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Better than AFI’s Heroes and Villains: Villain #49

The character: Rupert of Hentzau The actor: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) If you were a boy at the turn of the last century, you had your choice of two fantasies. The first was to be part of Dracula. Perhaps that boy dreams of himself as Van Helsing, the outcast… Read More Better than AFI’s Heroes and Villains: Villain #49

January 12, 2026 Tim1 Comment

2022 Year-End Review: What I Learned

This year, I watched more new-to-me movies than I’d ever watched before in a single year. I don’t have all that much in common with Pauline Kael, but as she boasted that she never saw a movie twice, I much prefer to learn a new movie rather than experience a movie I’ve seen before. I… Read More 2022 Year-End Review: What I Learned

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