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Wizard of Oz...select screenings tonight! Garland classic film enhanced...
During the depression, the “Wizard of Oz” was the “great escape” for theatre-goers in search of a magic place to hide “away above the chimney tops” where troub… more →
Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture
Here's the thing...
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rhsmith wrote 1 day ago: Have you ever looked at a word with which you’ve been familiar all your life as if you were se … more →
"It's a Human Drama Thang!"
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morlockjeff wrote 1 day ago: That’s how Benny Perkins, one of the contestants in the “Hands on a Hard Body” contest describes thi … more →
The Straight Story on Richard Farnsworth
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moirafinnie wrote 3 days ago: A holiday movie, like the raised expectations of the festive season, can be burdened with some prett … more →
James Stewart.
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brokeland wrote 3 days ago: I’ve been on a serious James Stewart kick this week. It started on Thanksgiving when, followi … more →
My Thanksgiving with Dracula
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suzidoll wrote 5 days ago: I spent Thanksgiving with Dracula, and I don’t mean that creepy relative who likes to dress in black … more →
Review: "Gone with the Wind" (1939) in Hollywood
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Kendra wrote 6 days ago: Last night, I had the immense pleasure of seeing Gone with the Wind for the 4th time on the big scre … more →
If You Could Only Cook
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morlockjeff wrote 1 week ago: Whenever the subject of screwball comedy comes up, I usually flash on the same handful of titles in … more →
... and last but not least, thanks for Boris Karloff!
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rhsmith wrote 1 week ago: I have many things about which I feel thankful this year. I’m thankful for the love of my wif … more →
Tony Sarg: Floating Above Reality
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moirafinnie wrote 1 week ago: If you are like millions of Americans, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be playing as vi … more →
Jerry Lewis Takes Manhattan
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R. Emmet Sweeney wrote 1 week ago: The nasal whine of Jerry Lewis is slowly screeching it’s way back into the American consciousn … more →
The Chicago Connection to The French Connection
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suzidoll wrote 1 week ago: Last week, I showed William Friedkin’s The French Connection in my film history class to represent t … more →
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Hollywood Misadventure Quiz
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keelsetter wrote 1 week ago: I just read the six-page article in the November 16th, 2009, New Yorker by Arthur Krystal titled Slo … more →
Adidas Originals – Star Wars Collection – Spring/Summer 2010 Preview at www.iamaprofashional.com
bkellime wrote 2 weeks ago: January 2010, Adidas will be introducing their Original New Star Wars Collection, which features som … more →
Deerstalker vs. The Ripper: A STUDY IN TERROR
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morlockjeff wrote 2 weeks ago: It seems surprising that Sir Author Conan Doyle’s most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, and London’ … more →
True story
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rhsmith wrote 2 weeks ago: In the spring of 1993, I spent ten very happy days in Rome. It was my first trip abroad and I was t … more →
The Silent Robin: A Tonic for the Soul
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moirafinnie wrote 2 weeks ago: I suppose to the eyes of the world, we were a motley looking crew as the capacity crowd flowed eager … more →
If I Were Guest Programmer . . .
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suzidoll wrote 2 weeks ago: On the evening of November 30 on Turner Classic Movies, Anthony Hopkins cohosts his selection of fou … more →
Those Were the Days: URGH! A MUSIC WAR
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morlockjeff wrote 3 weeks ago: Among the many titles being released through the no-frills Warner Archive Collection are a few oddba … more →
Movie Tunes that Set My Toes to Tappingson
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rhsmith wrote 3 weeks ago: When I was a kid in wool knickers and a collarless shirt, hitching rides on the trolley and selling … more →
