classics

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In defending the inviolable status of Hollywood classics, Siskel and Ebert were taking a stand against messing with cultural artifacts.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, the great Hong Kong actor best known for such Wong Kar-wai classics as “Chungking Express” and “In the Mood for Love,” plays a visiting neuroscientist, Tony, at a German university.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Realizing he’d be unable to direct his fictionalized childhood remembrance, he entrusted it to his mentee Akin, the firebrand behind modern German classics such as “Head-On” and “In the Fade.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I’m not sure what to say, so I stick with the classics.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell