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You Can’t Judge a Movie By Its Credits

I had the television on the other night just in time to catch the opening credits of the 8:00 movie on Turner. It reminded me of just how fine some of those title sequences can be. Of course one would … Continue reading

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Remember My Forgotten Man

(the last of three installments) While Gold Diggers of 1933 certainly lifts the spirits, it isn’t the sort of feel-good movie one might expect from 1930s Hollywood. It doesn’t deny the Depression. Instead it shows us three fast-talking, hard-boiled show … Continue reading

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