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In the Hand of Dante” sprang from the mind of late writer Nick Tosches. His 2002 book is the basis for director Julian Schnabel’s star-studded Netflix movie. I have not read Tosches’s book, so I can’t ...

Awards Circuit Column: A billion-dollar Michael Jackson musical and Olivia Wilde’s A24 ensemble headline the hopefuls worthy of Oscar consideration from January through June. The Oscar race is never ...

In the Hand of Dante is streaming on Netflix now. Star-studded yet defiantly dull, Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante crosscuts a turn-of-the-century mob saga with a Late Middle Ages tale of how ...

Oscar voters…don’t forget to RSVP to “The Invite.” “The Invite,” Olivia Wilde‘s third feature as a director and the most sleek and assured work of her career behind the camera, is an indie film with a ...

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In the Hand of Dante (now on Netflix) is, in the parlance of the times, a “big swing.” So big, it’s either going to be a grand slam or an epic whiff, depending on your tolerance for indulgence, ...

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Now streaming on Netflix, Schnabel's cross-temporal opus drew scathing reviews from Venice, but the artist/filmmaker is unfazed. "When you make something that might not be like everything else, some ...

Disney developed some of the best songs for their animated films that have stood the test of time and become nostalgic childhood hits. Singer and actor Cliff Edwards played the role of Jiminy Cricket ...