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    Hollywood Story (1951), or "Richard Conte Lite"
    awolverton77
    • 3 hours ago
    • 3 min

    Hollywood Story (1951), or "Richard Conte Lite"

    Hollywood Story (1951) William Castle Before he became the gimmick master of thrillers and horror movies in the late ‘50s, William Castle...
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    Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema Vol. 1 Reissue
    awolverton77
    • May 14
    • 1 min

    Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema Vol. 1 Reissue

    I'm very excited to discuss the reissue of a film noir box set many people missed when it went out of print last year, Film Noir: The...
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    Announcing My New Book: Men Don't Read
    awolverton77
    • May 5
    • 1 min

    Announcing My New Book: Men Don't Read

    I'm delighted to announce the publication of my first book, Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club. No, it's not about...
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    Film Noir New Releases for May 2022
    awolverton77
    • Apr 26
    • 1 min

    Film Noir New Releases for May 2022

    Right now I'm only posting the video version of my report on new releases in film noir and neo-noir. Thanks for watching!
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    Forgotten Film Noir? The Big Operator (1959)
    awolverton77
    • Apr 18
    • 3 min

    Forgotten Film Noir? The Big Operator (1959)

    The Big Operator (1959) Charles F. Haas If you'd rather watch this review, here you go: Recycling? Not a new thing, not at all. Movie...
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    Film Noir New Releases for April 2022
    awolverton77
    • Apr 1
    • 5 min

    Film Noir New Releases for April 2022

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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    Fantasy, Reality, Love, and Tragedy in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Veronika Voss (1982)
    awolverton77
    • Mar 15
    • 4 min

    Fantasy, Reality, Love, and Tragedy in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Veronika Voss (1982)

    Veronika Voss (1982) Rainer Werner Fassbinder One of the great pleasures of watching movies is the sense of discovery, particularly with...
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    My Most Important Movie of the Year? Mon Oncle (1958)
    awolverton77
    • Mar 9
    • 4 min

    My Most Important Movie of the Year? Mon Oncle (1958)

    Mon Oncle (1958) directed by Jacques Tati I usually don’t get this personal in my reviews, and certainly not this early in the post, but...
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    What I Watched in February 2022
    awolverton77
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    What I Watched in February 2022

    As I mentioned last month, my "What I Watched" postings, will be very stripped down this year. You'll see that February was a pretty slim...
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    Film Noir New Releases for March 2022
    awolverton77
    • Feb 28
    • 7 min

    Film Noir New Releases for March 2022

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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    Let's Talk About Roger Ebert...
    awolverton77
    • Feb 27
    • 3 min

    Let's Talk About Roger Ebert...

    A few days ago I posted an announcement on social media that our library’s next virtual movie discussion was open for registration. On...
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    What I Watched in January 2022
    awolverton77
    • Feb 1
    • 1 min

    What I Watched in January 2022

    Today's posting, as well as future "What I Watched" postings, will be very stripped down. Time is tight these days, and I wish I could go...
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    Film Noir New Releases for February 2022
    awolverton77
    • Jan 28
    • 7 min

    Film Noir New Releases for February 2022

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
    104 views0 comments
    Growing Up with Movies: The Video Editions
    awolverton77
    • Jan 7
    • 1 min

    Growing Up with Movies: The Video Editions

    For a few years now, I've been writing the occasional blog post about my experiences growing up with movies. Today I'm beginning a video...
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    Film Noir New Releases for January 2022
    awolverton77
    • Jan 5
    • 6 min

    Film Noir New Releases for January 2022

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
    210 views0 comments
    Best Discoveries of 2021: My Top 10
    awolverton77
    • Dec 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: My Top 10

    At the end of each year I try to compile all the movies I spent the most time thinking about through the year. These aren’t necessarily...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: Film Noir
    awolverton77
    • Dec 24, 2021
    • 8 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: Film Noir

    (Last year's Part I and Part II) A brief introduction: I watched a fair amount of film noir in 2021, but not nearly as many as I saw in...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: Westerns
    awolverton77
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: Westerns

    Last year's westerns I don’t know exactly when I picked up my newfound interest in westerns, but I suspect it had something to do with...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: SF and Horror
    awolverton77
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: SF and Horror

    (Last year's discoveries) I place science fiction and horror together since they were often connected in the days of early cinema, a time...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 2000s
    awolverton77
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 6 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 2000s

    (Last year's list here) If you know me, you know that most of my movie-watching consists of films from 40, 50, 60 or more years ago. I...
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