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Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down A Dream traces legendary Florida rocker Tom Petty's career from his first steps into his chosen career path, through twists and turns that often involve bold face names, and finally to a satisfying homecoming. The masterful Bogdanovich unsurprisingly delivers compelling...
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Kick it with Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein in The Nowhere Inn, a perfect holiday getaway for folks looking for something a little more alternative this holiday season. Somewhat akin to 2016's hit Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Nowhere Inn is a half-jokey, half-serious documentary peering into the...
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In honor of Spielberg's remake, it's time to revisit a classic. You might not have West Side Story on VHS, but thanks to the streaming age, you can still watch it at any time for one of the greatest love stories of all time. Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, and Rita Moreno (who landed a role in the new flick, of course), Sondheim's...
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NBC's new game show That's My Jam is entirely my jam. I was smiling from ear to ear within the first minute of the very special episode that airs tonight, Monday, November 29 at 10 pm on NBC. The Voice coaches Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson are the first up to play the game that you will be obsessed with. I was...
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At a time (the mid 1990's) when the global cultural zeitgeist was focused on the United Kingdom, Oasis, the country's biggest pop stars since the Beatles and the party champions of the people, played two shows for a quarter of a million concertgoers on an estate north of London called Knebworth. At the time, it was a lager-drenched catharsis for...
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Jonathan Larson’s unfinished, autobiographical, one-man “rock monologue”—later converted to a three-actor musical after his death—has never been nearly as popular as the late composer’s smash Broadway hit, RENT. But in the capable hands of Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie version of tick, tick… BOOM! is...
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A running motif of Frankenstein, not to mention high-minded discussions of the notion of art, time, and permanence? Yes, indeed, and it makes for a unique and riveting documentary about that most American (not to mention culturally significant) of bands: the Grateful Dead. Longtime heads will happily tune in and drop out, of course, but casual or...
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If you're a fan of music, whimsy, or New York City, go out of your way to watch John Carney's spellbinding dramedy Begin Again. Now streaming on Netflix, this delightful adult coming-of-age indie about the unlikely partnership (and eventually friendship) between a down on his luck music exec (Mark Ruffalo) and an upstart singer/songwriter (Keira...
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Keep the Halloween spirit alive for one more day with a viewing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is streaming free on Hulu and Amazon Prime. This cult classic may not be a good movie in the traditional sense, but then again, throwing up the middle finger to tradition is sort of the whole point of Rocky Horror. This over-the-top 1975 musical...
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