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Audie Murphy's To Hell And Back: The 1955 Film: Remembering Universal's Top Grossing Film of 1955: A 20-Year Record

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By: Jeremy Roberts

Best Christmas Family Movies: What to Watch During the Holiday Season

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By: Katie Ouderkirk

Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Ltd. Edition: DVD Review

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By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Five of the Best Christmas Movies Ever Made: Holiday Films Viewers Won't Want to Miss

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By: Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

Best Holiday Movies are Timeless Classics: Top Classic Holiday Movie Titles as Gifts & Easy Budget Entertaining

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By: Feature Writer Mary King

Character Actress Thelma Ritter: Great Performances in Supporting Roles

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Jack Lemmon, Actor in Television and Movies: Academy Award Winner for Memorable Performances

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Sherlock Holmes World War II Movies: Starring Basil Rathbone As Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. a Silent Comedy Gem: 1920s movie shows Keaton's best as silent star & technical genius

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Paramount on Parade's "Murder Will Out": Sherlock Holmes & Philo Vance vs. the Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

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By: Carl Macek

The Wild Bunch - Peckinpah's Tet Offensive: Why This 1969 Western Reflected American Perceptions the War

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By: Daniel Allen

Funny Famous Movie Quotes For Everyday Use: Hollywood's Funniest Movie Lines and Quotes From the Comedy Genre

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By: Deborah Read

Actress Susan Hayward: Academy Award Winner for Portrayal of Barbara Graham

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

The Cinematic History of A Christmas Carol: The Many Adaptations of Charles Dickens' Classic Ghost Story

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By: Jonathan Squirrell

Women Behind Bars: Images in Ophuls Films Portray Women's Oppression

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By: Grace Troje

Ophuls' Sensitivity to Social Class: Society's Rejection of the Disadvantaged

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By: Grace Troje

Ophuls' Representation of Patriarchy: The Powerful Controlling Men of Ophuls' Films

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By: Grace Troje

Max Ophuls' Femme Fatales: Dangerous Beautiful Women and Their 'Victims'

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By: Grace Troje

The Godfather - Facts Behind The Fiction: Rumours and Reports Surrounding The Filming of This Classic

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By: Ramon Youseph

Over the Rainbow: A Famous Fantasy Film Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary

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By: Heather Ashley

Max Ophuls Meets Nietzsche: Ophuls' Philosophical Interest in Eternal Recurrence

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By: Grace Troje

Feminist Films of Max Ophuls: Classic Films Concerned with Women's Oppression

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By: Grace Troje

Understanding Hollywood's Western Movies: Western Genre Revisited

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By: Grace Troje

Pursuit to Algiers - A Sherlock Holmes Movie: With Basil Rathbone As Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

Terror by Night - A Sherlock Holmes Movie Review: Starring Basil Rathbone As Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection DVD set: 13 Films from the Beloved Actor

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By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Chinatown – Classic Film Review: An Immortal Hollywood Classic That Enthralls Modern Audiences

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By: Iulia Filip

Six Entertaining Movie Rip-Offs: Including a Spanish Dracula, Dante's Piranha, Wong Kar-Wai's Debut

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By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Movie Review, Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill: 1946 Film Starring Basil Rathbone As Holmes & Nigel Bruce as Watson

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By: John K. Davis

Sherlock Holmes Movie Review - The House of Fear: With Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

The Change from Hero to Antihero in Movies: Comparison of Modern Movie Heroes to Heroes of Classic Westerns

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By: Marian Henderson

Hero versus Antihero in Classic Western Movies: The Movie High Plains Drifter Contrasted with the Movie High Noon

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By: Marian Henderson

Sherlock Holmes Movie Review, The Woman in Green: With Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

Classic Film Review, Minnelli's Cabin in the Sky: Musical Fable Dazzles with Jazz Greats Ethel Waters & Lena Horne

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By: Susan Z. Swan

The Men of the Magnificent Seven: What Men Need to Be Masculine

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By: Timothy Fowler

Dramatic Famous Movie Quotes We Use Everyday: Hollywood's Great Quotes & Famous Lines from the Drama Genre

