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Movies 1970 - Current

TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Michael Slosky -
Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...
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Movies Pre-1970

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Benjamin McVay -
Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...
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Modern Reviews

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Greg Trosclair -
Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...
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Modern Reviews

A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Review: The Magic Of Time And Place

Kevin Jordan -
Introduction I like weird. Weird music, weird books, and definitely weird movies. The Lobster, The Fountain, Labyrinth. The weirder, the better. Well, maybe not The...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Gary Kurtz – Part One

David Adams -
Part One: 1940 - 1980 Award-winning film producer Gary Douglas Kurtz was born on July 27, 1940, in Los Angeles. In high school, Kurtz focused...
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Places and Things

The Hollywood Ghosts of Roxbury Drive

Benjamin McVay -
Introduction Roxbury Dr., which is located in Beverly Hills, was the home to many of the biggest stars in Hollywood during its Golden Age. A...
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Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Terry Jones

Hugh Feinberg -
Introduction Terrence Graham Parry Jones, aka Terry Jones, died at the age of 77 on January 21, 2020. This was after a long battle with...
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TV Pre-1990

GOLDENEYE: The Savior Of The Bond Franchise

Hugh Feinberg -
Introduction 1989's License to Kill was not a bad movie. Like all Bond movies, it did well at the box office, grossing $160 million on...
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