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Month: July 2014

Movies

Nuanced Desperation: Katharine Hepburn in ALICE ADAMS

Jul 30, 2014 Kyle Turner 0

Prior to being labeled “box office poison” the mid-1930s, Katharine Hepburn’s career was looking up. And George Stevens’ 1935 romantic drama Alice Adams had become one of the most successful of her career thus far. There was […]

Opinion

AT WAR WITH THE ARMY (1950) and my wife

Jul 29, 2014 Wade Sheeler 0

My wife wants me to go easy on At War With the Army. I don’t like the film. It’s based on a stage play, and its roots show too well. Almost all action happens exclusively […]

Movies

Lavish Cynicism: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981)

Jul 28, 2014 Kyle Turner 1

By Kyle Turner I have a strange soft spot for incredibly cynical movie musicals; films that deconstruct the very idealism that the genre set out to peddle. From a deep appreciation of Lars von Trier’s […]

Opinion

Iguana on a Hot Tin Roof

Jul 26, 2014 The Retro Set 1

By CARLEY JOHNSON It’s the heat that makes you crazy. I’m not talking about the dry, arid heat that more or less defines the American West– the kind of heat that, even at 100 degrees, […]

Movies

Out of the Past: Woody Allen, Nostalgia, the Meaning of Life, and Radio Days

Jul 25, 2014 Kyle Turner 2

“I firmly believe, and I don’t say this as a criticism, that life is meaningless.” — Woody Allen I don’t believe that for a second. Saying Woody Allen likes to be perceived as nihilistic is […]

Listicles

10 Classic Movie Gifs You Need In Your Life

Jul 24, 2014 The Retro Set 2

As a highly-skilled, professional procrastinator, I am always on the look out for new ways to waste valuable time. And, like a good friend, I would like to take this opportunity to share the love so […]

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