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    Films from the Peninsula: ‘Aimless Bullet’

    by James Y. Lee March 30, 2022
    by James Y. Lee March 30, 2022

    The absurdly long-overdue second installment of Films from the Peninsula has finally arrived! In keeping with this column’s aim of recommending classics in Korean film history (the first of which was Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine), I’ve chosen…

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    ‘How Green Was My Valley’: Always Relevant

    by Kali Tuttle November 4, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle November 4, 2021

    I was introduced to How Green Was My Valley through Frasier (and no one was surprised). There’s an episode where Frasier goes to several different video rental stores just to find this one movie — How Green Was My Valley.…

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    I’m Giving Everyone a Cinematic Universe

    by Kali Tuttle July 21, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle July 21, 2021

    I feel like every movie made today has to be a part of a larger cinematic universe. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, etc. Of course, there are dozens of standalone films for every movie that’s part…

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    ‘The Philadelphia Story’ Is…a Little Outdated

    by Kali Tuttle December 28, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle December 28, 2020

    Two of my favorite actors are James Stewart and Cary Grant, so The Philadelphia Story is one of my favorite movies. Yet, I’m not blind to the fact that this movie…hasn’t really aged well. In the…

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    Top 10 “Boring” Movies (Or Are They?)

    by Kali Tuttle February 14, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle February 14, 2020

    Some movies that just seem to drag. They may have an interesting story or beautiful cinematography but they just are hard to watch if you’re not 100% engaged. They often get the label “boring,” even…

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    ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ and The Beauty of Inspirational Politics

    by Kali Tuttle October 17, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle October 17, 2019

    It’s been 80 years since my beloved Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) was released, but its message still rings true: politics sucks. Unless, of course, James Stewart is your senator. Then everything is great! But let’s…

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    ‘White Heat’ is the Quintessential Post-War Gangster Movie

    by Nils Berg September 3, 2019
    by Nils Berg September 3, 2019

    White Heat (1949) rolled out of Warner Bros at an interesting time for Hollywood and its genre circus. It came long after the heyday of the studios’ rise and fall of gangster pictures in the…

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    The 80th Anniversary of ‘Only Angels Have Wings’: Jean Arthur vs. Howard Hawks

    by Jillian Oliver May 29, 2019
    by Jillian Oliver May 29, 2019

    Actress Lauren Bacall, from the classics To Have and Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946), is the quintessential noir actress — and an embodiment of director Howard Hawks’ ideal woman. The type she…

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    Top 10 Best Movie Quotes

    by Kali Tuttle May 21, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle May 21, 2019

    Movies with good quotes cannot be beat. You can have a terrible movie, but a good quote can revive it. After all, Snakes on a Plane (2006), an otherwise mediocre movie, gave us the best quote of…

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    ‘Gladiator 2’ is the Stupidest Idea that Ridley Scott Has Ever Had

    by Donatella du Plessis November 14, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis November 14, 2018

    There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it, and any more than a whisper, and it would vanish; it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive…

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    Why I’m Struggling to Be Enthusiastic About Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’

    by Jillian Oliver August 19, 2018
    by Jillian Oliver August 19, 2018

    As far back as I can remember I’ve enjoyed watching movie musicals from what they call the golden age of Hollywood. Some particular favorites of mine are The Bandwagon, Stormy Weather, and Oliver. And even…

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    George Clooney is the New Cary Grant

    by Kali Tuttle July 19, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle July 19, 2018

    What’s up, MovieBabble followers? It’s your girl Kali back at you with another article comparing Classic and Modern Hollywood. Last time, we compared Tom Hanks and James Stewart — two well-respected, lovable actors who personified…

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