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Vertigo (1958): A Slow Burn Classic
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) was not viewed as an instant classic upon its initial release. While there were some rave reviews like...
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Oct 27, 20207 min read


The Point of No Return
Towards the end of World War II, the Nazis drafted numerous young boys like the ones featured in Bernhard Wicki's anti-war film Die...
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Oct 20, 20202 min read


New Beginnings
In Konrad Wolf's East German film Solo Sunny (1980), Ingrid "Sunny" Sommer (played by the incredible Renate Krößner) finds herself...
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Oct 13, 20202 min read


Aftermath: The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
Die Mörder sind unter uns (1946) (translated to English as The Murderers Are Among Us) was released a year after Germany surrendered to...
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Sep 29, 20209 min read


Do Androids Dream of Eternal Love?
The tagline for the poster of Steven Spielberg's 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence proclaims to the audience regarding David (played...
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Sep 18, 20203 min read


How Did Fantasia (1940)'s Use of Color and Music Aid in Disney's Domination of Popular Culture?
Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) had it all. A revolutionary precursor to the stereo sound system called Fantasound, bold usage of the newly...
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Sep 10, 202012 min read
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