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Martin Scorsese Netflixed: Did He Sell Out?

November 29, 2019

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By Alex Ben Block

How to think about a legendary movie directors disturbing distribution compromise in order to get his $200 million art film made, even if it flies in the face of his past advocacy for the movie theater experience

Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest movie directors in...

Filmmaker’s First Opera Nearly Another Puerto Rico Hurricane Victim

November 14, 2019

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By Alex Ben Block

The success of “Eva Luna,” a rare original Puerto Rican opera, shined a cultural light in the island’s stormy darkness. Movie and TV director Betty Kaplan wrote her first opera to honor her best friend

Lycrist Betty Kaplan listens as composer Alberto Guidobaldi plays...

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Martin Scorsese Netflixed: Did He Sell Out?

November 29, 2019

Filmmaker’s First Opera Nearly Another Puerto Rico Hurricane Victim

November 14, 2019

Another Inspiring Yom Kippur Ahead With Rabbi David Baron

October 6, 2019

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