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Heller in Pink Tights (DVD Review)   12 Oct, 2015

This is a different kind of Western: one about an 1880s acting troupe whose finances are as...More>>

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Directed by John Ford (DVD Review)   5 Oct, 2015

Even before director Peter Bogdanovich gave it a substantial facelift in 2006, his 1971 documentary...More>>

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High Cost of Loving, The (DVD Review)   28 Sep, 2015

Gena Rowlands’ big-screen debut casts her opposite director/lead Jose Ferrer in a minor but...More>>

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Trader Horn (DVD Review)   14 Sep, 2015

As the first non-documentary to take movie audiences into Africa on a major studio’s large dime,...More>>

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American Experience: Walt Disney (DVD Review)   11 Sep, 2015

The primary advantage of a PBS examination of the life of Walt Disney is that the viewer can be...More>>

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Peter Ibbetson (DVD Review)   7 Sep, 2015

Transparently based on a three-act play that maintains the three-act structure despite famously...More>>

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Kitty (DVD Review)   31 Aug, 2015

Generally regarded as the most successful vehicle that Paulette Goddard had to carry on her...More>>

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Dick Cavett’s Vietnam (DVD Review)   24 Aug, 2015

A companion piece to the previously released 'Dick Cavett’s Watergate,' this tantalizingly...More>>

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Run of the Arrow (DVD Review)   10 Aug, 2015

'Run of the Arrow' has enough of a cult following for some to use it as a head-basher against the...More>>

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Entertaining the Troops: American Entertainers in World War II (DVD Review)   6 Jul, 2015

Robert Mugge’s undeservedly ill-known documentary focuses on the Hollywood stars who battled the...More>>

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Whistler, The/The Power of the Whistler (DVD Review)   29 Jun, 2015

Eight "Whistler" movies sprang from the popular radio show, with the first and third presented...More>>

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Smiling Through the Apocalypse (DVD Review)   15 Jun, 2015

As heydays go, you couldn’t beat 'Esquire' in that counterculture decade, and the Southern...More>>

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Children of 'Giant' (DVD Review)   8 Jun, 2015

The documentary about George Stevens Sr.’s adaptation of Edna Ferber’s novel 'Giant' definitely...More>>

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Kid Glove Killer (DVD Review)   25 May, 2015

Fred Zinnemann’s modest debut feature turned out notably well on a ‘B’ budget, with the chief...More>>

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Population Boom (DVD Review)   21 Apr, 2015

In this eye-opening documentary, director Werner Boote investigates the supposition that...More>>

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Happy Valley (DVD Review)   16 Apr, 2015

Director Amir Bar-Lev’s engrossing documentary 'Happy Valley' takes a nuanced look at the scandal...More>>

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Our Mother's House (DVD Review)   6 Apr, 2015

The boozy Brit womanizer top-billed Dirk Bogarde plays here is a textbook definition of a...More>>

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WWE: The Road Is Jericho — Epic Stories & Rare Matches From Y2J (DVD Review)   25 Mar, 2015

This is essential viewing for Chris Jericho fans in particular, and perhaps even pro-wrestling fans...More>>

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American Experience: Edison — The Father of Invention (DVD Review)   2 Mar, 2015

Running a full two hours (well, 114 minutes) as only occasional “American Experience”...More>>

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Panic Button (DVD Review)   16 Feb, 2015

Even before the script manages to get Maurice Chevalier into nun drag, we’re talking a cinematic...More>>

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