This past Thanksgiving weekend, I revisited a piece of my childhood almost untouched by time. A movie that, despite its age and subject, wears down the walls of cynicism, makes me forget the troubles of…
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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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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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Singin’ in the Rain vs. It’s a Wonderful Life – Best vs. the Best
by Olaf Lesniakby Olaf LesniakThis article pitting Singin’ in the Rain vs. It’s a Wonderful in the Best vs. the Best series was originally published on reelreader.com, a great website for discussing pop culture and entertainment. We are back by…
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The first rule of fight club is: you do not talk about fight club! The second rule of flight club is: you do NOT talk about fight club! I can only apologize to the infamous…
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The Legacy of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Lives on at the Ohio State Reformatory
by Nick Kushby Nick KushYou’ve probably watched TV in your lifetime, so odds are that you’ve seen The Shawshank Redemption, or at least seen parts of it during its never-ending run on any of the television stations owned by Ted…
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It seems like no matter how clean-cut an actor or actress is, they end up tarnishing their image somehow (except for my boy Tom Hanks). It’s inevitable that actors screw up sometimes. Maybe they’ll have…
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Movies made during Hollywood’s Golden Age weren’t always kind to the LGBT community. As little more than a covert group of sexual deviants, LGBT people were thought of as an aspect of America’s dark underbelly.…
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Sunset Boulevard vs. The Bridge on the River Kwai – Best vs. the Best
by Olaf Lesniakby Olaf LesniakAs a part of my new series, I will be pitting two movies from AFI’s Top 100 Movies of All Time against each other. Today that honor goes to Sunset Boulevard vs. The Bridge on the River…
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Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Gigi’s release. The genuinely funny musical has credits filled with legendary names: Maurice Chevalier, Lerner and Loewe, Vincente Minnelli (as in Liza’s father) as the director, with music conducted by…
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A great example of a spot-on piece of truly aesthetic cinematic art is The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was directed by Victor Fleming, the same director who brought Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the…