Tuesday, December 31, 2013

A Cockeyed Nightmare of Fun: NOW PLAYING, Dec. 31, 1933

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T his year saved some of its biggest, or at least best-remembered films for last. To give you an idea of the big picture, here's the mov...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

On the Big Screen: AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)

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F or some people, this will be the film where Lois Lane and Katniss Everdeen are fighting over Batman, who's trying to save Hawkeye from...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Now Playing: CHRISTMAS 1933

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F or their holiday attractions Milwaukee's movie houses depend on star power. In particular, the Palace depends on overwhelming star pow...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

DVR Diary: MASSACRE MAFIA STYLE (1974)

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C onsider the source: Duke Mitchell was a Sinatra wannabe marketed as a Dean Martin clone and paired with a Jerry Lewis clone, Sammy Petrill...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

DVR Diary: 7TH CAVALRY (1956)

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J oseph  H. Lewis is remembered for his films noirs, the best known of those being 1950's Gun Crazy and 1955's The Big Combo . As...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Pre-Code Parade: THE COLLEGE COACH (1933)

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P at O'Brien may be best remembered today for his title role in the 1940 biopic Knute Rockne, All-American , if only because of his pr...
Monday, December 16, 2013

Johnnie To's DRUG WAR (2012)

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A fter exploring the realms of high and low finance in Life Without Principle , Hong Kong crime-film specialist Johnnie To returned to famil...