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2018 Year-End Review: Fifty Movies

I’m joining in the spirit of the year-in-review post, even though the way I watch movies isn’t really conducive to the kind of list that one usually sees at the end of the year. (Incidentally, if you happen to be a recent music aficionado, friend of the blog Matt will have his year-end list of… Read More 2018 Year-End Review: Fifty Movies

December 29, 2018 Tim1 Comment

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Dir. Billy Wilder. Starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Ray Teal The father of the man who is trapped in an old Native American burying ground underneath “the Mountain of the Seven Vultures” is a hangdog type, one who may have doomed his son to tragedy via phrenology alone. Papa (John Berkes), or Dad, for he… Read More Ace in the Hole (1951)

January 28, 2018 Tim1 Comment

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