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Month: December 2016

The Most Beautiful Wife
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Courage and Fear in THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WIFE (1970)

Dec 14, 2016 Patrick King 0

The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)  is an Italian film written by Damiano Damiani, Enrico Ribulsi, and Sofia Scandurra. Directed by Damiani, the movie suggests that there is something innate about courage, but that it’s also a rarity. […]

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An Unexpected Farewell: Leslie Howard’s Spitfire (1942)

Dec 10, 2016 Jill Blake 0

With World War II ramping up in his native Britain, Leslie Howard felt compelled to redirect the focus of his film career to the war effort. He also wanted to expand into producer and directorial […]

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A Call to Arms: 49th Parallel (1941)

Dec 3, 2016 Jill Blake 0

In 1940, the British government asked director Michael Powell to make a film supporting the ongoing war effort against Nazi Germany. Along with his partner, Emeric Pressburger, Powell wanted to use the sanctioned platform to […]

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Twilight Time Double Feature: Hood’s European Vacation

Dec 1, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

Our Nathanael Hood embarks on a Twilight Time subsidized trip across the pond to visit France and England, by way of Robert Parrish’s In The French Style and Pat O’Connors A Month in the Country. […]

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