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‘The Two Popes’: The god couple

November 22, 2019 By Ed Rampell

Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, who was Oscar-nominated for 2002’s City of God and Golden Globe-nommed for 2005’s The Constant Gardener, is back with another topical film.

‘Desert One’: The imperialists who couldn’t shoot straight

November 21, 2019 By Ed Rampell

From Harlan to Hormel to Hemingway to Hostages, two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple is one of America’s preeminent documentarians.

World premiere play with music ‘Salvage’ launches in Los Angeles

November 21, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Though couched in a language with vaguely religious overtones, the message of Salvage applies to all of us trying to make a difference in the world.

‘The Irishman’: Pacino, Paquin and the gangs of New York are all here

November 20, 2019 By Ed Rampell

I enjoyed this epic three quarters of the way through, but I could have lived without the final hour or so, which basically deals with growing old.

‘Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room’: How Warren G. Harding became president

November 20, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

The biggest White House corruption scandal ever recorded up to that point in history took place during the early years of Warren G. Harding’s administration.