Guest blogger Rick29 writes: The problem with listing the five best James Stewart films is that there are many more than five. But this month’s theme at my website is the “5 Best” and I’ll stick to it. I don’t…
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The Umbrella TV Series of the 1970s
Guest blogger Rick 29 presents this look at the saga of The Bold Ones, the NBC Mystery Movies, and Others: In 1955, U.S television launched one of its most interesting experiments: the umbrella series, in which different TV shows were…
Read more →Kimble Meets Mrs. Gerard in a Classic Episode of The Fugitive
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: Generally regarded as one of the best—if not the best—TV series of the 1960s, The Fugitive set a high standard for well-crafted, exceptionally well-performed drama. Although there are many outstanding episodes, my favorite remains the…
Read more →On the Road Again: The Great “Road” TV Shows of the 1960s
Guest blogger Rick29 writes: What’s a “road” TV show? Well, it’s a TV series where the protagonist travels from place to place—sometimes because he’s being chased, sometimes because he’s chasing someone (or something), and sometimes because he’s trying to find…
Read more →The Naked Jungle: Eleanor Parker and Charlton Heston Find Love – and a Lot of Ants
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: The producing-directing team of George Pal and Byron Haskin followed up their classic War of the Worlds with The Naked Jungle (1954), a well-written character study which builds to a lively climax involving billions of soldier…
Read more →The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951): Do You Remember the Three Words to Save the World?
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: If there were a Hall of Fame for Timeless Movies, then one of its founding members would be The Day the Earth Stood Still. I’ve probably watched it at least once every decade since I…
Read more →Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
“Big,” “epic,” and “sprawling” are the words critics frequently use to describe this now-revered 1968 Spaghetti Western. Yet, despite its lengthy running time and visually massive backdrop, Once Upon a Time in West focuses tightly on the relationships among four…
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