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By: Deborah Read

Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby: Classic Comedy Starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn

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By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection Wave Three: More Great Collections from Turner Classic Movies

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By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Sherlock Holmes Movie Review - The Scarlet Claw: With Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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By: John K. Davis

The Last Time I Saw Paris a Post WWII Love Story: Decadence Takes a Toll on Americans Living in France in 1954 Movie

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By: Christine Nyholm

The Blue Dahlia a Film Noir Murder Mystery: Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake Star in Suspense Movie Filmed in 1946

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By: Christine Nyholm

Man in the Net a Mystery Starring Alan Ladd: Carolyn Jones Portrays Alcoholic Wife in Suspense Drama from 1959

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By: Christine Nyholm

Film Review: Wall Street with Michael Douglas: Corporate Shark Mentors a Young and Impressionable Stock Broker

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By: Scott Hayden

Glory Is Ageless Movie Classic: 1989 U.S. Civil War Film Still Powerful Today

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By: Jon Matsune

Casablanca a Classic Romance Set in World War II: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman Star in Story of Lost Love

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By: Christine Nyholm

Bedknobs and Broomsticks DVD Review: The Enchanted Musical Edition

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By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Top Poker Movies of All Time: List of the Best Movies About Poker Ever Made

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By: Deborah Read

The Man Between - Post WWII Thriller in Berlin: James Mason and Claire Bloom Movie in Germany After World War II

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By: Christine Nyholm

Wizard of Oz Returns to Theaters: One of Several Events Celebrating the Film's 70th Anniversary

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By: Kathleen Strelow

Berlin Express a Post WWII Look at Germany: Robert Ryan and Merle Oberon Movie in War Ravaged Frankfurt

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By: Christine Nyholm

Stanley Kubrick's Room of Doom: Director Kubrick cast a whole new light on the movie bathroom

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By: jeff coe

Man Tries to Drive Wife Crazy in Gaslight: Suspense Thriller Stars Ingrid Bergmand and Charles Boyer

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By: Christine Nyholm

The Manchurian Candidate a Cold War Thriller: Political Intrigue and Deception With Amazing Twists and Turns

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By: Christine Nyholm

All Fall Down Stars Warren Beatty as Drifter: Family Crisis Caused by Selfish Cad Who Breaks Hearts

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By: Christine Nyholm

Crimes of Passion a Classic Film Noir in LA: Barbara Stanwyck Stars as Sociopathic Newlywed in Los Angeles

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By: Christine Nyholm

Bonnie and Clyde a Dramatic Gangster Film: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Portray Depression Era Bank Robbers

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By: Christine Nyholm

Old Acquaintances a Story of Friends and Rivals: 1943 Film Starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins a Character Study

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By: Christine Nyholm

The Three Godfathers a John Wayne Western: Bandits Become Guardians of Orphaned Infant in the Arizona Desert

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By: Christine Nyholm

Love Letters a Classic Romantic Drama: Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotton in Cyrano de Bergerac Story

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By: Christine Nyholm

The Barretts of Wimpole Street a Love Story: Jennifer Jones Stars as Poet Elizabeth Barrett as Young Woman

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By: Christine Nyholm

Film Review of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944): Classic Judy Garland Musical Still Delights on 65th Anniversary

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Movie Review - The Set-Up (1949): One of the All-Time Best Boxing Films

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By: John K. Davis

Portrait of Jennie a Classic Romantic Thriller: Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotton as Star Crossed Lovers

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By: Christine Nyholm

Shop Around the Corner (1940): The Original Version of You’ve Got Mail

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By: Vasu Chetty

Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939): Jimmy Stewart’s Classic Film about Corruption in the Government

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By: Vasu Chetty

12 Angry Men (1957): Henry Fonda Stands for Truth in his Classic Jury Movie

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By: Vasu Chetty

The Man Who Shaped Navarone: J. Lee Thompson, The Director Once Called ‘Mighty Mouse’

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By: Paul-John Ramos

Cool Hand Luke: The Movie that Defined a Culture and Portrayed an Idol

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By: Will Forgrave

The Pied Piper - Fairytale Film by Jacques Demy: Rock Star Donovan Stars in the Classic Tale

