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Otto Preminger: The Taboo Breaker

Austria has a really good history of actors, writers, and directors who come abroad to Hollywood. There was Erich von Stroheim, whose perfectionism roiled everyone, but his work would be validated decades...

Op-Ed: 100 Years…100 Passions – ‘Now, Voyager’ (#23)

I will be watching and reviewing all of the films included on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list. The list contains the 100 greatest love stories in American cinema and I plan to...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Wild Indian’ is Ambitious, but Lacks an Emotional Punch

Director: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. Writers: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer Synopsis: Trauma returns to the surface for Makwa, no matter how he tries to mask it and himself   In Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr’s...

List: Top Ten Marilyn Monroe Essentials

We all know and love Marilyn Monroe for her larger than life beauty and iconography, but how many contemporary viewers have taken a good look at her, you know, movies? Here's a...

Podcast: 2021 Golden Globes Nomination Reactions – Chasing the Gold Ep. 30

On Episode 30 of Chasing the Gold, Ryan is joined by Brett Doze and Christian Alec of the Gilded Films Podcast to discuss the 20201 Golden Globe nominations. We are finally at the...

List: Brandon Stanwyck’s Top 10 Movies of 2020

"Women!" — Saoirse Ronan in Little Women I suppose I'm an outlier among my peers. Most of the movies I watch would not qualify as contemporary, so there's a whole lot of stuff from 2020...

Poll: What is your favorite movie with predominantly two characters?

Who needs extensive casts anyway? A good ensemble piece is always exciting, but sometimes it's more difficult to carry a film when your cast is limited to no more than two...

Op-Ed: #52FilmsByWomen – ‘You Were Never Really Here’ is a Quietly Chaotic Look at Trauma

For the year 2021, I have set a goal to watch #52FilmsByWomen. I found 2020 to be an exceptionally incredible year for women filmmakers, amid the crazy global pandemic their films were...

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