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I’ve spent a lot of time traversing the freeways of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota recently. From Pueblo on up to Rapid City, my wife and I have hit the road exploring our surroundings and discovering small towns. Naturally, … Continue reading HANNA RANCH
Every August, TCM breaks from its usual programming to deliver Summer Under the Stars, 31 days of 31 stars. Today belongs to Olivia de Havilland, who passed away on July 25, 2020 at the age of 104. Eleven de Havilland … Continue reading Olivia de Havilland on TCM
In a world replete with fake news, alternative facts, and half-truths, it seems dangerous, almost reckless to champion works that play fast and loose with the truth and celebrate artificiality. But it is for those very reasons that they soar … Continue reading This week in Film — TESLA and Cheryl Dunye
Depending on your mileage, watching a documentary about mock politics in the middle of an election year might either be catnip or a doody-flavored lollipop. Thankfully, Boys State is neither. Sure, it’s about politics and politicking, but the heart of this movie … Continue reading This week in Film — BOYS STATE
In the wasteland that is 2020 cinematic releases, Netflix holds some hope. On Sept. 4, they’ll release I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the latest from writer/director/misanthrope Charlie Kaufman. We’ll talk more on Kaufman in a month, but today we turn … Continue reading WILD ROSE
Cinema-going in the time of COVID is sticky business. From shuttered theaters to delayed releases, the business of exhibiting (and seeing) movies is tough getting tougher. And considering that this business model relies on public gatherings, strangers in the dark, … Continue reading This week in Film — See you at the movies? and YOU NEVER HAD IT
On Saturday, Aug. 8, TCM’s Summer Under the Stars celebrates the work of Charlie Chaplin with 19 films—two of them from the 1950s, an era in which the movie industry changed considerably, and Chaplin found himself on the outside looking … Continue reading LIMELIGHT
On Saturday, Aug. 8, TCM’s Summer Under the Stars celebrates the work of Charlie Chaplin with 19 films—7 of them shorts from Chaplin’s prolific 1910s period, during which, he became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and one of … Continue reading THE KID
TCM’s Summer Under the Stars kicked off in high fashion with a day devoted to the work of Barbara Stanwyck, easily one of the best actors to ever grace the silver screen. To name her best performances would simply to … Continue reading DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Wartime on the white cliffs of Dover and one of the greats takes her final bow. But first, new to Video On Demand this weekend, Summerland: Written and directed by Jessica Swale, Summerland has a touch of wonder with a tinge of … Continue reading This week in Film — SUMMERLAND and Olivia de Havilland
