Emanuel Levy
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I belong to a small group of scholars who have juggled a dual career, as film professor (Ph.D. Columbia University) and film critic (Variety, Screen International, Financial Times). Among my eight film books are All About Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards, Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Indpendent Film, and the first biography of Vincente Minnelli, Hollywood's Dark Dreamer. I have served on the jury of 44 international Film Festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Taoromina, Montreal, Hawaii, and Sundance.
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Buck and the Preacher (1972) |
Uneven, some sequences are breezy and entertaining while others are slow and repetitive. Even so, though first-time director, Poitier shows skill for staging some scenes -- especially those with Belafonte -- with easy and unguarded humor. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted May 26, 2022
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| Posted May 09, 2021
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| Posted May 02, 2021
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The Decalogue (1989) |
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| Posted May 01, 2021
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A solid, quite moving meditation on the intellectual and emotional climate in Israel after the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Rabin, structured as a journey to Tel-Aviv, Gaza, Golan Heights, talking to Rabin's widow, politicos, and artists. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Apr 29, 2021
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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938) |
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| Posted Apr 09, 2021
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| Posted Apr 08, 2021
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| Posted Feb 21, 2021
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Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (2002) |
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| Posted Feb 05, 2021
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The Devil Never Sleeps (1994) |
The Devil Never Sleeps is mildly entertaining, particularly in the sections that try to make sense of the radically contradictory accounts of the same events or issues given by different members of Oscar's family. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 15, 2020
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| Posted Jul 17, 2020
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Reckless (1984) |
The only new element in the film is its explicit sex scene, which is performed to a pulsating rock soundtrack. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted May 31, 2020
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A Change of Seasons (1980) |
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| Posted May 27, 2020
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Gay USA (1977) |
Bressan's montage presents a dialectical opposition of sound and image, giving the work a spirited tone of debate. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted May 20, 2020
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| Posted Oct 26, 2019
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Working Girls (1986) |
Contesting Hollywood stereotypical portrait of prostitutes, Borden's semi-docu feature shows them to be clean, intelligent and in control of their career, often doing it for the good pay and flexible hours. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Aug 27, 2019
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| Posted Mar 27, 2019
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Don Juan DeMarco (1995) |
The film's greatest asset is its glorious acting, with special accolades to Brando, who here delivers yet another magnificent "comeback" performance. - Variety
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| Posted Mar 04, 2019
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Ghetto (2002) |
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| Posted Jan 29, 2019
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All the King's Horses (1935) |
Frank Tuttle's entertaining musical revolves around the ideas of similar looks, mistaken identities. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) |
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Chinese Roulette (1976) |
Fassbinder's first international production is a bleak psychological melodrama in which the secrets of a married couple are exposed in truth-guessing game by their invalid child. The cast is headed by Anna Karina, Godard's muse in his early career. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Jul 06, 2015
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A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
Despite problems of structure and tone, and some crucial omissions from Nash's actual life, A Beautiful Mind has emerged as one of the season's most enjoyable and popular films. - Screen International
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| Posted Oct 21, 2014
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Pearl Harbor (2001) |
As impressive as the physical verisimilitude is, it only accentuates the contrast with the banalities of a script that lacks any fully developed characters. - Screen International
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| Posted May 28, 2014
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The Scenic Route (1978) |
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| Posted Jul 26, 2013
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Her Twelve Men (1954) |
The last film star Greer Garson made for MGM after years in contract there is one of her weakest. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Mar 26, 2013
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The Golden Hawk (1952) |
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| Posted Mar 26, 2013
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Her Twelve Men (1954) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Best Foot Forward (1943) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Freaky Friday (2003) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Liz (1979) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Life-Size (2000) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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The Parent Trap (1998) |
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Young Tom Edison (1940) |
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| Posted Mar 24, 2013
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) |
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| Posted Mar 24, 2013
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Rock 'n' Roll (1978) |
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| Posted Mar 24, 2013
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Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) |
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| Posted Mar 24, 2013
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Annie Oakley (1935) |
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| Posted Mar 23, 2013
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Midnight (1939) |
Starring Colbert and Barrymore, this charming fairytale is one of the best screwball comedies as well as a highlight of Mitchell Leisen's career. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Mar 23, 2013
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The Company (2003) |
A minor work in the oeuvre of Altman or producer Vachon, this behind the scenes dance film exhibits the director's stylisic devices but lacks fresh and poignant insights. - EmanuelLevy.Com
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| Posted Mar 23, 2013
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The General's Daughter (1999) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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Reindeer Games (2000) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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India: Matri Bhumi (1959) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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Bellissimo - A History of the Italian Cinema (1987) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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L'Amore (1948) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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Italian for Beginners (2000) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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Roger Dodger (2002) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) |
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| Posted Mar 21, 2013
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