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

Forty-five years old, tall and strikingly handsome, Sumner was the consummate New England intellectual: widely traveled, deeply versed in classics and the law, and staunchly committed to the cause of African-Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

While each of these shows engages with its source material differently, all enable theatergoers to both explore what made them classics and discover their contemporary resonance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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

It’s an old-timey single-screen movie theater that shows foreign films and cult classics.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen