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Living in the Age of the Reboot: "Maverick"

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How We Got To Where We Are: 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'

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The Thoughts Mostly About Film Interview Series: Sophia Cacciola

Interview With Sophia Cacciola, Cinematographer, 9/30/22

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The Beauty of Comedy: 'Monsieur Hulot's Holiday'

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If the Past Could Talk, We Couldn't Understand It: 'Unforgiven'

Ape, Human, Nightmare: 'Hellraiser'

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"The Subterranean Man"

Directing and Cinematography and Editing, Oh My!

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So You Say You Want Police Reform: 'Prince of the City'

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It's Not Just A Movie, It's An Action Plan: 'Big Trouble In Little China'

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What Do We Mean When We Talk About Greatness?: 'The Stunt Man'

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How Blake Edwards Made Things Funny (With Clips!)

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A Beacon in the Sand

So You Say You're a Goth: "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

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On Michael Wadleigh's "Wolfen"

Pointing at Magnificence (With Clips!): "A Room with a View"

Salesmen

On The Good Guy With a Gun, Conservatism, and American Cinema: "Death Wish"

Why I'm Suspicious of the Batman Story

Whistling At the Graveyard: "I Love You to Death"

Look Out! Foreign Film Incoming!: "Z"

What Cinema Is, Part IV: "Short Cuts"

"Mr. Freedom"

"Thoughts Mostly On Film" is on Set

On Subversion, Part I: "The Bride of Frankenstein"

The Kids Are Alright: "The Breakfast Club"

We're All Mad as Hell and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore: Finding Hope in "Network"

Blond Hair and Crossed Eyes; or How I Learned To Quit Worrying About Genre and Love the "Knight Rider" Opening Voice-Over

Love v. Empowerment: "The Apartment"

On Silhouettes, Torture by Drum Solo, and What Movies Tell Us About Culture: "The Big Combo"

What is Pure Cinema? "The Road Warrior"

Dancing a Two Step: "Midnight Run"

The Startling Intelligence of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or Tips for Making a Great Indy Film (The Last One is Genius!)

Can You Make Them Like You Used To?: "Modern Times"

Finding the Plot: "Columbo"

Desperate Reassurance in the '80s

On Fear: "Cat People"

Musical Interlude: On Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row"

Men and Guns, Part Two: "Dirty Harry"

Film as Belief: "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold"

"The Committers"

A Movie I Don't Understand: "My Man Godfrey"

The Pleasures of Weirdness: "Lost Highway"

What Movies Say vs. What They Show