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The Movies of 1964
It was a year that featured great family films, musicals, and the rise of the James Bond franchise. Here are some of the year’s...
Read MoreActor: Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart had a decade of acting in Hollywood before he got his statuette. No, I don’t mean Oscar – I’m talking...
Read MoreFilm: Citizen Kane
It’s generally acknowledged to be the finest film ever made. And you’ll get no argument from me. If it were technically...
Read MoreFilm: Fargo
No one who’s seen this film will ever look at a wood chipper the same as before. You betcha. It’s a movie that begins by...
Read MoreFilm: Animal House
Let’s total up the number of Academy Award nominations Animal House accumulated. Hmm. None. Then surely it’s on the American...
Read MoreActor: Steve Martin
Steve Martin has come a long way since his days entertaining crowds at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. He became a stand-up...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Superman
“Faster than a speeding bullet…More powerful than a locomotive…Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.”...
Read MoreFilm: The Best Years of Our Lives
It’s amazing that this movie was made in 1946. It’s remarkable that the country could face such subject matter so soon...
Read MoreFilm: To Kill a Mockingbird
With this entry in the list, I celebrate both a book and a movie. Both have moved so many people, affected so many lives. And the movie was...
Read MoreActor: Paul Newman
Which era Paul Newman do you like best? Young, pretty Paul, as seen in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Hustler? Paul in his prime, notably...
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