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A pearl of wisdom from Pauline Kael

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Cliff Burns

“It’s the emotionlessness of so many violent movies that I’m becoming anxious about, not the rare violent movies (“Bonnie & Clyde”, “The Godfather”, “Mean Streets”) that make us care about the characters and what happens to them. A violent movie … Continue reading →

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“Forbidden Planet”…and warm memories of another time

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Cliff Burns

We’ll call this a eulogy for fallen stars. Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis were two of the principals associated with the ground-breaking 1956 science fiction film “Forbidden Planet”.  They died within months of each other (November 28, 2010 & January … Continue reading →

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