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Safe At Home Blu-Ray Round-Up

Jun 22, 2020 Nathanael Hood 0

With the world turned topsy-turvy over COVID-19, now might be the best time to catch up with some of the latest Blu-ray releases of classic and foreign films. Here are ten capsule reviews of new […]

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Gaslight (1944) and the True Meaning of Fear

Jan 12, 2017 Jill Blake 0

Gaslighting: The idea that a person will eventually become convinced of something through conditioning by an individual in a position of power and influence, despite being in direct opposition to what the person knows and […]

Opinion

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Maine (aka A STAR IS BORN)

Aug 12, 2016 The Retro Set 0

“A Star Is Born is a Hollywood story of, by, and for its people. It has the usual preface, attesting to the fictional quality of the characters and incidents depicted, but it is nonetheless the […]

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B-Roll: George Cukor’s A WOMAN’S FACE (1941)

Jun 23, 2015 Nathanael Hood 1

B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood looks at George Cukor’s 1941 film noir A Woman’s Face. […]

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A Shining Star: The Essential Fredric March

Aug 31, 2014 Jill Blake 11

The very first Fredric March performance I saw was actually during the “William Holden phase” of my classic film self-education. The film was the 1954 corporate boardroom drama Executive Suite. March has a supporting role as Loren […]

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Movies

“Jungle Red” on Blu: 75th Anniversary of THE WOMEN

May 28, 2014 Jill Blake 1

2014 marks the 75th anniversary of what many consider to be the greatest year in Hollywood history–1939. The most recognizable films to come out of this monumental year, Gone with the Wind and The Wizard […]

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