“We’re going this way”: “To Live and Die in L.A.” at 35

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“We’re going this way”: “To Live and Die in L.A.” at 35

Pegged upon release as a retread of previous work, William Friedkin's neo-noir is something altogether different.

Treading the sands of David Lynch’s “Dune”

On the eve of Denis Villeneuve's retelling of the Frank Herbert sci-fi epic, we look back at David Lynch's messy '80s adaptation.

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One Woman Finds Her Way in a Man’s World in “Married to the Mob”

Jonathan Demme directed Michelle Pfeiffer in a winning performance in a feminist take on screwball comedy.

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