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    My Year in Movies 2020
    awolverton77
    • Dec 27, 2020
    • 6 min

    My Year in Movies 2020

    I initially thought looking back at my year in movies might be a depressing experience, and in a way, it was. For the first time in five...
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    Noirvember 2020, Episode 7: A Film Noir Double Feature - Detour (1945) and D.O.A. (1950)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 7, 2020
    • 6 min

    Noirvember 2020, Episode 7: A Film Noir Double Feature - Detour (1945) and D.O.A. (1950)

    Last night I was pleased to lead a library virtual discussion of two great film noir titles, Detour (1945) and D.O.A. (1950). The...
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    Coming Attractions
    awolverton77
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Coming Attractions

    The response to our library virtual movie event last week, Restoration, Preservation, and Distribution of Movies During a Pandemic with...
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    What I Watched in July 2020, Part 1
    awolverton77
    • Jul 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    What I Watched in July 2020, Part 1

    Here's how my July got started: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) Henry Dunham (Image Entertainment Blu-ray) Reviewed here The...
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    What I Watched in June 2020
    awolverton77
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 10 min

    What I Watched in June 2020

    With my return to work at the library, June got off to a slow start, but I made a nice recovery in the home stretch. Hopefully you’ll...
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    How to Become a Movie Expert... Or Not
    awolverton77
    • May 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    How to Become a Movie Expert... Or Not

    I don’t know about you, but I often reflect upon the fact that I’ll never be an expert on anything, particularly movies. This sobering...
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    What I Watched in May 2020, Part 1
    awolverton77
    • May 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    What I Watched in May 2020, Part 1

    Things are starting to pick up around here. We’re preparing for a return to the library soon, which means a good bit of training on new...
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    Movies and Community: We're NOT Giving Up!
    awolverton77
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Movies and Community: We're NOT Giving Up!

    Although it might seem like we’ve been social distancing forever, it’s still early in what may be a very long process. Of course we’re...
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    Noirvember 2019: Out of the Past (1947) Jacques Tourneur
    awolverton77
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    Noirvember 2019: Out of the Past (1947) Jacques Tourneur

    Out of the Past (1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Warren Duff Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring Based on the novel Build My...
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    Noirvember 2019: The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak
    awolverton77
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Noirvember 2019: The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak

    The Killers (1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak Produced by Mark Hellinger Screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks (uncredited), John...
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    Noirvember 2019: Double Indemnity (1944) Billy Wilder
    awolverton77
    • Nov 8, 2019
    • 6 min

    Noirvember 2019: Double Indemnity (1944) Billy Wilder

    Double Indemnity (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder Produced by Joseph Sistrom Screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder Based on the...
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    Noirvember 2019 Preview
    awolverton77
    • Oct 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Noirvember 2019 Preview

    Although I watch a lot of film noir, write about it, and attend as many Noir City festivals as I can, I’m really not what I would...
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    A Face in the Crowd (1957) Elia Kazan
    awolverton77
    • Jul 18, 2019
    • 5 min

    A Face in the Crowd (1957) Elia Kazan

    A Face in the Crowd (1957) Directed and produced by Elia Kazan Screenplay by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story “Your Arkansas...
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    What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us? Week 1 - Network (1976)
    awolverton77
    • May 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us? Week 1 - Network (1976)

    For awhile, it looked like the storm that precipitated Howard Beale’s “I’m as mad as hell” rant would return for our showing of Network...
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    Here's Someone (besides me) Who's Serious About Movies and Community
    awolverton77
    • Feb 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Here's Someone (besides me) Who's Serious About Movies and Community

    Last week I walked into the library, ready to start my work day, when my branch manager grabbed me and said, "I've got something to show...
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    The Great Movies Series at the Severna Park Library: Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    awolverton77
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Great Movies Series at the Severna Park Library: Sullivan's Travels (1941)

    I’ve been home from Noir City 17 for several days, but in trying to get caught up at work and at home, I’ve had little time for writing....
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    Is There Still Hope? Watching Top Hat (1935) in 2018
    awolverton77
    • Sep 9, 2018
    • 4 min

    Is There Still Hope? Watching Top Hat (1935) in 2018

    Top Hat (1935) Directed by Mark Sandrich Produced by Pandro S. Berman Screenplay by Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Ben Holmes, Ralph Spence,...
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    The World Cinema Film Series: Entre Nos (2009)
    awolverton77
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    The World Cinema Film Series: Entre Nos (2009)

    It's a brilliant idea. The findings of a recent survey of Anne Arundel County, Maryland determined that, after English, the most spoken...
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