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Existentialism and the First 20 Minutes of ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS

Jul 5, 2019 Wade Sheeler 0

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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Proceed With Caution! Wheeler & Woolsey Ahead!

Jul 3, 2019 Wade Sheeler 2

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. […]

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Woody Allen’s SHADOWS AND FOG is Overshadowed by a Foggy Script

Mar 8, 2019 The Retro Set 0

Opinion by A. C. Miller If you’ve ever seen a Woody Allen film, you know his style of humor. He usually portrays someone down on his luck in some mundane, obscure, or self-inflicting way. And, […]

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Corridos and Fairy Tales – Storytelling in The Princess Bride and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Nov 27, 2018 Nathanael Hood 0

In recent months, the Criterion Collection has released two films from the 1980s that are about the art of storytelling. The first, Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride (1987), is a beloved Hollywood classic, based on […]

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Andrei Rublev and What Hate Has Wrought

Nov 2, 2018 Nathanael Hood 0

[This review was begun the same day as the Oct. 27, 2018 Tree of Life shooting.] They killed eleven Jews in Pittsburgh today, gunned down in their synagogue as they prayed round their holy scriptures. […]

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There’s HOPE For Us Yet: Bob Hope from Kino Lorber

Feb 5, 2018 Wade Sheeler 0

I may get some hits for this, but I posit that classic film fans generally do not have as great an affinity for the popular movie comedians of the 30s and 40s, as they do […]

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