How to Become a Movie Expert... Or Not
I don’t know about you, but I often reflect upon the fact that I’ll never be an expert on anything, particularly movies. This sobering...
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awolverton77
May 16, 20206 min read
What I Watched in May 2020, Part 1
Things are starting to pick up around here. We’re preparing for a return to the library soon, which means a good bit of training on new...
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awolverton77
May 15, 20203 min read
Enjoy Hollywood Shenanigans? Allow Me to Introduce You to The Fixers...
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (2005) E. J. Fleming McFarland & Company Paperback, 315 pages...
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awolverton77
May 10, 20204 min read
What Do You Do with Challenging Films?
I recently watched two films that were challenging in different ways. I almost always enjoy viewing movies that require some effort...
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awolverton77
May 4, 20206 min read
The Term "Genre-Bending" Doesn't Even Come Close to Describing the Amazing Film 'Bacurau' (2019)
Bacurau (2019) Written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles Produced by Emilie Lesclaux, Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt...
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awolverton77
May 1, 20207 min read
What I Watched in April 2020 Part 2
Just a word about this and all of my lists: I don’t write these to say, “Hey, look at all the cool stuff I’ve been watching,” but rather...
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awolverton77
Apr 30, 20204 min read
Controlling Those Movie Watchlists... Or Maybe Not...
I’m not sure why people do the things they do. I don’t know why I do the things I do, and I certainly don’t know why you do the things...
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awolverton77
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Saving the Economy or Saving Lives? Wait, You're Talking about a Western from the 1950s???
Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman...
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awolverton77
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Love Trouble? You'll Find Plenty of It Here... Just Ask Franchot Tone
I Love Trouble (1948) Produced and directed by S. Sylvan Simon Screenplay by Roy Huggins, based on his novel The Double Take...
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awolverton77
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Wicked Woman (1953) Russell Rouse
Wicked Woman (1953) Directed by Russell Rouse Produced by Clarence Greene Screenplay by Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse Cinematography by...
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awolverton77
Apr 24, 20206 min read
Film Noir New Releases in May 2020
If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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awolverton77
Apr 22, 20204 min read
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020)
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020) Christina Lane Chicago Review Press...
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awolverton77
Apr 20, 20204 min read
I Sat Down to Watch a Western, and a Film Noir Broke Out: Station West (1948)
Station West (1948) Directed by Sidney Lanfield Produced by Robert Sparks Screenplay by Frank Fenton, Winston Miller Based on the novel...
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awolverton77
Apr 16, 20208 min read
What I Watched in April 2020 Part 1
What would we do without movies, especially during times like this? I always enjoy seeing what other people are watching these days, so I...
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awolverton77
Apr 11, 20205 min read
Revisiting Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Produced by Paul R. Gurian Written by Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner...
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awolverton77
Apr 8, 20203 min read
The Alfred Hitchcock Project #5: Easy Virtue (1927)
Easy Virtue (1927) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by (uncredited): Michael Balcon (1, 2, 3, 4), C.M. Woolf (3, 4) Written by Eliot...
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awolverton77
Apr 7, 20204 min read
The Ingmar Bergman Project #4: Thirst (1949)
(My Bergman project disclaimer, if you care to read it.) Thirst (1949) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Produced by Helge Hagerman Screenplay...
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awolverton77
Apr 4, 20204 min read
Looking for Something New in Noir? Allow Me to Present Blow the Man Down (2019)
Blow the Man Down (2019) Written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy Produced by Alex Scharfman, Drew Houpt, Tim...
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awolverton77
Apr 3, 20205 min read
Watching Horror in a Time of Horror
I’ve greatly enjoying reading posts on the “comfort movies” people have turned to these days. I really haven’t viewed any of my comfort...
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awolverton77
Apr 1, 20206 min read
What I Watched in March 2020 Part 2
I’m sure none of us will ever forget March 2020, and even though movies aren’t the most important thing happening in the world right now,...
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