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Based on the Henry James novel of the same title, the film The Aspern Papers is itself based on a true—and melodramatic—early 19th Century romance between two of the most important British writers at the time…and their very sexy girlfriend. … Continued

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Based on Rhidian Brook’s 2013 international best seller, The Aftermath, this post-WWll drama is set in 1946 Germany, when the war-ravaged country was in ruins and its citizens were struggling with a new, post-Nazi identity. To help with the transition, … Continued

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If Beale Street Could Talk was the prolific writer James Baldwin‘s fifth novel and 13th book. A love story set in Harlem in the early 70s, it was once described by author Joyce Carol Oates as a “moving, painful but ultimately optimistic story.” It … Continued

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It’s been 17 years since Halle Berry wowed us in Monster’s Ball. That romantic drama in which she plays the lonely wife of an executed killer, won Berry countless awards, including the Oscar for Best Actress. She cemented her place … Continued

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