This twenty-second issue is printed on ivory paper and is 32 pages in length. It asks whether television is killing cinema, presents a survey of “shark cinema,” profiles Steve Martin, spotlights the Hitchcock classic North by Northwest, and explores the […]
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This twenty-first issue is printed on ivory paper and is 36 pages in length. It bids farewell to my favorite composer, Jerry Goldsmith, discusses the reemergence of documentaries of a popular art form, conducts an overview of the Star Trek series […]
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This twentieth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 28 pages in length. It discusses how studios are choosing to stay away from controversy rather than release provocative classics on DVD, the history of hockey films and — in […]
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This ninteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 28 pages in length. It discusses how the Oscars were finally achieving diversity and contains my lament for the old way of broadcasting movies over television. Most of the issue […]
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This eighteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 24 pages in length. It discusses why the best movies are always held to the end of each year, my choices of the scariest movies ever made and offers twenty-seven […]
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This seventeenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 24 pages in length. It discusses why critics use a star system to rate movies, the evolution of Chicago from a play and a silent film through its reincarnations as the […]
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This sixteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 24 pages in length. It discusses recent notable show business deaths, my thoughts on the year’s “event” movies, the Sexiest Woman in Cinema for 2002 (Rie Rasmussen!) and the best […]
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This fifteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 32 pages in length. It discusses the familiarity of 2002’s Oscar nominees, offers my thoughts on the worst choices in Best Picture history, and on nineteen recent releases. Most of […]
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This fourteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 28 pages in length. It discusses the Hollywood star system, the legacy of my favorite actor, James Coburn, questions the prevalence of director’s cuts, compares two classic science-fiction films (The […]
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This thirteenth issue is printed on ivory paper and is 28 pages in length. It discusses why audiences are watching more movies in their homes than in theatres, debates the charms of Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire, profiles Clint Eastwood […]
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