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Month: August 2017

Movies

VISION QUEST Offers 20/20 Perspective

Aug 31, 2017 Cassie Brown 0

Set goals. Work hard. Louden Swain is doing both to a level that will change his entire life. He sets his sights on dropping two weight classes and beating the bad boy in town, wrestler […]

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Marion Davies and the Studio You Probably Never Heard Of

Aug 29, 2017 Nathanael Hood 1

If you ever find yourself in Manhattan with an afternoon to spare, try catching the 4 or 5 subway line up to East Harlem. Get off at the 125th station near where the Harlem River […]

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Romancing THE STONE KILLER

Aug 25, 2017 Jacquie Allen 0

After memorable supporting roles in film classics such as The Great Escape and The Dirty Dozen, Charles Bronson was well on his way up to the top of the action movie game in the 1960’s. […]

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A Film Lover’s KISS OF DEATH

Aug 23, 2017 Andy Ross 0

If there’s a particular genre film fans are obsessed with, Film Noir is right up there at the top. I can attest to that in my stage life as an Improv performer, Film Noir is […]

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The Gold at the End of FINIAN’S RAINBOW

Aug 21, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

What happens when someone finally finds the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Finian McLonergan is about to find out. Little does Finian know, the owner of the pot of gold is […]

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THE VALACHI PAPERS: Godfather Lite?

Aug 17, 2017 Jacquie Allen 2

Based on an autobiographical novel by Peter Maas, The Valachi Papers tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a lower-echelon enforcer in the mafia. The book, released in 1968, was based on the Valachi hearings, as […]

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