"You shouldn't read it," my wife Claire said, just after making me aware of the piece's existence. "It's just too sad."But Claire of course knew that I would read it…
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Poor J. Carroll Naish in Dr. Renault's Secret, Harry Lachman, 1942. Look at that mug. I always loved the B-picture innovation of revealing the film's "secret" not though a flashback but…
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Pinocchio, on my 50-inch plasma displayBelieve you me, I am not one to wax nostalgic over the days of VHS. But it's an indisputable truth that back then, things were…
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My buddy and occasional SCR pinch-hitter Aaron Aradillas always does a great job with his "Back By Midnight" blog radio show, but this week's episode should touch off some serious…
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Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (or, as at least one friend has it, Recollections of Early Childhood), opened in New York City in November of 1980; a couple of weeks back,…
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