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From Venice and Telluride... with praise!

Marriage Story , from Venice and from Telluride " “Marriage Story” is the Noah Baumbach movie we’ve been waiting for. It’s better than good; it’s more than just accomplished (...) At once funny, scalding, and stirring, built around two bravura performances of incredible sharpness and humanity, it’s the work of a major film artist, one who shows that he can capture life in all its emotional detail and complexity (...) Baumbach’s brilliant screenplay never falters or hits a wrong note. He has come up with smart, witty, saddened, and searching characters whose ability to articulate their feelings is never less than lifelike, and he writes scenes that are like verbal arias. " - OWEN GLEIBERMAN, Variety " Like Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage — an inevitable influence — this is a tough piece of work, steeped in pain that feels wincingly immediate (it’s based on Baumbach’s own divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh) and unsparing in its willingness t...

SHOT OF THE WEEK: "The Squid and the Whale" (2005)

REVIEW: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

Genre: Comedy; Drama Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern  and Al Pacino In theaters: July 26, 2019 (USA) ; August 14, 2019 (UK) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood works as a directing showcase for the legendary Quentin Tarantino at his quietest mode. Don't get me wrong, the movie is no piece of slow European drama, but Hollywood takes its time and it might be too long for some viewers - no matter what, it is a movie you won't want to miss!   Back to the 60's Los Angeles, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood channels the times when white male actors dominated the whole industry and actresses got more credit for their beauty than for their actual talents. The movie follows Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt-double and close friend Cliff (Brad Pitt), but it also follows Sharon Tate (Mar...

SHOT OF THE WEEK: "Blue Valentine" (2010)

WATCH THIS TRAILER: "1917"