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Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule

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How Long Will a Cutting Edge Still Cut? - Hep As Was and Maybe Still Is From Mark Vieira’s book, *Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950*, here is thought expressed by critic ...
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Scared Silly: Classic Hollywood Horror-Comedies

BEN MODEL & STEVE MASSA KEEP CARRYING THE TORCH (AND FRANKENSTEIN RAKES!) FOR CLASSIC SILENT HORROR-COMEDIES! - Hello, Scared Silly fans! The spooky season is officially upon us and I thought I'd drop in to let you know what a couple of horror-comedy stalwarts have...
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New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (23) - I've returned with an exciting new edition to my classic film book round ups. Every time I curate these lists I worry that this will be the one that disapp...
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Motion Picture Gems

Video Clip: George Miller talks about the Mad Max Series - Sharing this clip from Vanity Fair where director George Miller talks about the Mad Max series including the new Furiosa movie that I want to see! Check it...
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An Interview with Peggy Webber - Part One - *Peggy Webber: You have Bob Denver on your shirt.* *Kliph Nesteroff: Yes, Gilligan’s Island.* *Peggy Webber: Was he a friend of yours?Kliph Nesteroff:...
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Thompson on Hollywood

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filmicability with Dean Treadway

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Held Over! Newspaper Movie Ads

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Mike Durrett: CONFIDENTIAL

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Hollywood Dreamland

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12 years ago
A Noodle In A Haystack

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Scenes from the Morgue: Retro-Pulp Movie Ads

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