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80 Years Later, An Underrated Film Noir Thriller Is A Miracle Of Its Time

Robert Siodmak's The Killers is a masterpiece of film noir precisely because of how it engages with the morally grey complications of the genre.

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Quote of the Day by Burt Lancaster: “I judge a restaurant by the bread and… – Inspiring lessons on dining, quality, simplicity, appreciation and why the little things make a big difference by the American actor known for his powerful performances and deep insights on food and taste

Quote of the Day by Burt Lancaster: Burt Lancaster’s quote, “I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee,” explores the importance of quality, simplicity, and attention to detail when experiencing food and hospitality. The quote suggests that a restaurant’s true standard can often be recognized through its…

The Economic Times

Zulu Dawn review – fine ensemble cast show arrogance that led to British imperial disaster

Peter O’Toole, Burt Lancaster and Denholm Elliott are all present and correct for watchable return to colonial clash in South Africa

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Claudia Cardinale obituary

Italian film star best known for The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Pink Panther and 8½

The Guardian - UK

Claudia Cardinale, Italian cinema star known for The Pink Panther, dies aged 87

The Tunisian-born actor also appeared in ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’

The Independent UK

5 new to Paramount Plus movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Our guide on the best new movies that have arrived on Paramount Plus, and they all have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

Tom’s Guide

55 Years Ago, A Wildly Influential Disaster Thriller Invented A New Genre — And Changed Hollywood Forever

More than half a century after its release, Hollywood continues to pay its dues to 'Airport,' the grandaddy of the modern disaster movie.

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The Leopard review – this sultry Italian drama will leave you swooning

Netflix’s adaptation of the classic novel isn’t just a steamy, sumptuous treat that’s packed with nice food. It’s also a sharp look at how the ruling classes survive social upheaval

The Guardian - UK

32 Oscar-nominated movies that you've probably never heard of

These movies made it to the Oscars, but maybe not your own living room

Total Film

The Swimmer, Russian thugs, Jesus’ feet: Anne Carson’s lyrical, surreal new work strategically pricks literary seriousness

Wrong Norma, the latest collection of writings (and drawings and facsimiles) by the feted Canadian poet Anne Carson, is a work full of allusions, quotations, references, parody and other forms of stylised evocation.

The Conversation

The Surfer review – beach bum Nic Cage surfs a high tide of toxic masculinity

An office drone must suffer the machismo of an Australian coastal town in this barmy, low-budget thriller about a would-be wave-chaser

The Guardian - UK

Sony Pictures Post Production Services Completes Sound Facilities Expansion

Studio’s historic mix stages for TV and motion pictures have been restored and updated

TV Tech

‘It will change the way we think about their story’: mythical archive of ‘first Beatles historian’ comes to light

Mal Evans neglected his family life to go on tour with the Beatles, amassing a priceless trove of ephemera and diary entries. Long after his untimely death, a new book has finally uncovered it

The Guardian - UK

20 best film noirs: From The Big Heat to Sunset Boulevard

Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the 20 greatest film noirs of the classic era

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From Here to Eternity at 70: an unusually soulful, feel-bad blockbuster

Fred Zinnemann’s sturdy adaptation of James Jones’s army melodrama remains an underrated slice of homoerotic, bittersweet war-is-hell film-making

WhatToWatch

The 10 sexiest movie kisses that get hearts racing

These are the sexiest movie kisses of all time, from Cruel Intentions' same-sex smooch to The Notebook's rain-soaked smacker.

The Guardian - UK

Navajo cowboys impersonating John Wayne: Roswell Angier’s best photograph

‘This was taken in the Indian Head Bar, a seedy place in Arizona. The men were fascinated by Wayne since The Hallelujah Trail was filmed around there. Yet Wayne wasn’t in it’

The Guardian - UK

Local Hero review – wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty

Bill Forsyth’s happy-sad tale about a fishing village under threat from US oil money is as wonderful as ever, with standout turns from Burt Lancaster and youthful Peter Capaldi

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Streaming: the best films about journalism

Gritty drama She Said, about the two reporters who exposed Harvey Weinstein, joins newsroom classics from His Girl Friday to All the President’s Men

Texas Observer

A ‘Fairy Tale’ Trip to 1980s Houston

In between a trip to Scotland, director Bill Forsyth's Local Hero lets viewers glimpse a bygone Bayou City of 40 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: David Cameron, Boris Johnson and François Hollande on Putin’s war

Past and present world leaders unpack the illegal invasion. Plus: the superlative third episode of The Last of Us. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Pamela, a Love Story – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Ryan Coogler’s sequel to the Marvel blockbuster is sprinkled with sadness in tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, while Pamela Anderson candidly tells her tale

The Guardian - UK

Gina Lollobrigida obituary

Film actor of the 1950s and 60s who went from early Italian roles to become an international star

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: Has the quizmaster lost touch with reality?

I want to include you in the quiz. Send me a date, or just a year, and I will try to craft a quiz question around it. I will credit you in the quiz with your first name and last initial.

Tribune News Service

Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Death by dementia and the reshaping of memory

I remember the idyllic days, chasing each other on the South Carolina beach, falling into the Atlantic with our clothes on like Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in “From Here to Eternity.”

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