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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

‘Dutchman’: An Electrifying Dance of Death by J. Hoberman

A newly restored film adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s provocative 1964 play evoking racial and sexual anxiety is showing at the Museum of Modern Art.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

In ‘Mikey and Nicky,’ Elaine May Nails a Pair of Desperate Characters by J. Hoberman

Newly restored, May’s darkest comedy is one of the great underappreciated American movies of the 1970s.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Rewind: Revisiting the Downtown Scene Through Alien Eyes in ‘Liquid Sky’ by J. Hoberman

This movie, which opened 35 years ago, is more than a time capsule. It’s a sci-fi spectacle with a “ferocious fashion sense.”

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Friday, May 29, 2015

‘42nd Street’ and Looney Tunes Classics: Showstoppers Live and Animated by J. Hoberman

The Warner Bros. musical “42nd Street” was a Depression-era call to action; “Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces” offers animated examples of the studio’s voice talent.

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Friday, November 21, 2014

New Releases of ‘Tosca’s Kiss’ and ‘Pete Kelly’s Blues’ by J. Hoberman

Daniel Schmid’s “Tosca’s Kiss,” a portrait of opera stars in retirement, is out on DVD in a 30th anniversary edition.

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