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HIGH NOON ON THE WATERFRONT

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

October marks the 75th anniversary of Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo’s refusal to answer the House on Un-American Activities Committee’s question: “Have … Continue reading HIGH NOON ON THE WATERFRONT

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Judy Garland

June 12, 2022June 6, 2022 Michael J. Casey

It didn’t take long for Judy Garland to get started. Born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on June 10, 1922, Garland strode onto the vaudeville stage with her sisters in 1924, solidifying her future as an entertainer. In … Continue reading Judy Garland

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WITHIN OUR GATES

September 29, 2021May 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

To criticize a movie, you have to make another movie. —Jean-Luc Godard It might be the most notorious climax in American cinema: A Black man terrorizes a white woman, a Black militia lays siege to a white family’s cabin, and … Continue reading WITHIN OUR GATES

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Women Make Film: Jacqueline Audry and Chantal Akerman

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Michael J. Casey

On Sept. 1, TCM launched a 14-week series, Women Make Film: A road trip through 100 films across 44 countries and 12 decades of cinema. One of the delights of TCM’s line-up is how certain movies bump up against each … Continue reading Women Make Film: Jacqueline Audry and Chantal Akerman

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Now Playing on TCM: Forbidden Hollywood

April 28, 2019February 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

When it comes to the movies, sin never goes out of style. And on April 28, it’s back on your TV screen when TCM presents a three-film series looking back at Hollywood’s pre-Code era with three films: Little Caesar (1931), Red-Headed Woman (1932), and Baby Face (1933); all … Continue reading Now Playing on TCM: Forbidden Hollywood

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Now Playing on TCM: Treasures from the Disney Vault

June 27, 2016July 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On June 28, TCM returns with the seventh installment from one of its newest series: Treasures from the Disney Vault, a focused look through Disney’s extensive and diverse back catalogue. As with the previous six installments, Disney aficionado Leonard Maltin … Continue reading Now Playing on TCM: Treasures from the Disney Vault

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