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John Wilson, Eric Andre and others are drawing on unscripted encounters to elicit deeper laughs but also more vulnerable moments.

In Samuel Johnson's last great work, "The Lives of the Poets," there is a fascinating passage about the intellect and reading habits of one of Johnson's most important literary models, 17th-century poet John Dryden.

The Librarian of Congress annually selects the United States’ most influential motion pictures for this honor.

Film Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde spotlights great new physical media for your library (or holiday shopping list)

The Works and Days (2020) C.W. Winter and Anders Edström, The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin), 2020, 2.5K video, color, sound, 480 minutes. WRITTEN CIRCA 700 BC, the Greek poet Hesiod’s Works and Days is an 828-line poem that doubles as a sort of farmers’ almanac in which the author instructs his brother on the physical and moral imperatives of agrarian living. Less didactic but equally epic, C.W. Winter and Anders Edström’s The Works and Days (of Tayoko Sh...

Aproximaciones y valorizaciones de las características del género que lo hicieron el más estudiado y pensado, solo equiparable al western. 

The 100 Best Documentaries of All Time By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News AND Nicole Johnson, Stacker News On 5/5/21 at 8:00 PM EDT Great documentaries often give access and illumination to stories that would otherwise go untold. The subject of a great documentary can be anything from a single individuals life to a broader political event, and the effect of the films can be anything from uplifting to devastating. To celebrate the genre, Stacker created a ranking of the to...

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer April 24, 2021 11 The interior of Union Station in Los Angeles appears on March 23, 2021. The Oscars are headed to the historic site for the first time this year. With wide open spaces and 65-foot high ceilings, its ideal for a big crew and cameras. Its been used in car commercials, reality shows and procedurals. But its beamed ceilings, Spanish tile floors and regal bronze chandeliers really shine in cinema where its played train stations, banks, police stations,...

Lights, Camera, STATION! Oscars preparation gets well and truly underway as production crew descend on the iconic Union Station, close off a terminal and play host to a VERY devoted superfan Preparation for the 93rd Academy Awards is well and truly underway, as production crew were see at LAs Union Station loading off lorries and meeting a superfan on Thursday ahead on Sundays ceremony  According to Deadline, Union Station will remain open to transit riders throughout this period, and riders w...