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Category Archives: American movies
SAFETY LAST! (1923)
An oft-overlooked silent comedy classic that I actually laughed a lot at.
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
Nothing good happens after 2am.
BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
Perhaps the best known of all screwball comedies, it is a bit too aggressively madcap for me.
NASHVILLE (1975)
Robert Altman’s magnum opus provides a cross-section of humanity at a time not-so-different from our own, plus a full hour of country music performances.
BLADE RUNNER (1982)
This extremely atmospheric neo-noir about androids and flying cars helped revolutionize science fiction with its combination of cynicism and neon.
SPARTACUS (1960)
As epics of Roman battles go, Spartacus is the thinking-man’s version. It also helped break the Hollywood Blacklist.
CITIZEN KANE (1941)
Orson Welles’ directorial debut survived vicious attacks to become the closest thing we have to a consensus “Greatest Movie of All Time.”
TOY STORY (1995)
The first feature-length computer animated movie spawned an entire industry while exploring those perennial kids’ movies themes of obsolescence and existential dread.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
Gregory Peck’s legendary portrayal of Atticus Finch towers above many American’s first story about racism.
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