Film Noir Releases in June 2019
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
May 23, 20191 min read
Growing Up with Movies: Walking Tall (1973) and How I Met Buford Pusser
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awolverton77
May 17, 20196 min read
What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us? Blue Collar (1978) and Cutter's Way (1981)
When I chose these two movies for my ‘70s series months ago, I knew they would be a tough sell, but I also felt confident that (1) these...
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awolverton77
May 12, 20195 min read
Why Do We Love What We Love? Or, Where Has Professor Quatermass Been All My Life?
Sometimes you discover movies, books, or some other form of storytelling that speaks to you for reasons you can’t explain. You may find...
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awolverton77
May 9, 20193 min read
Small Town Crime (2017) Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Small Town Crime (2017) Written and directed by Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms Produced by John J. Kelly, Brad Johnson, Parisa Caviani...
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awolverton77
May 8, 20193 min read
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947) Henry Levin
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947) Directed by Henry Levin Produced by Helen Deutsch (uncredited), Virginia Van Upp (uncredited) Story by...
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awolverton77
May 6, 20192 min read
Escape in the Fog (1945) Budd Boetticher
Escape in the Fog (1945) Directed by Oscar Boetticher, Jr. Produced by Wallace MacDonald Written by Aubrey Wisberg Cinematography by...
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awolverton77
May 3, 20195 min read
What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us? Week 1 - Network (1976)
For awhile, it looked like the storm that precipitated Howard Beale’s “I’m as mad as hell” rant would return for our showing of Network...
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awolverton77
Apr 28, 20199 min read
Film Noir Releases in May 2019
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 24, 20193 min read
The Capture (1950) John Sturges
The Capture (1950) Directed by John Sturges Produced and written by Niven Busch Cinematography by Edward Cronjager Niven Busch...
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awolverton77
Apr 18, 20193 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema (2018) Michael Vaughn
The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema - Michael Vaughn Schiffer Publishing Trade paperback, 352 pages with index ISBN 9780764354281 $34.99...
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awolverton77
Apr 17, 20194 min read
Thunder Road (2018) Jim Cummings
Thunder Road (2018) Written and directed by Jim Cummings Produced by Zack Parker, Natalie Metzger, Benjamin Wiessner Based on the short...
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awolverton77
Apr 14, 20195 min read
Democracy in the Dark: My Thoughts on Ebert Interruptus 2019
There was a time when I could discuss the intricacies of theme, harmony, texture, timbre, and structure of string quartets by Haydn and...
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awolverton77
Apr 7, 20192 min read
Ebert Interruptus
I'll be away from the blog for a few days, headed to Boulder, Colorado for the Conference on World Affairs. That probably makes me sound...
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awolverton77
Apr 7, 20195 min read
What Makes a Movie Bad?
(This essay was originally posted on my former blog one year ago.) The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, circa 2000 My band friends will...
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awolverton77
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Revisiting The Twilight Zone, S3:E2 - "The Arrival"
The Twilight Zone, Season Three: “The Arrival” Written by Rod Serling Directed by Boris Sagal Director of photography - George T. Clemens...
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awolverton77
Mar 30, 20193 min read
Loophole (1954) Harold D. Schuster
Loophole (1954) Directed by Harold D. Schuster Produced by Lindsley Parsons Screenplay by Warren Douglas Story by Dwight V. Babcock,...
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awolverton77
Mar 28, 20198 min read
Film Noir Releases in April 2019 - UPDATED
UPDATES: Please see the updates for the Twilight Time release of The Snake Pit (good news), the Indicator release of The Reckless Moment...
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awolverton77
Mar 24, 20193 min read
Revisiting The Twilight Zone, S3:E1 - "Two"
The Twilight Zone, Season Three: “Two” Written and directed by Montgomery Pittman Director of photography - George T. Clements Music -...
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awolverton77
Mar 21, 20196 min read
Growing Up with Movies, Introduction and Episode 1: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Think of it as my origin story. A few years ago, I began a series on my old blog called Growing Up with Movies, or, how I became a movie...
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