Classic Films Revisited

Nothing is more American than the cinema and nothing is more cinematic than the classic films of yesteryear.

Sunday, March 27, 2016

The Delightful Little Moneymaker

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Most murders are solved. The murder in 1954’s Dial M for Murder is no different. By the film’s end, the audience has s...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Roads Not Taken

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One is never wrong if they call Citizen Kane the greatest American film of all time.   Unfortunately, this safety net has in fact...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Glamour, Unapologetically

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Films do not come more luxuriant than 1955’s To Catch a Thief. Flush with splendid vistas from the French Riviera, lavish hotel int...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

Humankind as Murderer

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Audiences remain divided on 1981’s The Shining . Despite cementing a place in our shared cultural memory, people are still uncertai...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Greatest Irony

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George Lucas’s 1977 Star Wars is a great many things. A childish romp, a sophisticated homage to Hollywood’s long-forgotten serials – ...
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