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Prince’s non-musical film, Something For Everyone (1970).
Ethan Mordden • On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide
Aging hipsters and corduroy-clad high school sophomores are both primarily concerned with dodging lameness.
Chuck Klosterman • Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

Within a five-block radius of my apartment there are four first-run multiplexes and a dozen thirty-to-fifty-seat revival houses with rotating programs devoted to obscure and well-known actors, directors, and genres. These are the mom-and-pop theaters, willing to proceed with the two o’clock showing of The Honeymoon Killers even if I’m the only one
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1946 revue film The Ziegfeld Follies, “A Great Lady Has an Interview
Ethan Mordden • On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide

Until recently, the entertainment industry has been on a growth tear—so much so, that anything artsy or indie or alternative got squeezed as collateral damage.
Ted Gioia • The State of the Culture, 2024
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
arranger Gil Evans,