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    Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely in ‘The China Syndrome’

    by Veronica Clarke March 12, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke March 12, 2019

    In a world that is rife with corruption, The China Syndrome has much to tell us, even after forty years. The China Syndrome is a thriller about an accident at a nuclear plant. A reporter…

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    ‘Office Space’ Will Always Be Too Real

    by Veronica Clarke February 13, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke February 13, 2019

    Have you ever worked in an office? Then Office Space is a film about your life. The technology may be twenty years out of date, cubicles may be replaced with open plan offices, but still:…

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    ‘Inkheart’: Fairy Tales Never Get Old

    by Veronica Clarke January 12, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke January 12, 2019

    Is it time we reevaluate this underrated flick? Inkheart was released in 2008, and it was adapted from the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke. The main character is a ‘silver tongue’,…

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    ‘The Hidden Fortress’ is Pure Gold

    by Veronica Clarke January 2, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke January 2, 2019

    It might be sixty years old, but The Hidden Fortress is fun, comedy, and adventure rolled up in an epic package. It is just as good today as when it was first made. A Japanese…

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    Is ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ Really a Children’s Classic?

    by Veronica Clarke December 18, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke December 18, 2018

    Call me a grinch, but I have to say it: After 50 years, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is not as great as some might have you believe. The story revolves around an inventor, his two children,…

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    Mississippi Burning and the Wages of Hate

    by Veronica Clarke December 7, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke December 7, 2018

    Mississippi Burning is thirty years old this month. Based on real events that occurred in 1964, 54 years ago, it depicts the way racism divides and destroys the community. In 1964, three civil rights workers…

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    ‘The Red Shoes’ and the Consequences of Obsession

    by Veronica Clarke November 27, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke November 27, 2018

    In 1948 The Red Shoes was released, and after seventy years this story about passion that warps into obsession still resonates. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known as the Archers, directed The Red Shoes, using a Hans…

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    ‘Quantum of Solace’ and the James Bond Legacy

    by Veronica Clarke November 17, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke November 17, 2018

    It’s hard to believe that Quantum of Solace is already ten years old. Looking back, did it add much to the James Bond franchise, or was it a low point in the series? Bond films…

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    ‘They Live’ Still Has Something to Say

    by Veronica Clarke November 13, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke November 13, 2018

    They Live was released in 1988 with John Carpenter using the film to satirize the so-called “Reaganomics” of 80s America. It deals with a drifter who finds sunglasses that show the world is controlled by aliens. They…

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    Film Review – Eternal Winter (2018) – DFF

    by Veronica Clarke November 5, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke November 5, 2018

    Eternal Winter will be playing at the Denver Film Festival from October 31st to November 11th. Head over to the DFF’s website to purchase your tickets! One of the films being shown at the Denver…

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    When the Lady Vanished: Looking Back at Hitchcock’s ‘The Lady Vanishes’

    by Veronica Clarke November 2, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke November 2, 2018

    Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes is eighty years old this month. It has become dated in some respects since 1938, but it hardly matters, because it’s still a lot of fun. The plot revolves around…

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    ‘Night of the Living Dead’ – The Father of the Zombie Flick

    by Veronica Clarke October 26, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke October 26, 2018

    Fifty years ago, this month saw the release of a low-budget horror movie called Night of the Living Dead. The director, George A. Romero, and everyone involved did not anticipate how this film would become…

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    ‘Bullitt’ is Still Great After All These Years

    by Veronica Clarke October 17, 2018
    by Veronica Clarke October 17, 2018

    Bullitt, a crime/action movie, was first released fifty years ago today. Starring Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn, it’s far more intelligent than you might expect, and it has become a cinema classic. The Synopsis Just…

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