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Month: June 2016

Mississippi Mermaid
Movies

Film Noir Faux Pas: Truffaut’s MISSISSIPPI MERMAID

Jun 29, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

François Truffaut was never properly suited to film noir. His enthusiasms were too childish and his outlook too optimistic to ever be properly gloomy or cynical for that most nihilistic of genres. His male characters […]

sidney poitier
Movies

The Importance of Being Poitier

Jun 28, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

Oscar night was always a tradition for my family when I was growing up. Dad would throw some chicken wings in the oven to bake, I would run to the garage to grab the fold-up […]

who's afraid of virginia woolf
Movies

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? AT 50

Jun 22, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

At first, the studio wanted Bette Davis. But no, that wouldn’t have worked; audiences could expect cruelty and hysteria from an actress who had proven herself both bitch and beauty queen. After seeing her sit […]

Opinion

Conrad Hall: An American Beauty

Jun 21, 2016 Wade Sheeler 2

His images are grand, sweeping, yet intimate. Personal, provocative and poignant. You can always tell when you’re watching one of his films – because the frame, no matter the subject, is alive with possibility. Synonymous with some […]

Movies

A Prayer for the Dying (1987) is a dirge for Mickey Rourke

Jun 16, 2016 Wade Sheeler 1

In a not too distant past, let’s say, 1987 – eons ago for some of you kids, Mickey Rourke was considered an “actor’s actor,” a hunk and an A-list celebrity. Things have sure changed in […]

Hattie McDaniel
Opinion

Her Royal Fierceness: Hattie McDaniel

Jun 10, 2016 The Retro Set 1

From Vivien Leigh to James Cagney to Paul Robeson, Hattie McDaniel out-shined every single person around her in every scene she played. THAT is the definition of a star. She was born 121 years ago […]

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