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In Restless Dreams, the music of Paul Simon, directed by Alex Gibney, 2024.

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Patricia Markert

available on MGM+. Alex Gibney’s two part documentary carefully portrays the aging artist who struggles to complete what may be his last composition in the face of physical decline. In the process, Gibney surveys the history of a brilliant career, … Continue reading →

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Tar, directed by Todd Field

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Patricia Markert

with Cate Blanchett, Noemie Merlant, Nina Hoss When you have power, you are offered opportunities to manipulate people into doing what you want. Lydia Tar wields great power until she is caught doing one too many nefarious things to her … Continue reading →

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A Star Is Born, directed by Bradley Cooper, 2018.

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Patricia Markert

I keep hearing certain songs in my head. They just don’t go away, especially “Maybe It’s Time to Let the Old Ways Die,” which Cooper sings beautifully.  Continue reading →

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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Directed by Stephen Frears.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Patricia Markert

With Simon Helberg, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep. Florence Foster Jenkins is based on a true story of a woman with no talent for singing who books Carnegie Hall to perform for mainly soldiers during World War II. Is it an … Continue reading →

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Whiplash (dir. Damian Chazelle) 2014

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Patricia Markert

    The relationship between a talented musician and his coach can be fraught. How to learn and keep stretching yourself, how to take criticism without getting discouraged, how to know your real worth, all of these questions come up … Continue reading →

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Begin Again (Directed by John Carney) 2014

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Patricia Markert

with Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, James Corden, Catherine Keener, Hailee Steinfeld, Ceelo Green, Mos Def, and a whole lot of other convincing supporting players. Sharing a tone and plot line with those Mickey Rooney – Judy Garland movies where some … Continue reading →

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