Politics

Wilder serves and learns from Lubitsch in ‘Ninotchka’ (1939)

Billy Wilder was influenced by Ernst Lubitsch more than any other director, so “Ninotchka” (1939) is among the most important films to watch wherein Wilder

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‘Day of the Jackal’ (1973) a cold, engrossing cat-and-mouse procedural

“The Day of the Jackal” (1973) could be called a film without style, as it soberly presents the procedures of the titular assassin (Edward Fox)

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‘Rising Sun’ (1992) makes trade pacts thrilling

I was ambivalent about reading “Rising Sun” (1992), since I’m mainly into Michael Crichton for his sci-fi works. But I found it thoroughly engrossing as

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