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Life Lessons from Andy Hardy

Aug 12, 2013 The Retro Set 3

Welcome to Carvel, USA. A world of manicured lawns, respectful children, manners and morality. It’s also home to Judge Hardy and family, whose rambunctious, girl crazy boy Andy, the wholesome All American boy of this […]

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DVD Review: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Jul 31, 2013 Drew Morton 2

Film critic James Agee wrote after seeing Preston Sturges’s The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) that “the Hays office must have been raped in its sleep.”  Indeed, it’s difficult to think of a post-code film that feels […]

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DVD Review: The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Jul 24, 2013 Drew Morton 0

I love The Kids in the Hall.  The Canadian sketch comedy group, which rose to fame with their Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live) produced television show (1988-1994), embodies a unique blend of quirk and surreal […]

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DVD Review: Executive Suite on Warner Archive

Jul 20, 2013 Jill Blake 5

William Holden was the king of the 1950s. In 1939, he made his debut in Golden Boy alongside his dear friend Barbara Stanwyck. Throughout the 1940s, Holden was absent from Hollywood while he served in […]

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DVD Review: The Outside Man

Jul 16, 2013 Wade Sheeler 1

There’s no greater joy for a film writer than to stumble upon, or in this case, be given, a movie you’ve never heard of, and in viewing it, realize you’ve got a gem. The Outside […]

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