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Toward the end of his 2023 HBO comedy special From Bleak to Dark, Marc Maron tells the audience a high-wire joke he’s been working on since his partner, the director Lynn Shelton, died in 2020 from a rare blood disease.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
This mesmerizing documentary, directed by James Marsh, recounts the story of Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist who walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1974.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
And lately, that high-wire has started to feel more like a thread.
—Lisa Christen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Erivo’s comedic high-wire act is the pièce de résistance of the Season 2 premiere, which finds Charlie drawn into the siblings’ lethal double-dealing.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
This mesmerizing documentary, directed by James Marsh, recounts the story of Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist who walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1974.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
And lately, that high-wire has started to feel more like a thread.
—Lisa Christen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Erivo’s comedic high-wire act is the pièce de résistance of the Season 2 premiere, which finds Charlie drawn into the siblings’ lethal double-dealing.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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