This Year in Movies

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May 2013

3 posts

April 2013

5 posts

March 2013

7 posts

February 2013

4 posts

January 2013

7 posts

So You'd Like to Get into Classic Hollywood Movies

I’ve gotten this question plenty of times from friends or acquaintances interested in seeing the best of classic cinema. Here are ten great, fresh, accessible classic films from a variety of genres to pique a novice’s interest. Following a director, actor, or writer from one of these will lead to many others. City Lights Sherlock, Jr. The Apartment Design for Living The Thin Man...

Top-five movies of 2012

These didn’t necessarily hit theaters in 2012, but these are my favorite movies I watched this year. 5. Night Train to Munich (1940) - March 3 4. Twentieth Century (1934) - January 3. To Be or Not to Be (1942) - January 2. Stalag 17 (1953) - March 19 1. The Lost Weekend (1945) - May 30 Honorable Mentions: Lifeboat, Taxi Driver, Leon: the Professional, Easy Living, Miracle of...

December 2012

15 posts

November 2012

10 posts

30 Day Film Challenge Day #15: The Film that...

Since life is not static but movies have beginnings and endings, I’ll take this one to mean movies that I have related to at one point or another, but don’t necessarily reflect my life now. I can’t say that I’m generally drawn towards “relatable” stories; good characters will tend to be capable of being empathized with, but I don’t really seek out movies...