J.P. Devine
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On the Edge: The Tinsel
Recalling how his brother Kermit loved tinsel, J.P. Devine hears whispers of the past.
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‘Curtiz’ reminds reviewer that watching the making of anything is usually boring
In Netflix’s black and white Hungarian film “Curtiz” we are introduced to one of Hollywood’s most notorious film makers of the past- Micheal Curtiz (played here by Ferenc Lengyel). Curtiz was a Hungarian refugee who acted and directed myriad films in his native country after WWI, and then fled Europe in 1926 to come to […]
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Perfectly cast group returns in ‘Slow Horses’
In a time of sex, gore, vampires and endless Jeopardy winners, the masterful “Slow Horses” is more than welcome back. This British contemporary spy thriller, based on the 11th book in the “Lamb” series by writer Mick Herron, (whose background is currently being featured in the Dec. 5 issue of New Yorker Magazine) is back […]
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On the Edge: Santa Claus is coming
Christmas memories and a surprise spring forth from a box containing yellowing songbooks with the “standards,” J.P. Devine writes.
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Yellowstone’s Duttons are mad, bad and dangerous to know
This is for those who forgot to set their alarm for the season 4 opening when it premiered. When master writer/actor and director of “Yellowstone,” threw us off the Peacock bus last season, John Dutton was laying by the side of a deserted road, bleeding to death. John (the indestructible Kevin Costner) must have taken […]
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‘Love Actually’ an amazing Christmas parade of lovers
I hope you didn’t miss the Tuesday night, Nov. 29 reunion with the cast of one of the best Christmas movies ever made, “Love Actually,” on ABC. If you did, you can stream it on Hulu. “Love Actually,” upon its opening on Nov. 26, 2003, didn’t exactly shake up the movie industry. It should be […]
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On the Edge: The cutting of the ribbons
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are a reminder of the happy, bright future ahead for the living, as well as the shadows of the past, J.P. Devine writes.