Friday, May 31, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: DOCTOR X (1932)

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As wild as its plot and characters are, Doctor X (1932) is quite a thrill for fans of classic horror and the old dark house genre, especi...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Event Report: Alabama Phoenix Festival 2013

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Memorial Day weekend saw the arrival of the second annual Alabama Phoenix Festival in Birmingham, with three days of science fiction, fantas...
Monday, May 27, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES (1939)

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Loosely adapted from a 1936 novel , Susannah of the Mounties (1939) is one of Shirley Temple's lesser films, particularly in comparis...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB (1970)

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The names attached to The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) might reasonably give a viewer certain expectations of greatness, but director Gene...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. (1941)

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One does not generally think of Bette Davis as a comedienne, but The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) provides a rare glimpse of the actress as a...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Seeing New York from the Outside: Woody Allen, THE GREAT GATSBY, and ON THE TOWN

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I've had New York on my mind quite a bit lately. It started, I think, with a viewing of Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979), a movie i...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Movie Lines We Live By

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People love movie quotes in general, but sometimes lines from films become more than mere trivia items and evolve into part of the viewers...