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Category: Film
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Al Pacino Looks Back at His Breakthrough Role in ‘The Godfather’
Fifty years later, the actor looks back on his breakthrough role: how he was cast, why he skipped the Oscars and what it all means to him now.
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With ‘The Godfather,’ Art Imitated Mafia Life. And Vice Versa.
Federal wiretaps and Mob insiders suggest that many real-life wiseguys turned to the 1972 film for inspiration, validation and cues on how to speak and act and dress.
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‘The Godfather’ Explained in Seven Quotes
The film’s lines have become part of our collective memory. Seven writers, directors and actors look back at the movie and what these words mean to them.
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‘Last Exit: Space’ Review: Not-So-Final Frontiers
The director Rudolph Herzog, with his father, Werner Herzog, narrating, explores the feasibility of off-world colonization.
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‘The Cherry Bushido’ Review: That Fighting Spirit
Japanese nationalism and religious faith fuel a battle in the spirit realm in this awkward martial-arts fantasy.
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‘Offseason’ Review: Shuttered Island
A bereaved woman is trapped on a mysterious island in this atmospheric horror movie.
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Producers of Alec Baldwin Film Scrutinized After Shooting
The team behind “Rust” chose not to get an insurance package often carried by productions, which some in Hollywood said was a sign of cutting corners.
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How the Shooting on the Alec Baldwin Set Happened
A reconstruction of the events leading up to the fatal shooting of the cinematographer of “Rust,” the Alec Baldwin western, reveals a troubled production and a series of errors.
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Talking About ‘Attica,’ the Newest Documentary on the Prison Uprising
Fifty years after the fact, the filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry reflect on the bloody standoff and what it accomplished.
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‘Attica’ Review: Reflections on a Riot
The Showtime documentary, directed by Stanley Nelson, looks back on the 1971 prison uprising with the benefit of 50 years’ hindsight.
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Lawyer for ‘Rust’ Assistant Director Says Checking Gun Was Not His Job
The assistant director, Dave Halls, had previously told a detective that he should have more thoroughly checked the gun before Alec Baldwin handled it, according to an affidavit.