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By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Singin' in the Rain - Classic Film - 1952: Interesting Facts About The Best Musical Movie of All Time

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By: Deborah Read

Gene Kelly - Early Musicals of This Musical Man: The Road That Led to The Greatest Screen Musical of All Time

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By: Deborah Read

The Big Sleep, A Review: Bogart and Bacall Shine in Classic Detective Film Noir

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By: Pema Levy

John Hughes and Ferris Bueller's Day Off: A Tribute to a Classic Movie of the 80s

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By: Timothy Slovik

The Iconic John Hughes (1950 - 2009): A Look Back at his Works

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By: Anthony Cogliano

The Breakfast Club Director John Hughes Dies: Hughes Will Be Remembered For Classic 1980s Films Like Home Alone

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By: Heather Harris

Six Actors Who've Played The Devil: Including Peter Cook, Terence Stamp, De Niro and Ray Wise.

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By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Ace In The Hole – Billy Wilder Buries The Lead: Film Review of the Caustic Cult Classic from 1951

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By: Martin G. Wood

Three Gothic Romance Movies of the 1940s: Rebecca, Jane Eyre, and Dragonwyck

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By: Emily Chauviere

Film Review – The Hudsucker Proxy: Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers’ Film, on DVD Release

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By: Ferdi Mehmet

Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland—1939 to 1941: Legendary Romantic Screen Couple Star in Westerns, Elizabethan Drama

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland—1935 to 1938: Legendary Romantic Screen Couple Make Sparks Fly in Costume Dramas

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Film Review – The Big Lebowski: The Coen Brothers' Dark Comedy, on DVD

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By: Ferdi Mehmet

Point Blank (1967) - Classic Film Review: John Boorman's Hypnotic Neo-Noir Rewards for Repeated Viewings

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By: Ian Terry

Film Review – Barton Fink: Classic Coen Brothers Film, starring John Tuturro and John Goodman

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By: Ferdi Mehmet

Classic Female Lead Casting: Second Choices: Doris Day, Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Shirley Temple

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By: Deborah Read

The Redemption of Dallas in Stagecoach (1939): A Soiled Dove Finds Her Own Heart of Gold in Ford’s Classic Film

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By: Susan Z. Swan

10 Best Films About The Troubles in Northern Ire: A List of Great Movies on the Political and Religious Struggles

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By: Gareth Harding

Shadow of a Doubt meets The Killers: How Ernest Hemingway helped inspire a Hitchcock masterpiece

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By: Amanda Flinner

Shadow of a Doubt - Finding Uncle Charlie: Creating Alfred Hitchcock's Merry Widow Murderer"

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By: Amanda Flinner

12 Angry Men - Movie Review - 1957: Classic Film Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb and E.G. Marshall

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By: Deborah Read

The Glass Key (1942) - Classic Movie Review: Examining the Enduring Appeal of a Film Noir Classic

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By: Ian Terry

Vertigo Starring Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Hitchcock's Classic Tale of Love, Loss, and Insanity

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By: Adam Gilmore

John Wayne as The Ringo Kid, Stagecoach (1939): The Noble Outlaw in John Ford's Landmark Western Film

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Olivia de Havilland, Hollywood's Golden Age Star: Actress Stars in Captain Blood, Robin Hood, Gone With the Wind

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Common Frontier Folk in Ford's Stagecoach (1939): Curley, Buck, & Peacock--Western Character Types as Dramatic Foils

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Top DVDs to Rent for Movie Night: Popular DVD Rentals Make Movies More Affordable

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By: Feature Writer Michael Jung

Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine: Benoit's Quiet Revolution

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By: Adam Dalton-Wyatt

Getting the Bad Guys in Ford's Stagecoach (1939): Villains & Disreputable Characters in a Landmark Western Film

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By: Susan Z. Swan

Hitchcock's Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Before Pitt and Jolie, There was Lombard and Montgomery!

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By: Amanda Flinner

Flawed Characters in Ford's Stagecoach (1939): Respectability as a Foil for Nobility in First Modern Western Movie

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By: Susan Z. Swan

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