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What I Saw in 1996 – 11/20 to 12/31

In 1996, I started keeping a record of movies I’d seen, with the first entry on November 20. I thought it might be interesting (hopefully) to look back at what I thought about the films I saw through the end … Continue reading

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On Set, Off Camera – Chapter Eight

This is the eighth edition of “On Set, Off Camera.” As with previous editions, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some … Continue reading

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Persistence of Vision – Remembering Ted Perry

On July 3 of this year I was jolted by the news that Ted Perry had died the previous month. I first met Ted and his wife Miriam in 1964 at the University of Iowa when he was a TA … Continue reading

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Chainsaws and Xenomorphs – Bloodlines

Last Friday I saw Alien Romulus, the seventh film in the series since 1979. I’d seen the trailer frequently in advance of the release date and was wondering what, if anything, could be different about this installment. I mean, each … Continue reading

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Poster Alley

I thought it was time to share some more movie posters. As before, there’s no particular theme or category for this collection, other than they’re dynamic and dramatic, and got my attention in one way or another. I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Face Time – The Latest Edition

As with the previous Face Time posts, there’s no theme or organizing principle to these photographs of actors, other than that they all have the Look, faces that hold the screen and our attention, then and now. ____________________________________________________ Elizabeth Taylor … Continue reading

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On Set, Off Camera – Chapter Seven

This is the seventh edition of “On Set, Off Camera.” It consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid … Continue reading

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On Set, Off Camera – Chapter Six

This is the sixth edition of “On Set, Off Camera.”  They consist mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid … Continue reading

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Filmmakers Roundtables: Post-Oscars Edition

____________________________________________________ Most, if not all, of these filmmakers were contenders for Oscars in the recently held Academy Awards ceremony. Excellent show, by the way. First time we’ve watched all the way through in years. A number of these people turn … Continue reading

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Movie Posters of the ’20s & ’30s

I recently ran across a digital folder with movie posters I’ve been collecting. I’d actually forgotten about these. Almost all of these posters are from the 1920s and 1930s. Typical of film posters of that time, none of the ones … Continue reading

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