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Carved out of rough-hewn elements, ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ charms with retro-western poise
May 31, 2024
Some actors seem made for westerns, even if they rarely appear in them. Viggo Mortensen, stalwart leading man of weathered good looks and appealing reserve, certainly qualifies. But now that he’s written and directed one, “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” Mortensen’s second feature behind and in front of the camera, he has generously shown us that the luminous Vicky Krieps belongs in that category, too. The supremely watchable pairing of these magnetic actors is what helps lift this lyrically crafted frontier love story above the usual efforts to restore the genre’s appeal.
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THE DEAD DON’T HURT
Join Viggo Mortensen in New York at @RegalMovies screenings of THE DEAD DON’T HURT May 31 and June 1. He wrote, directed, scored, and co-stars in this new Western.
THE DEAD DON’T HURT is a story of star-crossed lovers on the American frontier in the 1860s. See the new Western starring Vicky Krieps and Viggo Mortensen exclusively in theaters May 31.
... full articleTyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed
May 28, 2024
When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”
Karim Khan did not provide specific details of attempts to interfere in the ICC’s work, but he noted a clause in the court’s foundational treaty that made any such interference a criminal offence. If the conduct continued, he added, “my office will not hesitate to act”.
... full articleI was one of the first people in the Palestinian world, in the late 1970s, to say that there is no military option, either for us or for them, and I’m certainly the only well-known Arab who writes these things – and who writes exactly the same things in the Arab press that I say here.
Nadaban para ser libres: el equipo de Amjed Tantish fulminado por la guerra en Gaza
May 25, 2024
Trece chicos posan sonrientes y en bañador junto a sus entrenadores ante una piscina de 25 metros de largo en Yabalia, en el norte de la franja de Gaza. Es una fotografía de julio de 2023, pero parece que hubieran pasado muchos años. La inmensa mayoría de los nadadores de este equipo nunca se han zambullido en una piscina de competición ni han salido de los 365 kilómetros cuadrados de este territorio, pero llevaban años entrenando con ahínco, entre olas de violencia, restricciones de movimiento y la falta de medios materiales. Su objetivo era llegar a unos Juegos Olímpicos.
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