The first of Barry Levinson‘s tetralogy of Baltimore movies (the others include Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights) was also his directorial debut. The man who eventually brought us Rain Man, The Natural and Good Morning, Vietnam, hit one out of…
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When Sherlock Holmes Was Young
Today’s guest post focuses on an underrated film from the 1980s, one that helped usher in the age of CGI with its ground-breaking special effects. Holmes purists may quibble that Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) is an insult to the classic…
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Blanche Fury (1948). Poor Blanche. In a short span, she improves her social station by progressing from servant to governess to the wife of wealthy landowner Laurence Fury. Unfortunately, on her wedding night, she realizes that she’s passionately in love…
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