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Mike Leigh

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Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky”

Friday, October 10, 2008

Director Mike Leigh talks about his new film, “Happy-Go-Lucky,” which critics have noted is more upbeat than is usual for him! It’s about the life of Poppy, a North London schoolteacher whose optimism is sometimes exasperating. It opens on Fri. Oct. 10 at the Landmark Sunshine and Lincoln Plaza cinemas. ...

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Movie Friday

Friday, October 10, 2008

We kick off with some of the world's leading filmmakers: Mike Leigh, and then Wong Kar Wai and his longtime cinematographer Christopher Doyle. Also: a look at J.B. Priestley’s 1957 play "The Glass Cage." And Please Explain is all about photosynthesis, and why it brings us beautiful fall ...

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