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In 1975, just months before the celebration of the American bicentennial, Robert Altman released his film Nashville. At the time, it was taken as a provocative statement about this country. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says that the reactions of his students indicate this 49-year-old movie still holds its power.
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The 28th Denver Jewish Film Festival opens on March 9 with eight days of films and events relating to Jewish life and the Jewish experience rooted in the present and the past. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says that the festival takes on particular importance amid a time of rising anti-Semitism and conflict.
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The title of the new film by Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest, is a bland Nazi designation for the area surrounding the Auschwitz concentration and death camps during World War II. The movie comes from a novel by Martin Amis, and KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz calls the movie utterly chilling.
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The new film Ferrari imagines the larger-than-life figure of Enzo Ferrari, the one-time race driver and then head of the company that built the cars famous for speed, elegance and expense. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says that it’s a jumbled movie of mixed tones – and that may be the point.
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The new movie 'Priscilla' from director Sofia Coppola is about the teenager who married Elvis Presley. In the film, Presley looks like a predator — not the great rock ‘n’ roll singer.
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Although the film Between Two Worlds came out in France in 2021, it’s just recently come out in the United States, mostly on various screening platforms. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says that while it’s too bad the movie hasn’t hit a Colorado movie screen, any chance to see it is worthwhile.
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By design, Telluride forces viewers to make choices over which films to view during the festival. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz said, of the films he watched during the festival, at least two new pictures had 'stunning power.'
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The new film 'Golda' paints a picture of Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, played by Helen Mirren, during the Yom Kippur War. Despite the dramatic political backdrop during Meir's leadership, KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz said the movie rendition lacks both depth of character and plot.
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Returning to theaters after 20 years, the Korean film 'Oldboy' from director Park Chan-wook paints a violent picture of what redemption can mean in a 'disfigured society.'
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A new documentary called A Compassionate Spy is about a man little known in America, but who played a shocking role in the history of the world. For KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz the movie makes an important extension for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.