TCM is showcasing the great productions of 1939 tonight, kicking it off a few hours ago with “The Wizard of Oz,” which followed a two-hour doc on the film. I wish I had gotten this post up earlier so as to give you the heads up, because I just clicked through the DVR and came […]
‘1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 pm · July 2nd, 2009
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The Duke’s greatest hits
Posted by John Foote · 9:59 am · June 12th, 2009
As Kris mentioned Wednesday, this week marks the 30th anniversary of John Wayne’s death. I’ve always respected Wayne’s performances and have for a long time, long before it was fashionable, to be sure. It was considered somewhat ridiculous for an acting student to admire Wayne’s work in the 1970s and 1980s. My God, we were […]
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TCM’s top 15 most influential classic movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · April 13th, 2009
Well, here’s something I guess. Rope of Silicon points us to TCM’s list of the top 15 most influential “classic” films of all time. I actually started working up such a list for the site a while back but abandoned it for whatever reason. It was going to include all comers, though, not just classic […]
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