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The Quiet Man (1952)

The Quiet Man (1952)

After retiring from boxing, American Sean Thornton returns to Ireland and buys the home where he was born. It’s a town so stereotypically Irish that you almost expect to...

Jennifer
The Jazz Singer (1927)

The Jazz Singer (1927)

I was one of those that grew up associating The Jazz Singer with Neil Diamond’s 1980 “Love on the Rocks” hit-spawning (but otherwise stinky) version. I knew nothing of...

Linda
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

For anyone young enough to picture the 1950s as one extended Leave it to Beaver episode, I would respectfully refer you to the film noir classic Sunset Boulevard. It’s...

Jennifer
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Get blown away by the classic again: Gone With the Wind is 75!

Anyone who knows me knows that I love love LOVE Gone With the Wind. The book, the movie, the Classic Hollywood glamour, and yes, Scarlett O’Hara herself, one of...

Linda
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World War I is honored in new DVD box set from Warner Bros.

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, or the Great War, as it was known at the time. It was a modern war...

Linda
Westward the Women (1951)

Westward the Women (1951)

Out in the Old West, there was a disproportionate amount of men to women. The men came seeking adventure and fortune, and the few women that followed them were...

Linda
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey (1984)

George Stevens the director may not be a name you recognize, but you do know his films. There is the classic Western Shane. Or how about the smoldering tragic...

Linda
The Women (1939)

The Women (1939)

Mary Haines (Norma Shearer), wife and mother, is basically a saint. She cuddles with her daughter (also named Mary) as they coo over pictures from her honeymoon, explaining how...

Linda
Notorious

Notorious

When I was 16, I became obsessed with classic Hollywood films, which sprung forth from a summer vacation reading and viewing of Gone With the Wind. I hopped from...

Linda
Call of the Wild (1935)

Call of the Wild (1935)

William Wellman’s 1935 version of Call of the Wild has arguably been called the best adaptation of Jack London’s classic 1903 novel that took place in the Yukon during...

Linda
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

I have no idea why it took me so long to see the 1946 Best Picture Oscar-winner The Best Years of Our Lives. I, like many movie-lovers, went through...

Linda
True Grit (1969)

True Grit (1969)

John Wayne is so embedded in American lore as a gunslinging Western hero, that anyone can imitate his wide drawl and bowlegged stance without ever having seen one of...

Linda