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Jerry Lewis’ ‘The Nutty Professor’ (1963)
‘The Nutty Professor’ (1963) consistently elicits a profound emotional response. […]
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James Bridge’s ‘The Paper Chase’ (1973)
This was a revelation. The idea that if you’re not careful, life can turn into one big “paper chase” from birth certificate to death certificate, was something I had never considered. […]
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George Cukor’s ‘The Philadelphia Story’
Only Richard Curtis seems capable of executing scripts that harken back to ‘The Philadelphia Story’s’ complexity. […]
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Elliot Silverstein’s ‘Cat Ballou’ (1965)
Yep, it’s a comedy/sex/Western spoof with one-of-a-kind performances from Fonda and Lee Marvin. […]
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Michael Curtiz’s ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ (1938)
Beyond pure entertainment value, those looking for substance will find it. For audiences in 1938 theaters, ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ played as a warning to resist oppressors who were currently taking hold in Europe. […]
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Howard Hawks’ ‘Rio Bravo'(1959)
By consuming the wine and wafer, we vicariously channel the divinity of Christ, and, by watching ‘Rio Bravo’, I was vicariously channeling the courage of John Wayne. […]
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A Thousand Clowns (1966)
Clowns is a hilarious, startling mix of stage-bound dialogue scenes and wildly inventive montages scored by marches, Dixieland jazz and, occasionally, Jason Robards strumming a ukulele. […]
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Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
This was unlike any movie I had ever seen. The movie unfolded with a slow, measured pace, revealing image after gorgeous image. […]
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Fred Zinnemann’s ‘Member of the Wedding’ (1952)
Watching ‘Member of the Wedding’ made me aware for the first time of the art of editing. […]
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Charles Chaplin’s ‘City Lights’ (1931)
Chaplin’s on-screen mixture of humor, acrobatics and pathos has an almost magical ability to put a smile in one’s heart. […]
