Director Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” opens on an extreme close-up of Rose Byrne’s face. The camera focuses particularly on her eyes, which show a world-weary angst, like she has reached her breaking point many times before. She’s in a hospital room with her daughter, who has been plagued with an […]
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Tinseltown to become one of 33 theaters worldwide equipped to show IMAX 70mm film
IMAX and Cinemark announced on Monday an agreement to add and upgrade systems across 17 locations, with Rochester’s Tinseltown location on Buffalo Road becoming one of three — along with Colorado Springs and Chicago — to receive IMAX 70mm for the first time. Currently, there are only 30 theaters in the world equipped to project […]
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Review | “Frankenstein”
It takes Mary Shelley just two lines of the first chapter in her classic 1818 Gothic novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” to mention the titular mad doctor’s father. The book itself doesn’t focus heavily on the relationship between Victor Frankenstein and his father, but Shelley took influence from her own father, who was himself […]
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Movie Review | ‘Twinless’
James Sweeney wrote, directed and stars in a quirky-yet-deep film about loss.
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George Eastman Museum to honor Rita Moreno
An awards ceremony and gala for the “West Side Story” actress will take place in October.
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Movie Review | ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
Spike Lee’s latest collaboration with Denzel Washington is a cautionary tale of money, status and fame.
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Movie Review | ‘Weapons’
Director Zach Cregger’s latest film is an entertaining, twisted end-of-summer treat.
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‘Pavement fans would have been going to the video store’
Director Alex Ross Perry will present two cultural documentaries at the Dryden Theatre, July 29-30.
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Movie Review | ‘Eddington’
Ari Aster’s latest film isn’t a horror flick — but the pandemic-era plot has its share of horrifying moments.
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Movie Review | ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
The latest horror legacy sequel tries to skewer nostalgia, but is left powerless.
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Movie Review | ‘Superman’
Director James Gunn reimagines the Kryptonian superhero for a new generation.
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Race Eberhardt is ‘Strait Undercover’
From local Artists Unlimited productions to a feature film and “The Today
Show,” the 37-year-old actor is just getting started.
