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Mexican Hayride
After dinner, one evening, Mom and Dad asked if I would like to work as a child extra in the new Bud Abbott and Lou Costello movie, Mexican Hayride. […]
Film History
Features
Bond Memories
CineMontage talked to four editors of Bond past: John Glen, Terry Rawlings, A.C.E, Michel Arcand and Christian Wagner. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: The Angels Wanna Wear My ‘Red Shoes’
Since its premiere 60 years ago in September 1948, ‘The Red Shoes’ has been a part of our lives and is the ‘Gone with the Wind’ of dance films. […]
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Stanley Kubrick’s ‘DR. STRANGELOVE’
Dr. Strangelove was a confirmation of my growing belief about adults in positions of authority. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Fingering the Cold War Kids
‘Dr. T’ reveals––as few others of its era did––the dysfunctional cracks in the post-war little box subdivisions that exploded in the 1960s […]
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Elia Kazan’s ‘On The Waterfront'(1954)
On the Waterfront represented a whole new style of picture-making to me. Filmed on the actual locations, it grabbed its audience and never let go. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Berkeley in the Thirties
A fluffy musical with an innocuous title, Gold Diggers of 1933, contains a mother lode of social comment from characters who are thinly disguised call girls. […]
Tail Pop
Roman Polanski’s Chinatown
My love for Chinatown has only deepened as my affection for LA has grown more complicated. […]
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY: Mercury Rising
What makes The Right Stuff one of the great films — one that celebrates an American spirit of achievement — is the zeal of the producers, director, actors, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and post-production crew to create a documentary look with experimental techniques and editing. […]
Book Reviews
Still Hungry for Oscar Stats?
These E-books Are for You
With the 2018 Oscar winners’ statuettes now proudly on display on their mantlepieces, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ surplus carefully stowed away for another year, it’s time to take a look at how the 90th annual awards fit into post-production history. […]
