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Spielberg invites you to Post dramatic stress

Spielberg invites you to Post dramatic stress

Even if you know this story of #RealNews and a crooked government, your nerves will be singed by this slow-burn Spielberg drama.

Sully (2016)

Sully is a fine film — a compelling, suspenseful account of a few hours in which one man, who had been responsible and brave and reliable his whole life, made the best decisions under incredible pressure and saved all "155 souls" on US Air 1549 from death. In doing

Browser: Zbignew Priesner. Jeff Buckley. Bruce Cockburn's "Slice O Life." Bob Dylan. U2. Tauntaun. Tom Hanks.

1. Start your day with a quick dose of Zbignew Priesner, my favorite film music composer. Here's a track from A Short Film About Killing, from Kieslowski's Decalogue. 2. Another random musical surprise: M. Ward links to a recorded telephone conversation with Jeff Buckley, who sings

Tom Hanks will star in The DaVinci Code

Looks like this decent piece of commercial fiction, full of historical innaccuracies and gross misrepresentations of Christ and Christian history, is going to be in the news for a long time to come. Here's the story.

10 Questions: The Terminal

1. Is it worth seeing? Yes. 2. Why is it worth seeing? Because it's Tom Hanks at his very best, with the most multi-dimensional and convincing character he's played in a long time. The movie set itself--an airport terminal constructed for the film--is a thing of

The Ladykillers (2004)

The Ladykillers (2004)

Hanks’ first outing with the notoriously odd moviemaking team of Joel and Ethan Coen buttons him into a character quite unique in his repertoire — a malevolent villain.