"The Trio" is a film from 1953, directed either by Irving Reis or Jules Dassin, that captures the performances of three legendary musicians of the 20th century—cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, violinist ...

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The March 2 editorial “Gene Hackman’s greatest co-star” lists various Hackman films lensed in the Big Apple, declaring the ...

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Melina Mercouri loved Greece so much that she epitomized the Hellenic spirit, becoming its ambassador worldwide.

This Greek film stars Melina Mercouri as Ilya, a free-spirited woman of the night who finds her way of life challenged by classical scholar Homer (Jules Dassin, who also wrote and directed the film).

Emulating the terseness of a Jules Dassin heist thriller while largely eschewing the coolness that tends to come with it, Hviid drills into the nitty-gritty details of the robbery until any sense ...

Jules Dassin’s “Up Tight” is a forthright treatment of black militancy. Somewhat to my surprise, it doesn’t chicken out. There’s no backsliding, toward a conciliatory moderate conclusion. The passions ...

This Greek film stars Melina Mercouri as Ilya, a free-spirited woman of the night who finds her way of life challenged by classical scholar Homer (Jules Dassin, who also wrote and directed the film).