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Music Worth Hearing—And Seeing
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 21, 2010 4:00 AM
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I love music almost as much as I love movies. That’s why I start every morning with a visit to Tin Pan Alley at www.youtube.com/user/petermintunmusic, where the gifted pianist, singer and musicologist Peter Mintun offers “A Different Tune Each Day.” I’ve also had some wonderful experiences in recent months watching DVDs that celebrate a wide variety of music I happen to like. These documentaries and performance videos don’t have marketing muscle behind them, so they depend on loyal followers and word-of-mouth. That’s why I’m happy to recommend them here, in the hope that I can expand that audience just a bit.
Sons of the Pioneers 75th Anniversary Show, Volume 1 is a live 2009 performance by the current incarnation of the classic country music group formed in the 1930s by Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, and a young fellow who would become world-famous as Roy Rogers. The group has undergone many changes over the decades but the present-day group keeps the—
Update Your App!
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 20, 2010 4:00 AM
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maltin on movies: Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 19, 2010 10:00 AM
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film review: The Town
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 17, 2010 4:00 AM
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- 9 Comments
This is, quite simply, the best movie I’ve seen all year. The Town has everything one could ask for: a solid story, a superb cast playing interesting and well-drawn characters, pulse-pounding action, and the element of surprise. It’s violent, visceral, and completely captivating.
film review: Never Let Me Go
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 17, 2010 3:59 AM
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I came to this film knowing nothing about it, except that it was based on the highly-acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguru. I had no foreknowledge of its story or premise—and I’m glad.
The story begins in the present and then segues to a lengthy flashback at a traditional British boarding school, filled with seemingly ordinary boys and girls. We soon learn that these children are not leading “normal” lives at all; they have a particular destiny and are apparently helpless to change it. A new teacher (Sally Hawkins) who tries to warn them is quickly dismissed.
At this point we focus on three characters: a girl who—
film review: Catfish
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 17, 2010 3:58 AM
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If nothing else, Catfish may win awards for the most effective advertising and promotional campaign of the year. The buzz on this movie has been exceptionally loud, which is all the more unusual because no one seem to know what it’s about. Several people who have seen the trailer (HERE) have told me it’s reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, which in fact it isn’t.
Boris Karloff's Assurance
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 15, 2010 4:00 AM
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- 2 Comments
From Chaplin To Ford To Kubrick…
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 14, 2010 3:59 AM
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maltin on movies: Bran Nue Dae
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 13, 2010 4:00 AM
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maltin on movies: The Romantics
- By Leonard Maltin
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- September 10, 2010 7:38 AM
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