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The Chase (1946)
An exercise in dizzy disorientation, this Cornell Woolrich crazy-house noir pulls the rug out from under the audience at least three times.…
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What?
What is this -- a naughty sex odyssey as absurdist art? Or a non-PC slice of sleazy art film exploitation? Either way…
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A Kiss Before Dying
Robert Wagner as a social climbing psycho killer? I knew it! 'Mr. CinemaScope Smile' grins only once or twice in this movie,…
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Pirates!
A treasure trove of pirate questions awaits you landlubbers in this week’s TFH Quiz! [gravityform id=”70″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”] Be sure to…
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Stand back, watch the fur fly and don't forget to duck -- this is surely the most psychologically toxic play ever adapted…
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Phoenix
What's contemporary Europe got that we ain't got? Powerful, serious filmmaking like that by Christian Petzold, starring the impressive Nina Hoss. Their…
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Candy
The dirty book of the '60s became an all-star dirty movie with Brando, Burton, Starr, Coburn, Matthau, Astin, Aznavour and Huston all…
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In a Lonely Place
It's a different Bogart -- a character performance in a Nicholas Ray noir about distrust anxiety in romance. Gloria Grahame is the…
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Janis: Little Girl Blue
An amazing talent gone way too soon, Janis Joplin is more than her boozy, brash public image. This bio docu has the…
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Where to Invade Next
America's favorite gadfly has made something worth watching -- a European tour of Great Ideas that American would do well to steal…
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Julia
One of the best-remembered dramas of the '70s gives us controversial actresses, a lavish production and a story by the even more…
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Portraits of the Artist
This week TFH takes a look at the fine art of fine artist bio-pics! [gravityform id=”69″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”] Be sure to…
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Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents
These are the Eyes that Satirize! Everybody's seen their imagery but few know the story of these anonymous performance artists and their…
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Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
The irrepressible Sam Fuller fashions a crime thriller for German TV with his expected eccentricity: old-fashioned hardboiled scripting, freeform direction and bits…
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When You’re Older, Dear Adam & Berlin Around the Corner
Film directors trying to express themselves in East Germany had a tough row to hoe, yet quite a few of them dared…
Fear of the Velvet Curtain
STARING DOWN THE 2016 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL
I live in Los Angeles, and my residency here means that a lot of great film programming– revival screenings, advance looks at…
Fear of the Velvet Curtain
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
I don’t know if The Huntsman: Winter’s War, the big, loud (except when its twin villainesses get all whispery with evil portent) prequel/sequel…
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In the French Style
It's a genuine forgotten gem: American student Jean Seberg's five-year adventure in Paris is mostly a period of romantic frustration. Irwin Shaw…
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Three Brothers (Tre fratelli)
Franceso Rosi's warm, thoughtful tale sees a family gathering observe grievous modern problems -- after so much violence in Italian politics people…
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The Second Civil War
Is satire obsolete? Our appalling present political reality has surpassed some of the wildest jokes in director Joe Dante's 'exaggerated, outrageous' 1997…
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Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1950 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 93 min. / Street Date May…
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Cutter’s Way
"Sorry, I just slashed my wrists." "Well, tape 'em!" This is the aftermath of the '60s protest movement. Ivan Passer's riveting murder…
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Dillinger
Guns! Guns! Guns! John Milius' rootin' tootin' bio of the most famous of the '30s bandits has plenty of good things to…
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PEE-WEE’S BIG HOLIDAY
A lot of water, legal and otherwise, has passed under the bridge since Paul Reubens last donned the signature crisply tailored gray…
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WONDER WOMEN OF THE MOVIES: THE 2016 ARTEMIS WOMEN IN ACTION FILM FESTIVAL
Just a quick head-up: For those of you in the Los Angeles area, next weekend, April 22-24, marks the occasion for the…
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Try and Get Me!
This noir hits with the force of a blast furnace -- Cy Endfield's wrenching tale of social neglect and injustice will tie…