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Relentless Determination Topples World’s Most Wanted Terrorist in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Zero Dark Thirty begins in brutal fashion. Well, emotionally speaking, anyway. The first two minutes of director Kathryn Bigelow’s high-stakes CIA action thriller set the tone for the rest of the film, as blackness...
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‘Faking It’ at the Met: The Lie Behind Photographic ‘Truth’
“Every photograph is a fake from start to finish, a purely impersonal, unmanipulated photograph being practically impossible.” This observation, made by American photographer and artist Edward Steichen, may not...
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The Artist and the Monster: Two Stories and Six Million Jews
It’s a strange phenomenon. When we try to grasp the reality of six million souls slaughtered during Adolf Hitler’s Final Solution, the mind and heart grow numb, but when we let ourselves glimpse just two lives in...
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Oscar Watch Part 2: One Man’s Winners
Now that I’ve given my two cents on what I found to be the most appalling movies of the past year, here’s another pair of pennies regarding the other end of the cinematic spectrum. Though Oscar voters may have...
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Oscar Watch Part 1: The Losers
Well, organizations around the world have made their picks for the cream of the crop for movies released in 2012. For me, the day the Academy announces the nominations is like Christmas Eve, with the actual date of...
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‘The Hobbit’: A Lengthy, Nostalgic Beginning
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment in Peter Jackson’s newest trilogy set in the fantasy land of Middle Earth, would be more accurately classified as a long-winded journey. A prequel to the...
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Stella Adler: The Actor’s Oracle
The ancient Greeks believed an oracle was a kind of priestess that the gods spoke through. And there’s many an actor alive today that believe that their teacher, Stella Adler — arguably the most influential...
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‘Promised Land’ Has Shaky Foundation
When it comes to the environment, folks are easily swayed by the voice of Hollywood and its familiar faces to tell them what to think. Though some movies might make a cogent argument for or against certain green...
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A Little Bit of Heaven: Shannon Pridgen Uses Cake to Whisk Us Away into the New Year
This holiday season, one should imagine being transported to a delicious world, a sanctum of sorts saturated with delectable cakes. There is a myriad of meticulously-adorned sugar creations that easily resuscitate...
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Tis’ the New Year on Cookie Road: Aneta Szot Bakes Delicious Dreams
Embracing the same generous spirit that makes the holidays special, Aneta Szot has showered those around her with personalized, unforgettable treats for years. She began to chisel and package her prodigious artistry...
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