Movie Presentations
Films I have introduced and discussed at
The Great Movies Series
at the Severna Park Library and Beyond
12 Angry Men (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
After the Storm (2016) virtual, Audience Choice movie, co-presented with Jeff Duncanson
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) virtual
Another Round (2020) virtual
Ashes and Diamonds (1958) virtual
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Ball of Fire (1941) virtual
The Bank Dick (1940)
Beat the Devil (1953) virtual
Beauty and the Beast (1946) virtual
Big Night (1996) virtual
The Black Cat (1934)
Casablanca (1942)
Certified Copy (2010) virtual
Charade (1963) virtual
Chinatown (1974) virtual
Criss Cross (1949)
Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) with special guest Bill Morrison, virtual
Detective Story (1951) with special guest Alan K. Rode, virtual
Double Indemnity (1944) 2016, and kicking off Noirvember 2019
Duck Soup (1933)
The Elephant Man (1980)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Fish Tank (2009) virtual
The Florida Project (2017) virtual
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) with special guest Jedidiah Ayres, virtual
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) virtual
The Great Dictator (1940) virtual
High Noon (1952) virtual
Hit the Road (2021) virtual
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Howards End (1992) virtual
Hud (1963) virtual
In a Lonely Place (1950)
King Kong (1933)
King of Hearts (1966) virtual
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) virtual
The Last Laugh (1924) virtual
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) virtual
Léon Morin, Priest (1961) virtual
Life Itself (2014) virtual
The Lighthouse (2019) virtual
Local Hero (1983)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) with special guest Jessica Pickens, virtual
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Marty (1955)
Michael Clayton (2007)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) virtual
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) virtual
Mr. Jones (2019) virtual, Audience Choice movie
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) virtual
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Nebraska (2013) virtual
Network (1976) kicking off the "What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?" series
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Nosferatu (1922) virtual
Notorious (1946)
The Old Dark House (1932) virtual
Passion Fish (1992) virtual
Phoenix (2014)
Playtime (1967)
The Proud Rebel (1958) with special guest Alan K. Rode, virtual
The Quiet Man (1952) virtual
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) virtual, Audience Choice movie
Rear Window (1954)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Royal Wedding (1951) virtual
Safety Last! (1923) virtual, Audience Choice movie, co-presented with DeeCee
Say Amen, Somebody (1982) virtual
The Searchers (1956)
Seconds (1966) virtual
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) with special guest John Sayles, virtual
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954) virtual
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) with special guest Imogen Sara Smith, virtual
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Son of Rambow (2007) virtual
Stand by Me (1986)
Stella Dallas (1937) virtual
Stop Making Sense (1984) virtual
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Third Man (1949) special "surprise" guest presenter, The Great Movies, virtual (2024)
Thunder Road (2018) virtual
Tol'able David (1921) with special guest Fritzi Kramer, virtual
Top Hat (1935)
Transit (2019) virtual
The Trip to Bountiful (1985) virtual
Vertigo (1958)
The Wages of Fear (1953) virtual
Wake in Fright (1971) with special guest Andrew Nette, virtual
We Are the Best! (2013) with special guests Cole Roulain and Ericca Long from The Magic Lantern podcast, virtual
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Wild Strawberries (1957) virtual
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) virtual
Zodiac (2007) virtual
Special Events
All the President’s Men (1976) Epic Saturday Movie
Apollo 11 (2019), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mission, 2019
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Film Noir Theatre
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Veterans Day Movie, 2020, virtual
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Hollywood on Hollywood Film Series, Busch Annapolis Library, 2024
The Big Clock (1948) Forgotten Film Noir
Blue Collar (1978) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
Cat People (1942) Forgotten Horror
Chinese Take-Away (2011) Hispanic Heritage Month with Eva Fernandez, 2021, virtual
Cold Turkey (1971) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
The Conversation (1974) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
Cutter's Way (1981) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
Detour (1945) Noirvember Double Feature, 2020, virtual
D.O.A. (1950) Noirvember Double Feature, 2020, virtual
Gaslight (1944) Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Gran Torino (2008) Immigration Stories series at the Busch Annapolis Library, 2023
Here and There (Aquí y Allá, 2012) Hispanic Heritage Month with Eva Fernandez, 2020, virtual
I Am Not Your Negro (2016) Black History Month, 2019
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Forgotten Horror
Killer of Sheep (1977) Black History Month, 2020
The Killers (1946) Noirvember 2019
Metropolis (1927) Epic Saturday Movie
The Narrow Margin (1952) Forgotten Film Noir
Out of the Past (1947) Film Noir Theatre 2015; Noirvember 2019
Paradise Now (2005) International Movie Month, 2017; World Cinema Series 2019
Purple Noon (1960) World Cinema Series, 2019
The Red Shoes (1948) Epic Saturday, with special guest presenter Ann Glenn
The Right Stuff (1983) Epic Saturday Movie
Rio Bravo (1959) Epic Saturday Movie
Selma (2014) Black History Month, 2018
Sunset Boulevard (1950), Hollywood on Hollywood Film Series, Busch Annapolis Library, 2024
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Veterans Day Movie, 2019
They Were Expendable (1945) Veterans Day Movie, 2017
Other Presentations and Series
Building a Diverse Community through Movie Discussion Programs, with Darnice Jasper, MD Tech Connect Conference, 2021, virtual
Summer Movie Book Reading with special guest Raquel Stecher, 2021, virtual
Film Restoration and Preservation During a Pandemic, with special guest
Eddie Muller, 2020, virtual
The Future of Movies and Movie Theaters, with special guest Todd Hitchcock of the AFI Silver, 2020, virtual
The Best Movie Books of 2020, with special guest Raquel Stecher, virtual
A Discussion with special guest Christina Lane, author of Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock, 2020, virtual
What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?, 2019
Noirvember Film Noir Festival, 2019
Today's Movie Choices: How Did We Get from Casablanca to Superheroes and Sequels?, 2018
Forgotten Film Noir, 2016
Forgotten Horror, 2016
Annapolis Film Festival 2022 Introductions
The Bright Side (2020)
Dear Sirs (2022)
Fire of Love (2022)
Into Flight Once More (2021)
Queen of Glory (2021)
The Rose Maker (2020)
To Olivia (2021)
Walk with Frank (2021) led Q&A with Frank Romeo, co-director Ryan Mayers, cinematographer Richard Chisolm, composer Austin Caughlin
American Studies Class, Fall 2022
Anne Arundel Community College
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Searchers (1956)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
No Country for Old Men (2007)