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To Award, or Not to Award

On August 11, 2020August 12, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

How do you solve a problem like this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

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A Double-Feature Joke (Not the Other Way Around)

On August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A pictorial double-feature joke — not to be mistaken for a joke double-feature, nor a joke of a double feature — that three of you will understand:

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The Spoiled Bird

On August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Rarely do I read about a movie before writing about it.

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Two More Birds

On August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Here’s one more pro and con — depending on your perspective — to the theatrical vs. home-viewing debate that occurred to me post-posting on Friday:

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The Trapped Bird

On July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

As with every discussion that tries to adjudicate the pros and cons of the theatrical-vs.-home viewing experience, what I’m about to discuss is wholly subjective, steeped in nothing more than personal preference, even if others might relate to the feeling.

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Missing from the Log

On July 27, 2020August 4, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of Dekalog, where’s our 21st century Dekalog??

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One Pairing for Each Eye

On July 21, 2020August 2, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Two examples, each anchored around Eyes Without a Face, of how the ordering of a double feature can change how the viewer sees the second movie.

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Howdy, Pardners

On July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, here’s a cross-century scene comparison between westerns of a different color, anchored by a similar leading presence:

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The Future of Broadway

On July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Look what waltzed across the ticker this morning:

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When It Comes to Character-as-Theme Titles, Robert’s the Altman

On July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Pair McCabe & Mrs. Miller with 3 Women for a Robert Altman double-feature of titles that center characters who would otherwise be considered mere supporting players.

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