Movie Presentations
Films I have introduced and discussed at
The Great Movies Series
at the Severna Park Library and Beyond
12 Angry Men (1957)
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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After the Storm (2016) virtual, Audience Choice movie, co-presented with Jeff Duncanson
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) virtual
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Another Round (2020) virtual
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Ashes and Diamonds (1958) virtual
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
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Ball of Fire (1941) virtual
The Bank Dick (1940)
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Beat the Devil (1953) virtual
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Beauty and the Beast (1946) virtual
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Big Night (1996) virtual
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The Black Cat (1934)
Casablanca (1942)
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Certified Copy (2010) virtual
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Charade (1963) virtual
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Chinatown (1974) virtual
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Criss Cross (1949)
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Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) with special guest Bill Morrison, virtual
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Detective Story (1951) with special guest Alan K. Rode, virtual
Double Indemnity (1944) 2016, and kicking off Noirvember 2019
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Duck Soup (1933)
The Elephant Man (1980)
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A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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Fish Tank (2009) virtual
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The Florida Project (2017) virtual
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) with special guest Jedidiah Ayres, virtual
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) virtual
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The Great Dictator (1940) virtual
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High Noon (1952) virtual
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Hit the Road (2021) virtual
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
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Howards End (1992) virtual
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Hud (1963) virtual
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In a Lonely Place (1950)
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King Kong (1933)
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King of Hearts (1966) virtual
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) virtual
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The Last Laugh (1924) virtual
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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) virtual
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Léon Morin, Priest (1961) virtual​
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Life Itself (2014) virtual
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The Lighthouse (2019) virtual
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Local Hero (1983)
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Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) with special guest Jessica Pickens, virtual
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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Marty (1955)
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Michael Clayton (2007)
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) virtual
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) virtual
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Mr. Jones (2019) virtual, Audience Choice movie
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) virtual
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My Man Godfrey (1936)
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Nebraska (2013) virtual
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Network (1976) kicking off the "What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?" series
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
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Night of the Living Dead (1968) ​
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Nosferatu (1922) virtual
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Notorious (1946)
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The Old Dark House (1932) virtual
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Passion Fish (1992) virtual
Phoenix (2014)
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Playtime (1967)
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The Proud Rebel (1958) with special guest Alan K. Rode, virtual
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The Quiet Man (1952) virtual
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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) virtual, Audience Choice movie
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Rear Window (1954)
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Ride the High Country (1962)
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Royal Wedding (1951) virtual
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Safety Last! (1923) virtual, Audience Choice movie, co-presented with DeeCee
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Say Amen, Somebody (1982) virtual
The Searchers (1956)
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Seconds (1966) virtual
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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) with special guest John Sayles, virtual
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Seven Samurai (1954) virtual
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
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Sherlock Jr. (1924) with special guest Imogen Sara Smith, virtual
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
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Son of Rambow (2007) virtual
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Stand by Me (1986)
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Stella Dallas (1937) virtual
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Stop Making Sense (1984) virtual
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Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Thunder Road (2018) virtual
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Tol'able David (1921) with special guest Fritzi Kramer, virtual
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Top Hat (1935)
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Transit (2019) virtual
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The Trip to Bountiful (1985) virtual
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Vertigo (1958)
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The Wages of Fear (1953) virtual
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Wake in Fright (1971) with special guest Andrew Nette, virtual
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We Are the Best! (2013) with special guests Cole Roulain and Ericca Long from The Magic Lantern podcast, virtual
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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Wild Strawberries (1957) virtual
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The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) virtual
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Zodiac (2007) virtual
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Special Events
All the President’s Men (1976) Epic Saturday Movie
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Apollo 11 (2019), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mission, 2019
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Film Noir Theatre
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Veterans Day Movie, 2020, virtual
The Big Clock (1948) Forgotten Film Noir
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Blue Collar (1978) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
Cat People (1942) Forgotten Horror
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Chinese Take-Away (2011) Hispanic Heritage Month with Eva Fernandez, 2021, virtual
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Cold Turkey (1971) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
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The Conversation (1974) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
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Cutter's Way (1981) What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?
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Detour (1945) Noirvember Double Feature, 2020, virtual
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D.O.A. (1950) Noirvember Double Feature, 2020, virtual
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Gaslight (1944) Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Gran Torino (2008) Immigration Stories series at the Busch Annapolis Library, 2023
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Here and There (Aquí y Allá, 2012)​ Hispanic Heritage Month with Eva Fernandez, 2020, virtual
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I Am Not Your Negro (2016) Black History Month, 2019
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Forgotten Horror
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Killer of Sheep (1977) Black History Month, 2020
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The Killers (1946) Noirvember 2019
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Metropolis (1927) Epic Saturday Movie
The Narrow Margin (1952) Forgotten Film Noir
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Out of the Past (1947) Film Noir Theatre 2015; Noirvember 2019
Paradise Now (2005) International Movie Month, 2017; World Cinema Series 2019
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Purple Noon (1960) World Cinema Series, 2019
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The Red Shoes (1948) Epic Saturday, with special guest presenter Ann Glenn
The Right Stuff (1983) Epic Saturday Movie
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Rio Bravo (1959) Epic Saturday Movie
Selma (2014) Black History Month, 2018
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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Veterans Day Movie, 2019
They Were Expendable (1945) Veterans Day Movie, 2017
Other Presentations and Series
Building a Diverse Community through Movie Discussion Programs, with Darnice Jasper, MD Tech Connect Conference, 2021, virtual
Summer Movie Book Reading with special guest Raquel Stecher, 2021, virtual
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Film Restoration and Preservation During a Pandemic, with special guest
Eddie Muller, 2020, virtual
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The Future of Movies and Movie Theaters, with special guest Todd Hitchcock of the AFI Silver, 2020, virtual
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The Best Movie Books of 2020, with special guest Raquel Stecher, virtual
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A Discussion with special guest Christina Lane, author of Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock, 2020, virtual
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What Were the '70s Trying to Tell Us?, 2019
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Noirvember Film Noir Festival, 2019
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Today's Movie Choices: How Did We Get from Casablanca to Superheroes and Sequels?, 2018
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Forgotten Film Noir, 2016
Forgotten Horror, 2016
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Annapolis Film Festival 2022 Introductions
The Bright Side (2020)
Dear Sirs (2022)
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Fire of Love (2022)
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Into Flight Once More (2021)
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Queen of Glory (2021)
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The Rose Maker (2020)
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To Olivia (2021)
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Walk with Frank (2021) led Q&A with Frank Romeo, co-director Ryan Mayers, cinematographer Richard Chisolm, composer Austin Caughlin
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American Studies Class, Fall 2022
Anne Arundel Community College
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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Double Indemnity (1944)
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The Searchers (1956)
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A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
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