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That Time I Tried to Get the Stage Rights to My Favorite Film, Newsies (When I Was 12)

By Ryan Spahn | April 28, 2022

Actor-filmmaker Ryan Spahn recalls his precocious exploits as a fan of the 1992 Disney musical, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this month.

By Benjamin Shearn | January 9, 2020

Screenwriter and editor Benjamin Shearn on why we should all appreciate the rare, unifying glory that is a bad movie of this magnitude.

By Jim Hemphill | December 24, 2018

Occasionally you see a movie and immediately know it's up there with the all-time greats. This is one of those rare times.

By Jim Hemphill | August 31, 2018

Occasionally you see a movie and immediately know it's up there with the all-time greats. This is one of those rare times.

By Jim Hemphill | September 6, 2017

Jim Hemphill, just back from the Telluride Film Festival, reports on the revelatory new version of one of the great director's most troubled movies.

By Steve Lippman | March 24, 2017

With Russell's 1971 musical newly out on Blu-ray, Steve Lippman makes a case for the film being an underappreciated classic.