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Sam Fuller’s Forty Guns
by J.D. Lafrance Hell and High Water (1954) was one of 20th Century Fox’s earliest experiments with CinemaScope, widescreen movies that was Hollywood’s attempt in the 1950s to lure people away from...
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The Completist – A New Podcast
by Jared Dec and Trevor Nigg I am pleased to announce the launch of a new podcast to be posted on Wonders, “The Completionist”. “The Completionist” will involve myself and long-time friend and...
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Oscar Party and Annihilation on Monday Morning Diary (March 5)
by Sam Juliano Our 38th Annual Oscar party was perhaps our most well-attended of them all, and to be sure the Tiger Hose Firehouse on Sedore Avenue in Fairview was hopping last night, with around 40...
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Fish Obscuro: “Policeman” (1933; Tomu Uchida)
by Jared Dec Japan 1933 95m d Tomu Uchida w Toshihiko Takeda, Eizo Yamauchi photo Soichi Aisaka art Hiroshi Mizutani Eiji Nakano (Tetsuo Tomioka), Isamu Kosuji (Itami), Taisuke Matsumoto (Miyabe...
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170. Borgen
by Adam Ferenz This is going to be short. Most of the entries this time around will likely be shorter than the previous portion of the countdown. The sheer volume necessitates that, but also, if it...
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Monstermania Convention in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Monday Morning Diary (March 12)
The gang with “Killer Klowns” lead cast members Grant Cramer and Suzanne Snyder in Cherry Hill for Monstermania convention. by Sam Juliano The Greatest Television Series Countdown Part 2 is underway...
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Fish Obscuro: Zero Day (USA, 2003; Ben Coccio)
by Jared Dec s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uaTwwgcnxc Zero Day – Ben Coccio US 2003 92 min. p Richard Abramowitz, Adam Brightman, Ben Coccio, Barney Oldfield d Ben Coccio w Ben Coccio, Christopher...
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169. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Note: Though this was a late entry due to a new writer’s desire to cover it, the review never materialized. This post, is basically to acknowledge this aborted attempt and to make sure the numbers...
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MICHAEL HANEKE’S ‘HAPPY END’“We have a terrible hand…”
© 2018 by James Clark The singularity of Michael Haneke’s latest film, Happy End (2017), does not so much inhere in charting a disaster (near and far), nor a wrinkle as to Haneke’s soul-mate, Abbas...
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163. The Virginian (1962-71)
by Benjamin Hufbauer Note: Professor Hufbauer’s essay was originally published in The Artifice in July of 2017. https://the-artifice.com/the-virginian-political-journeys/ The 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s...
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162. The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-)
by Dennis Polifroni When one considers how frightening the prospects of 8 years of the Trump administation can be, with repeals of existing bills and advancements made during Obama’s time as...
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161. SpongeBob SquarePants
by Samuel Juliano IV SpongeBob SquarePants was created by Stephen Hillenburg and originally aired from May 1st 1999 to the present with a total of 11 seasons and 229 episodes. The show is...
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#160 The Golden Girls
by Adam Ferenz Another series about friendship, this is also about aging, maturity, loneliness and love. The sequel series, “The Golden Palace” about three of the “Girls” taking over a failing hotel,...
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The Handmaid’s Tale, The Crown and Greatest Television Series Countdown on...
by Sam Juliano I am not a fan of corned beef, and rarely eat red meat, so the weekend run on this St. Patrick’s Day staple went right by me. The winter temperatures still won’t let go in the...
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The Complete Filmography Breakdown: Podcast #2 “F.W. Murnau”
by Jared Dec and Trevor Nigg This week on CFB, Trevor and I talk about all of the films made by one of the most beloved of silent-era film makers, F.W. Murnau. Murnau is well-known as a genius auteur...
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159. Diff’rent Strokes
When I initially signed up to review Diff’rent Strokes, I was thinking it would be an easier proposition than it ended up being. What follows is a remembrance, a critique and an honest struggle at...
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158. Hogan’s Heroes (1965-71)
by Sam Juliano Though the satire of The Producers can’t be matched for the way it brilliantly and satirically pokes hilarity at worst calamity in human history, the 60’s television series Hogan’s...
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157. Siskel & Ebert (various titles; 1975-1999)
A Top Ten Celebration by Brian E. Wilson In the true spirit of Gene Siskel (the late great movie critic from the Chicago Tribune) and Roger Ebert (the late great movie critic from the Chicago...
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156. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
An essay by Brian E. Wilson “Just maybe think of me every once in a while.”—Steve Carlisle, WKRP opening credits For this blog essay about the terrific WKRP in Cincinnati, I have to rely on memory. I...
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155. Bob’s Burgers
by Brandie Ashe It started out as a typical concept for an animated series: a man, his wife, and their children run a restaurant in a dingy seaside town somewhere vaguely in the Northeastern United...
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