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Film Review: Slander (dir by Roy Rowland)

Slander, much like A Cry In The Night, is a B-movie from the 1950s that I recently discovered via Turner Classic Movies.  It’s appropriate that both of these relatively obscure films recently aired on...

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Lisa Marie Reviews The Oscar Nominees: Battleground (dir by William Wellman)

I love February. Why?  Well, first off, we all know that February is the most romantic month of the year.  February is Valentine’s Day, romantic movies, flowers, lingerie, and chocolate.  February is...

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Shattered Politics #9: State of the Union (dir by Frank Capra)

“Politicians have remained professionals only because the voters have remained amateurs!” — State of the Union (1948) Does anyone remember the Americans Elect fiasco of 2012? Americans Elect was an...

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Shattered Politics #48: The Kidnapping of the President (dir by George Mendeluk)

Agency was not the only Canadian film to be made about American politics in 1980.  There was also The Kidnapping of the President, a low-budget political thriller that, because it has since slipped...

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Lisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: The Caine Mutiny (dir by Edward Dmytryk)

It’s the 1940s and World War II is raging.  The U.S. Navy is model of military discipline and efficiency.  Well, except for the U.S.S. Caine, that is.  The Caine is something of a disorganized mess,...

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Lisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: The Human Comedy (dir by Clarence Brown)

Thanks to TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar, I now have several movies on my DVR that I need to watch over the upcoming month.  Don’t get me wrong — I’m not complaining.  I’m always happy to have any reason to...

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Lisa Cleans Out Her DVR: Madame Curie (dir by Mervyn LeRoy)

(Lisa is currently in the process of cleaning out her DVR!  How long is it going to take her?  Probably about as long as it took scientists to discover radiation.  Still, she’s not giving up!  She...

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