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“Safe House” Entirely Too Safe
In his first English-language thriller, Swedish director Daniel Espinosa works overtime to try and deliver a gritty, action bonanza, long on kamikaze-style car chases and spectacular...
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Conversations in Black and Black: The Brooklyn Museum’s “Question Bridge: Black Males” Exhibit
Do you really feel free? What is the black man’s purpose? What do you think of white women? What is so cool about selling crack? Are you black first or a man first? Why didn’t you...
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A Seamstress of Dreams
Fashion designer Felicity Brown doesn’t believe in following trends. Instead, with a dollop of inspiration mixed with bundles of creativity and copious amounts of research into her...
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Oscar Watch Part 3: The Picks
When you’re making your Oscar picks in the hopes of winning a little extra cash from friends and family, it never hurts to analyze the last few months for helpful data. The awards shows...
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Photographs of Things Past: Eugène Atget at the MoMA
Abandon hope, all ye who enter the Museum of Modern Art’s current show Eugène Atget: “Documents pour artistes,” devoted to the work of French photographer Eugène Atget...
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Free-Spirited Fun along the Finnish Riviera
It was well below freezing on the Finnish coast, but there my friends and I were, frolicking outdoors near a pool whose glassy waters were a blue of almost infinite depth. Soon it...
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‘Mildred Pierce’ DVD Has Superior Story, Meager Features
With a narrative that sprawls out over five-plus hours, the DVD and Blu-ray release of Mildred Pierce isn’t exactly hurting for more content. Even so, it doesn’t feel wrong to ask for...
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Familial Tribulations with a Russian Twist
The New Group, a dynamic organization dedicated to developing new playwrights, has a 15 year history of producing works about the trials and tribulations inherent in...
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‘The Artist’: Beautiful Quietude in Glorious Black And White
If there’s one thing plaguing movies today, it’s an overabundance of sound. Yet, amid a cacophony of clanking competition, a production like The Artist rises above it all by embracing...
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Painting a Colorful Reality with Lori Hyland
Some abstract artists do not contemplate over their choice of color when dipping their paintbrush before that swift, almost dance like movement of the wrist splatters monochromatic hues...
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