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THE ESCAPE ARTIST is Real Magic
A young boy peels a carrot with a knife, chomping at the end as he readies his things to flee into the night. In his suitcase, he packs his clothes and a small collection of […]
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Recast, but Don’t Reenact: THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI
Review by A.C. Miller The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) in the background. Bombs exploding as British journalist George Hogg, fights through enemy lines to photograph the brutality of war. Innocents lined up and shot down […]
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Kindred Spirits: THE L-SHAPED ROOM
Twenty-seven-year-old Jane Fosset, a French woman several months pregnant played by Leslie Caron, tells her unborn child’s father, an actor, that one “can’t play a part until you’ve lived it.” Fundamentally true or not, it’s […]
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Existentialism and the First 20 Minutes of ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
Director Howard Hawks‘ contemporaries defined him as a “man’s man,” both in his attitude, demeanor and the ethos his characters displayed over his six decade long career span. Much of his tough guy attitude was […]
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The End of an Era: THE LAST HURRAH
Current impressions will often skew or shape one’s perception of a classic film. It’s hard, forexample, to look back at a historical moment in time and not draw associations between that period’s politics — the tactics […]
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Proceed With Caution! Wheeler & Woolsey Ahead!
I’ve written before about my unhealthy predilection for comedy teams of the 30s and 40s, and not just good comedy teams. I revel in the weird and woefully misguided teams that were just plain bad. […]