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Fred Zinnemann
I once got an email from an 88-year-old man named George, praising an essay I’d written for The Washington Post . Coincidentally, I had...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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Hollywood At War
To mark the recent 80th anniversary of D-Day, here’s my Top 10 list of Hollywood’s greatest World War II films: The Pacific Theater “From...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Some Don't Like "Some Like It Hot..."
...and by “some,” I mean “me.” I know, I know. I should be crazy about any film that tops most critics’ lists of classic comedies. Trust...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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Films of 1953: Stalag 17
“Billy Wilder has a mind full of razor blades.” That’s William Holden’s mic-drop take on Wilder’s creative genius. Holden should know....
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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Garbo Unmasked
Winston Churchill called Russia “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Same goes for Greta Garbo: an introvert who sought...
Apr 15, 20232 min read
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