In Splendor in the Grass (1961), young love is thwarted by societal standards and a meddling father, and the moral of the story might be that sexual repression is not good for the soul. Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (in…
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Andy Griffith first rose to stardom as folk-singing drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes in this look at the intersection of media, celebrity, and politics from director Elia Kazan and screenwriter Budd Schulberg (who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for…
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From the rise to superstardom of James Dean to atomic-era monster movies and beyond, there was no decade quite like the 1950s. We are currently celebrating features from the Eisenhower era with our Favorites from the ’50s Sale, and here’s…
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“I coulda been a contender…” Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Director, On the Waterfront is a powerful, brilliantly performed saga that focuses on the dreams, despair, and corruption of New York…
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