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Critic’s Pick

Marlene Dietrich is "The Scarlet Empress" in Josef von Sternberg's 1934 film (courtesy of The Criterion Collection and Universal Pictures).

Dietrich is an extraordinary actress in ‘The Scarlet Empress’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 23, 2018
Fifty years after its release, Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" is as odd and as awesome as ever (courtesy of Dmitri Kessel/Getty Images).

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ is a bizarre, epic journey

Noah Howard
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Oct. 22, 2018
Jakob Cedergren plays a disillusioned emergency dispatcher in "The Guilty" (courtesy of Magnolia Pictures).

‘The Guilty’ delivers thrills from behind a telephone

Grace Zhou
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Oct. 19, 2018
Courtesy of Tim Trumble

National tour of ‘Waitress’ cooks up a new Broadway classic

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 19, 2018
This contact sheet is one of many on view at the Cantor Arts Center (courtesy of The Andy Warhol Foundation).

‘Contact Warhol’ illuminates the artist’s ingeniousness

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 18, 2018
Ryan Gosling reaches for the stars in this biopic about Neil Armstrong (courtesy of Universal Pictures).

‘First Man’ flies high

Hayley Hodson
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Oct. 17, 2018
Courtesy of David Greenspan

New York Minute: Exploring love, memory and loss in ‘The Things That Were There’

Alli Cruz
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Oct. 17, 2018
Lupe Fiasco's new album is "Drogas Wave" (courtesy of Scott Sandars and Wikimedia Commons).

‘Drogas Wave’ is the final boss of hip-hop concept albums

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
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Oct. 16, 2018
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are the stars of "A Star Is Born" (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).

Bradley Cooper critiques show business in ‘A Star Is Born’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 15, 2018
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Enjoying the fall edition of Corgi Con 2018 at Ocean Beach

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 15, 2018
Uttam Kumar plays a struggling film star in Satyajit Ray's "The Hero" (courtesy of The RDB Organization and The Criterion Collection).

Satyajit Ray muses on movies and money in ‘The Hero’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 12, 2018
Courtesy of CRASH Theater Co.

New York Minute: CRASH Theater Co.’s ‘TaRaRaBOOM’ explodes with absurdity and modernity

Alli Cruz
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Oct. 12, 2018
David Niven and Kim Hunter traverse heaven and earth in "A Matter of Life and Death" (courtesy of Sony Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Powell and Pressburger portray two wonderful worlds in ‘A Matter of Life and Death’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 9, 2018
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play a conflicted, comedic couple in "The Awful Truth" (courtesy of Sony Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

In ‘The Awful Truth,’ McCarey crafts a comedy about class

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 8, 2018
Victor Erice examines mysteries and memories in "El Sur" (courtesy of Video Mercury and The Criterion Collection).

In ‘El Sur,’ Victor Erice contemplates childhood

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 5, 2018
Jessie (Sarah Nina Hayon) and Cynthia (Tonye Patano) discuss the rumors that their positions could be outsourced to Mexico in Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, Sweat, performing at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater now through Sunday, October 21, 2018. Background: Tracey (Lise Bruneau) (Courtesy of Kevin Berne)

ACT’s ‘Sweat’ is a masterclass in contemporary American theater

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 5, 2018
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Malachi Dray
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Oct. 5, 2018
n Josef von Sternberg's "Shanghai Express," Marlene Dietrich seems divine (courtesy of Universal Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Von Sternberg creates a land of light and shadow in ‘Shanghai Express’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 4, 2018
Courtesy of City Garage Theatre

‘Arturo Ui’ provides an eerie reflection of today’s administration

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 4, 2018
Divine and David Lochary star in John Waters' "Female Trouble" (courtesy of Warner Bros. and The Criterion Collection).

John Waters’ ‘Female Trouble’ is twisted and terrific

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 3, 2018
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