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Movies

The Best Movies About Making Movies

April 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Samuel Porteous 5 Comments Billy Wilder, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Bruce Lee, Day For Night, Hellzapoppin', Joel McCrea, John Malkovich, Olsen and Johnson, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Preston Sturges, Robert Altman, Ross Douthat, Shadow of the Vampire, Sullivan's Travels, Sunset Boulevard, The Player, Tim Robbins, Willem Dafoe, William Holden

Ross Douthat claims the movies are dead. The movies think he’s wrong.

Vacation

National Lampoon’s Pandemic Vacation

August 3, 2020August 5, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Barbara Stanwyck, Chevy Chase, Deliverance, Force Majeure, Henry Fonda, Jacques Tati, John Candy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, National Lampoon's Vacation, Preston Sturges, The Beach, The Great Outdoors, The Lady Eve, vacation

Vacation movies remind us that the holiday road usually has some potholes

Hard Times

Great Movies About Lightness During Hard Times

March 19, 2020March 23, 2020 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Charles Bronson, Hard Times, Hope and Glory, Joel McCrea, John Boorman, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Paper Moon, Preston Sturges, Ryan O'Neal, Sullivan's Travels, Tatum O'Neal

Don’t watch Contagion when you’re living it in real time