Top 100 Blockbusters of the Multiplex Era: The Splitting of the Nuclear Family

You can find the full list of the top 100 blockbusters since 1972 here, as well as an index for other posts in this series. The Godfather, as I think I might be obligated to say, begins with a wedding. It’s a violent movie, occasionally even gory and lurid, and when it detours for tenderness… Read More Top 100 Blockbusters of the Multiplex Era: The Splitting of the Nuclear Family

December 4, 2021 speakerformediocrities1 Comment

Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 21-25

To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 25) William Holden / Key film – The Wild Bunch The 1954 film Executive… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 21-25

September 14, 2021 speakerformediocrities1 Comment

Seeing Things Secondhand

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Top 100 Blockbusters of the Multiplex Era: The Splitting of the Nuclear Family

Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 21-25