Tag: Assassins
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Before ‘The Matrix,’ the Wachowskis Wrote This Star-Studded Thriller
The Wachowskis are known not only for creating one of the most important action and science fiction films of all time, The Matrix but also for the personal themes of queerness and otherness that run through almost all of their work. Ironically, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a straighter, more stereotypically-gendered film than their earliest…
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Christine Baranski Hails Stephen Sondheim as a Giant of Musical Theater: ‘We All Feel Like Orphans’
For Christine Baranski and a generation of musical theater stars, Stephen Sondheim, the legendary Broadway composer who died on Friday at 91, was nothing less than a father figure, a musical giant and an inspiration.“Even though he was 91 we are blindsided by the loss. We all feel like orphans,” Baranski told Variety as she…
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Stephen Sondheim: Stars Pay Tribute to Legendary Broadway Composer
Stephen Sondheim was hailed as one of the most influential and innovative voices in history of American musical theater by friends and fans following the composer’s death Friday at the age of 91.Sondheim was remembered for his musically challenging works, for his inventive storytelling and his unique approach to crafting stage musicals.Barbra Streisand was quick…
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‘Assassins’ Filmmaker Ryan White on How the Sony Hack Connects to His New Documentary
Filmmaker Ryan White says his documentary feature “Assassins” one of the hardest documentaries he’s made. White’s credits include: “Visible: Out on Television” and “The Keepers.”The road to “Assassins,” now streaming on virtual cinema took White down into the underbelly of Malaysia, dark alleys, taxis and a dive into the North Korean regime. Kim Jong-nam —…
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This Week In Trailers: Death of a Ladies Man, Canvas, Assassins, The Surgeon’s Cut, The Ripper
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week,…
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‘Assassins’ Trailer Highlights the Audacious Murder of Kim Jong-un’s Brother
Greenwich Entertainment has released the trailer for Ryan White’s gripping documentary Assassins. The film follows the shocking and audacious murder of Kim Jong-un’s murder at a crowded Malaysian airport by two women who smeared his face with Vx poison. Were they spies working on the behalf of North Korea? Or were they merely pawns in…