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Review: The Skeleton Twins

The Skeleton Twins stars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. According to the trivia at IMDB, this duo have appeared together over half a dozen times in other movies and on television, including on Saturday Night Live. In this film they […]

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Joséphine Japy and Lou de Laâge in Breathe

Watch This: Trailer for Breathe

Breathe is a film from actress-turned-director Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds, Beginnings). It’s in French with English subtitles and will be released in the US in late September. Joséphine Japy and Lou De Laâge as two young girls whose all-consuming friendship

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Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore in Miss You Already

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Miss You Already stars power pair Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore in a drama about best friends. Dominic Cooper and Paddy Considine play the men in the lives of these two friends.  The synopsis reads, “Miss You Already is an

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Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl

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The Danish Girl stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first transgender persons to have sex-reassignment surgery. Alicia Vikander plays Lili’s wife, Gerda Wegener. Both were artists. The surgery took place in 1920s, but the story begins before

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A scene from 45 years

45 Years and Still Having Sex

45 Years is a British drama about a couple preparing for a 45th anniversary of their wedding. Here’s the synopsis.

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Malala

Watch This: Trailer for He Named Me Malala

He Named Me Malala is a documentary by Davis Guggenheim about Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai. After the Taliban tried to kill her for speaking out on behalf of girls’ education, Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai emerged as a leading

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East of Salinas scene

The New Season on Independent Lens

It made the news when Lois Vossen was promoted to executive producer of the PBS documentary series Independent Lens. That makes Vossen one of the top ranking people at PBS. The series she’ll head caught my attention when I saw

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Kristin Wiig in Welcome to Me

Review: Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me stars Kristen Wiig as a mentally ill woman who wins $86M in the lottery and puts herself on a TV show that is all about her. Kristen Wiig is fantastic in this part and proves her talent

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