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What’s the greatest American film of all time? Can’t decide? Well then, what’s your favorite movie? Do you love the classics, or ignore anything before 1980? Comedies, courtroom dramas, casts of thousands – we have them all at Great American Things.
Film: All the President's Men
Typically, when you’ve read a book and then see the movie adaptation of that book, the film leaves much to be desired. So much...
Read MoreFilm: The Natural
Robert Redford was at his best as Roy Hobbs, the “natural” baseball player whose career was changed forever by an encounter...
Read MoreFilm: Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock was at his very best during the period of time in which he made Rear Window. In a six-year period, he also made Dial M for...
Read MoreFilm: The Hope and Crosby "Road" Movies
There were seven produced: The Road to Singapore (1940), The Road to Zanzibar (1941), The Road to Morocco (1942), The Road to Utopia...
Read MoreFilm: Rocky
As the fight ends, an exhausted Apollo Creed says, “Ain’t gonna be no rematch.” An equally weary Rocky Balboa answers,...
Read MoreFilm: The Caine Mutiny
I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who was clinically paranoid. But if I ever meet someone with that mental illness, I do...
Read MoreFilm: Jaws
Since so many of my friends are either at the beach now or will be soon, it’s only fitting that we remind them about the movie that...
Read MoreFilm: Best in Show
Somehow, you always knew the world of professional dog shows had to be inhabited by some rare breeds, and I’m not talking about the...
Read MoreFilm: Singin' in the Rain
For some folks, musical comedy is a film genre they just can’t tolerate. That’s too bad, because Hollywood hasn’t made...
Read MoreFilm: The Lion King
Walt Disney Studios was on quite a roll, with each feature becoming more sophisticated in its animation, themes, and music. The Little...
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