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Criterion takes ’3:10 to Yuma’
A plain-speaking western hero makes a lonely stand against a gang of outlaws. The clock ticks down. The townsfolk cower. A train steam-bellows down the tracks, its arrival presaging a shootout and near-certain death for the hero. That's "High Noon" all right, one of the most famous American … [More]
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D’Works originals to Netflix
Netflix has made its largest deal yet for original content, inking with DreamWorks Animation for 300 hours of original … [More]
Big binge for ‘Arrested’
Netflix served up an entire new season of "Arrested Development" over the holiday weekend, and fans immediately binged on the … [More]
‘SNL’ classics to Yahoo
" 'Saturday Night Live' has pervaded and defined our culture for decades," Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says. Now, 38 years worth of … [More]
Blu-ray film review
Fritz Lang’s ‘Ministry of Fear’
Funny thing about the wrong man: He never, ever did it. This lack of mystery never held back the thriller subgenre, in large part because of Alfred Hitchcock's fondness for tales of the unjustly accused on the run. The German director Fritz Lang also worked cases of mistaken identity, notably in … [More]
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‘Ripper Street’: Victorian evil at large
The shadow of wicked olde Jack hangs heavy over "Ripper Street." Is this a specter, or a warning of the Ripper's return? The creators of this terrific BBC One series wisely keep Jack the Ripper sidelined, at least in the first season, which just wrapped season 1 on BBC America. Good move. We … [More]
