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Dennis Hopper's career had incredible heights and terrible lows. But in 1986, the actor had one of the most impressive comebacks in film history.

Like his peers of the French New Wave, Bogdanovich parlayed a career in film criticism and scholarship into directing.

Peter Bogdanovich — whose “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon” solidified his reputation as one of the most important filmmakers in the New Hollywood of the ’70s, but whose personal life threatened to overshadow his career behind the camera — has died, Variety has confirmed. He was 82. The director also had acting roles on such shows as “The Sopranos,” on which he recurred as Dr. Melfi’s psychotherapist; “The Simpsons”; and as a DJ in Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2.” Wildly p

I often put together a "books for Christmas" column on the assumption that people who read newspaper columns are also people who read books. And that they therefore like to give and get books as gifts.

Columbia County’s premiere film festival is back at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham this fall, screening the best of international and local films and giving viewers a chance to see possible Oscar contenders. Here, an idea of what to expect, plus 5 can't-miss films.