurie A few more words about words. A Discussion of Language “A Bit of Fry & Laurie” BBC Television Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie …58…59…60.
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Friday Minute Entr’acte | April 29, 2011 Final Friday Five, the monthly mini-quiz 1. Sidney Lumet is one of the quintessential New York directors. All but one of his films below are primarily set in...
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“Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead”
Monday Minute No. 235 | May 2, 2011 “Justice Has Been Done” In my five decades and counting I’ve had the chance to witness quite a bit of history, but tonight I can say that I don’t remember a moment...
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Films of 2011 (Part I)
Friday Minute No. 236 | December 30, 2011 Where Has the Year Gone? . Last we met, on this page at least, we were heading down the yellow-brick road with Dorothy to celebrate some joyous news with the...
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Film of 2011 (Part II)
Sunday Minute No. 237 | February 26, 2012 The Year That Was, One More Time . The end of the year came before the end of my moviegoing for 2011, and my recap from the holiday season was admitedly an...
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2011 Oscars Preview
Sunday Minute No. 238 | February 26, 2012 2011 Oscars Preview & Predictions You can find my thoughts about the films of 2011 in these two posts cleverly titled “Films of 2011″—Part 1, Part II. In...
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2011 Oscars Recap
Sunday Minute No. 239 | February 26, 2012 The Artist is the big winner of the night, with five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Hugo...
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