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An Appreciation – Dr. Strangelove
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here, this is the War Room!” What a strange world it must have been to live in during the years following WWII. It was a time of constant fear, doubt, and anxiety. With the fall of Nazi Germany, other countries…
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An Appreciation – The Red Shoes
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s masterpiece The Red Shoes (1948) is a film that has grown on me over time. I remember watching it years ago, and admiring it for what it was, but not entirely loving it. As time passed, I found myself somehow…
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An Appreciation – Modern Times
One of the most iconic images Charlie Chaplin ever gave to the world came in Modern Times (1936). It happens early on in the movie. The Little Tramp, working diligently on an automated assembly line, gets distracted and starts to lag behind. Desperate, he jumps…
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Charlie Chaplin at SIFF – City Lights
There was a time, not too long ago, when Charlie Chaplin was seen as the most famous man on earth. His films transcended borders, languages, and cultural barriers. Everyone knew who he was; his image held firmly in the minds of movie audiences around the…
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An Appreciation – My Man Godfrey
The other day, I was looking through my movie collection, and ran across a film I loved but had totally forgotten about. I put it in my player and watched it for old time’s sake, and once again, I fell back in love with it…
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Film Review – Your Highness
Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, there existed a comedy fantasy film known as Your Highness (2011). ‘Twas a film that strived heartily to be a send up of other fantasy/adventure/comedy films. Once a person gazes their eyes upon it,…
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Film Review – Hanna
Hanna (2011) is the most peculiar of action films, if you would call it an “action film.” Sure, it’s advertised as an action-thriller, and yes there are a number of fight scenes and chases in it, but for some odd reason, I wouldn’t necessarily classify…
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An Appreciation – Network
“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” It’s scary just how prophetic the film Network (1976) has become when seen in today’s modern age. Both Paddy Chayefsky, who wrote the film, and the great Sidney Lumet, who directed, came…
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