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The Strange Affair of Uncle Charlie
“Are they?” Maybe Hitchcock’s first perfect film? Maybe his most perfect, too? Oh yeah, you can’t have degrees of perfection, can you? But maybe Hitchcock can. Absolutes become… more →
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Book #100-The Magnificent Ambersons
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wrote 1 week ago: I usually decide if I’m going to like a book within the first few pages, but I must admit, I w … more →
Book Review: The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
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wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes you want a book that is undemanding—an easy way to wind down at night before heading … more →
Lighting and Shadow
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wrote 2 months ago: When it comes to lighting a musical, or even a movie for that matter, people have lost the art of sh … more →
Quote Review: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
wrote 2 months ago: “Lawyers, bankers, politicians. What do they ever get out of life, I’d like to know. Wha … more →
History as trauma (2), Rosebud version
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wrote 2 months ago: In response to my hint on Facebook that Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who recently went on a rampage … more →
Overdose: Orson Welles, Part Two
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wrote 2 months ago: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) On first impression, The Magnificent Ambersons was a real surprise. … more →
Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture #’s 36 and 35
wrote 3 months ago: 36. The Life of Emile Zola (1937) Other Nominated Films: The Awful Truth, Captains Courageous, Dead … more →
The Magnificent Ambersons
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wrote 3 months ago: I have finally finished THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS by Booth Tarkington It is available through Projec … more →
discussing a book
wrote 4 months ago: you haven’t read The Thursday Evening Ladies Book Club discussed Booth Tarkington’s nove … more →
New on DVD & Blu-ray: January 10, 2012
wrote 4 months ago: This week’s releases include: a depression-era series; an unusual love story; a film standard; a tir … more →
The Other Author
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wrote 4 months ago: New Year’s is the time for setting goals and trying new things, so when JJ told me about the l … more →
The Beginning
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wrote 4 months ago: So, this is my last post as a sane human being (if it could ever be said I was sane). I will be unde … more →
Back To The Classics Challenge 2012
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wrote 5 months ago: I’m taking a break from the weekly book write-up to formally announce my intention to join the … more →
Cinema Fanatic's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
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wrote 5 months ago: It’s that time of year. Everyone is frantically trying to finish end of the year projects at w … more →
My ten great movies #8: Citizen Kane
wrote 6 months ago: “I think it would be fun to run a newspaper,” writes Charles Foster Kane to his guardian … more →
theFilmsaurus recommendations 10/27: Naruse, Corman, Welles
wrote 7 months ago: Today’s Year is 1964. Today’s Top Tier selection is Yearning (dir: Mikio Naruse) Of the … more →
Directors Who Can Do No Wrong #9: Orson Welles
wrote 7 months ago: From an auteurist standpoint, the great directors have the power to transform bad, lackluster, or cl … more →
The Magnificent Ambersons - Booth Tarkington
wrote 9 months ago: The Magnificent Ambersons - Booth Tarkington Who bought it: Aldrin of GR-TFG. What is it: It’s … more →
"The Magnificent Ambersons", Booth Tarkington (1919)
wrote 10 months ago: Honestly, I didn’t think this book was that great. I had a couple problems with it, but the … more →
