The Nuremberg Trials: 65 Years Later
Newly restored documentary footage of the most famous war crimes trial in history
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Seven Samurai (The Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
Endlessly referenced and remade by modern movies and anime, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai has been widely recognized as a classic of Japanese cinema both domestically and worldwide since its release in 1954. The seemingly simple tale of seven wandering samurai contracted by a village of famers to protect their crops from a gang of ruthless bandits, spectacularly spread across nearly three and …
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Film Clips: This weekend’s movie openings and more
OPENING FRIDAY CONVICTION 2 stars (R) Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank puts herself through law school to defend her brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) after he’s wrongfully convicted of murder. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, Conviction struggles to visually dramatize its inspirational story, given the repetitive nature of the siblings’ meetings in prison visitation rooms and the drabness of scenes about …
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