New Discoveries in Rear Window (1954)
Letterboxd tells me that last night’s viewing of Rear Window (1954) was my fourth watch, but it’s probably closer to 10 or 12. Regardless...
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awolverton77
- Jul 30
- 1 min
August 2023 Film Noir New Releases
Here's what you can expect in new releases in classic film noir in August!
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awolverton77
- Jul 29
- 4 min
2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Class, Crime & International Film Noir (2014) Dennis Broe
Class, Crime & International Film Noir: Globalizing America’s Dark Art (2014) Dennis Broe Palgrave Macmillan Hardcover, 233 pages...
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awolverton77
- Jul 21
- 4 min
Christianity and Horror? Can Those Two Coexist? Read Fear Not! (2023) by Josh Larsen
Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies (2023) Josh Larsen Cascade Books (part of the Reel Spirituality Monograph Series)...
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awolverton77
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Who's Afraid of Ozu?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote asking you where you are at the halfway point of your movie watching in 2023. In seeking to continue (and...
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awolverton77
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) James Mangold, Danial Rifky
Indiana Jones… He just can’t stay away from those Nazis… That’s where we find Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), captured by Nazis in 1944 as...
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awolverton77
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Time Schizophrenia: Preparing to Watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I am planning on going to the movies this afternoon to see Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. I'm looking forward to it, but I think...
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awolverton77
- Jul 6
- 3 min
The Halfway Point: How Are You Doing?
It got here pretty quickly, didn’t it? More than half of 2023 is over, which means we’ve got less than six months of movie-watching...
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awolverton77
- Jul 2
- 5 min
Foolish Wives (1922) A New Release from Flicker Alley
Foolish Wives (1922) Erich von Stroheim Flicker Alley, dual format edition Blu-ray and DVD Unless otherwise noted, all photos courtesy of...
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awolverton77
- Jun 30
- 1 min
What Did You Read in June 2023?
What did you read this month? Here's what I read (not pictured: AN EXPERIMENT IN CRITICISM - C.S. Lewis). I'd love to hear what you read...
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awolverton77
- Jun 25
- 1 min
What YOU Can Do to Keep Classic Movies Alive
Many of you already know about the shakeups going on at TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and are concerned. We all want to save TCM, but we...
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awolverton77
- Jun 20
- 1 min
July 2023 Film Noir New Releases
I'm trying something a little different in July: side-by-side comparisons of two releases of the same film. Let me know if this is...
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awolverton77
- Jun 11
- 3 min
2023 Summer Reading Challenge: 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - John DiLeo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - But Probably Don’t (2004) John DiLeo Limelight Editions Paperback, 416 pages Includes...
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awolverton77
- Jun 10
- 6 min
Is David Mamet’s Things Change (1988) The Ultimate Con Game?
Say what you want about the mob, but no one can deny its strong sense of community. Without it, you have no organization. Maintaining...
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awolverton77
- Jun 9
- 4 min
Why Physical Media Matters
There’s a story I heard years ago about a fan who walked up to science fiction writer Barry Longyear lamenting, “I just saw the movie...
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awolverton77
- Jun 8
- 1 min
It's That Time Again... The 2023 Classic Film Reading Challenge
Love classic movies? Of course you do, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this post. Love reading? Same. So here's a way you can enjoy...
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awolverton77
- Jun 6
- 5 min
The Alfred Hitchcock Project #15: Number Seventeen (1932)*
Number Seventeen (1932) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by John Maxwell (6-14) Written by Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville (11-14),...
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awolverton77
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Talking About Men and Reading on Book Stew from WCTV Wilmington
I recently had the great pleasure of being a guest on WCTV Wilmington's show Book Stew with host Eileen MacDougall. We talked about men,...
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awolverton77
- May 31
- 1 min
The Damned Don't Cry (1950) and Caged (1950) Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Last week, anticipating yesterday's gallbladder surgery (which went very well, I can thankfully say), I made two short videos about...
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awolverton77
- May 29
- 1 min
Talking Ida Lupino, The Hitch-Hiker (1953), and more on the Cinema Chat Podcast
I was delighted to be a recent guest on the podcast Cinema Chat with David Heath, discussing The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Ida Lupino, and...
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