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Films opening Thursday-Friday, Dec. 13-14, 2018
By on December 13, 2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway: Late-night TV comedy writer Steve Young stumbles upon the strange world of corporate musicals in the documentary with appearances by Martin Short, Florence Henderson, Jello Biafra and »

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‘Into the Spider-Verse’ amazing, spectacular, astonishing
By on December 13, 2018
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is an animated film — not part of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe — and not quite like anything you’ve seen before. It’s amazing, astonishing and spectacular »

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‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ shines spotlight on industrial musicals
By on December 13, 2018
Though it may leave you with some ridiculous ditties resounding in your head, “Bathtubs Over Broadway” is a completely enjoyable documentary about “industrial” musicals — big-budget stage productions commissioned by »

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‘Vox Lux’ a portrait of a pop star, and world, in crisis
By on December 7, 2018
A consideration of pop music and terrorism by rising filmmaker Brady Corbet, “Vox Lux” is a tonally shaky wild ride too uneven to qualify as an indie dazzler but too »

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Films opening Dec. 6-7, 2018
By on December 6, 2018
Anna and the Apocalypse: The zombie flick is a musical set in a sleepy town, where a teen and her friends “fight, slash and sing their way to survival.” Rated »

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Holiday horror musical ‘Anna’ deceptively packs emotion
By on December 6, 2018
Melding genres that don’t ordinarily mix can sometimes provide great inspiration. There are few horror-musicals, and only the family-friendly animated “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is set during the holiday season. »

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Films opening, film festivals Nov. 29-30, 2018
By on November 29, 2018
FILMS OPENING Becoming Astrid: The movie by Pernille Fischer Christensen tells the true story of a character-defining period in the life of Astrid Lindgren, author of “Pippi Longstocking.” Not rated. »

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Wicked, funny ‘Favourite’ overstays its welcome
By on November 29, 2018
Greek-born filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ cinematic worlds — in “Dogtooth,” “The Lobster” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” — are dystopian and malicious, where few, if any, good people can »

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