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Review: Gimme Shelter (2014)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by sheila

No, it’s not about the Rolling Stones. Why you would name your film Gimme Shelter, then, is incomprehensible to me. The film has some problems, it’s too obvious, it’s too episodic, the soundtrack is so on the nose you can’t … Continue reading →

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Moments in Field of Dreams

Posted on July 6, 2005 by sheila

Moments I treasure. — When James Earl Jones first sees the field with the ballgame going on. He just stares. He states, “Un … believable.” Shoeless Joe walks over: “Hey, Ray!!” He shakes hands with Ray. But watch James Earl … Continue reading →

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James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond

Posted on May 23, 2005 by sheila

The review of On Golden Pond (currently on Broadway, starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams) gives me chills. What power. What grace. And again: I would like to put this review in my ever-growing file of Why Ben Brantley … Continue reading →

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