Ray Donovan was another product of the third revolution of television, a prime example of the “difficult man” trope. Its titular character was an unfaithful husband, a muscle for hire for either gangsters or corrupt…
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Midnight Cowboy, directed by John Schlesinger was a surprise Best Picture Winner at the 42nd Academy Awards. The film follows the friendship between Joe, a Texan prostitute and Ratso, a fledgling con-man in New York…
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Retrospectives
After 20 Years, ‘Varsity Blues’ is a Little More Complicated But Still Fun
by Aubrey McKayby Aubrey McKayIt’s a Friday night in West Texas and the town is empty. Stores are closed; nobody is home and the streets abandoned. An eerie drive through the small town will show not much more than…