A movie’s individual “awards” page on IMDB is an invaluable record of the contemporaneous reception.
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Author: Steven Strauss
Bottoming
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Upstaged
Where is the orchestra located in a Broadway theater?
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MUSICals
Can you name a single non-IP musical that has ever turned a profit without a BELOVED score?
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Something More
Mary Jane could appear deceptively simple.
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Screen as Intermediary
David Lynch is the most over-cited comparison in cinema.
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No Place Like Home
Here’s another doubling involving Days of Wine and Roses’ angular-roof set:
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Just the Three of Us
“Tunnel of Love” is a deeper cut in Bruce Springsteen’s catalogue, especially for Challengers’ youthful demographic.
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Praying on Doubt
The notion that Broadway is the best of theater’s best is bullshit.
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New Characters, Same Actors
Late Night with the Devil is one of three recent movies that give habitual character actors the rare opportunity to showcase their leading role chops.
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