Category Archives: Film posters

What I Saw Last Year – Best Documentaries 2022

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Ted Hicks

All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen)  Powerful film concerning Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud, two brothers in New Delhi who run a clinic that treats black kite birds that frequently fall from the sky because of pollution and other environmental issues. … Continue reading →

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New York Film Festival 2021 – Supplemental + Dune in IMAX

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Ted Hicks

For those who’d like a deeper dive, here are interviews and Q&As for films cited in the previous post. I realize that these may be of more value once you’ve seen the films, but I want to make them available. … Continue reading →

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New York Film Festival 2021 – Part 2, The Wrap Up

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Ted Hicks

The 59th edition of the New York Film Festival concluded on Sunday, October 10. Based on the fourteen films I saw, it was a  very good year. I don’t know any actual figures, but from what I could tell there … Continue reading →

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New York Film Festival 2021 – What I’ve Seen So Far, Part 1

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Ted Hicks

_____________________________________________ I skipped last year’s New York Film Festival entirely because I couldn’t get my head around seeing the films virtually, which might seem odd since I’d been watching everything — new and old movies — on my computer screen … Continue reading →

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Basic Bogart – Notes on Three Key Films

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Ted Hicks

    _____________________________________________________ Recently I went to Film Forum for the start of a three-week series of Humphrey Bogart films (July 16 to August 5). I saw The Maltese Falcon (1941) back to back with Casablanca (1942). I’ll see The … Continue reading →

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Film Books – Recent Acquisitions

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Ted Hicks

In October of 2019, I posted a three-part series on film books in my library that I considered significant, both old and new. I’ve since acquired several titles that I think are worth mentioning. Of the following eight books, all … Continue reading →

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Going Back – Supplemental

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Ted Hicks

For a deeper look, here are interviews and discussions for most of the films covered in the previous post. Running times for videos are indicated. ___________________________________________________ The Courier Benedict Cumberbatch and director Dominic Cooke interview (8:18) _____________________________________________________ Gunda Interview with … Continue reading →

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Going Back: Movie Theaters 2.0

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Ted Hicks

I’m seeing movies in theaters again! On March 22, I saw Tenet in IMAX at the AMC Lincoln Square theater at 68th and Broadway here in New York City. This was my first time back in a theater in over … Continue reading →

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Best TV, Cable & Streaming – 2020 & 2021 (so far) – Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ted Hicks

Here are twelve more titles to wrap up this survey of what I’ve liked on the small screen in 2020 and so far this year. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Miss Scarlet and the Duke (PBS Masterpiece)  Set in Victorian London of 1882, … Continue reading →

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Best Documentaries 2020 – Supplemental

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Ted Hicks

For those who would like to go a little deeper, here is a selection of interviews, discussions, reviews, and performance clips for the documentaries in the previous post. Running times for videos are indicated. ________________________________________________ The Bee Gees: How Can … Continue reading →

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