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Countdown Nearlie: Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
by John Grant The British gem ‘Whistle Down the Wind” came very close to making the Greatest Childhood/Adolescent Films Countdown. At ‘Noirish’ the renowned John Grant reviewed it magnificently in...
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Message to site readers about the upcoming site countdown
To all writers and readers of Wonders in the Dark: by Sam Juliano As everyone who has been following the site well knows, we have tentative plans to conduct a Greatest Science-Fiction Films countdown...
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Caldecott Medal Contender: Rude Cakes
by Sam Juliano Note: This is the first review in the 2015 Caldecott Contender series that will be published at this site over the coming months, up until the January 30th scheduled awards date. The...
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Science Fiction Countdown in 2016
by Sam Juliano I would like to announce to all site readers that the sparring over the Greatest Science Fiction Films Countdown will not impact the fact that it will be happening in 2016. The exact...
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Crimson Peak and The Assassin on Monday Morning Diary (October 26)
by Sam Juliano The day of jack-o-lanterns, ghost costumes and teeth rotting candy is upon us, but no matter how you size it up it is tons of fun for most. Kids will benefit mightily from the rarity...
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JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE’S ‘LE CERCLE ROUGE (THE RED CIRCLE) “Thanks to you I...
© 2015 by James Clark With the catchment of the work of Jean-Pierre Melville and his acolyte Michael Mann—briefly entered by Roman Polanski in his Repulsion (not to mention a train-load of...
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1. The 400 Blows (1959)
by Sam Juliano French film titles generally persevere over their English counterparts more than those in any other language, but Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows is the clear preference over Les...
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Greatest Childhood/Adolescent countdown and looking ahead
Screen cap from Elem Klimov’s 1985 Russian masterpiece “Come and See” which was examined in a stunning 4,600 word essay by Jamie Uhler, which was the longest review of the entire countdown Screen cap...
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Sicario and Bridge of Spies on Monday Morning Diary (October 19)
Mark Rylance and Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” Screen grab from Dennis Villeneuve’s riveting and taut mega thrilled “Sicario” starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro by Sam...
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Countdown Nearlie: Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
by John Grant The British gem ‘Whistle Down the Wind” came very close to making the Greatest Childhood/Adolescent Films Countdown. At ‘Noirish’ the renowned John Grant reviewed it magnificently in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Message to site readers about the upcoming site countdown
To all writers and readers of Wonders in the Dark: by Sam Juliano As everyone who has been following the site well knows, we have tentative plans to conduct a Greatest Science-Fiction Films countdown...
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Caldecott Medal Contender: Rude Cakes
by Sam Juliano Note: This is the first review in the 2015 Caldecott Contender series that will be published at this site over the coming months, up until the January 30th scheduled awards date. The...
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Science Fiction Countdown in 2016
by Sam Juliano I would like to announce to all site readers that the sparring over the Greatest Science Fiction Films Countdown will not impact the fact that it will be happening in 2016. The exact...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crimson Peak and The Assassin on Monday Morning Diary (October 26)
by Sam Juliano The day of jack-o-lanterns, ghost costumes and teeth rotting candy is upon us, but no matter how you size it up it is tons of fun for most. Kids will benefit mightily from the rarity...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE’S ‘LE CERCLE ROUGE (THE RED CIRCLE) “Thanks to you I...
© 2015 by James Clark With the catchment of the work of Jean-Pierre Melville and his acolyte Michael Mann—briefly entered by Roman Polanski in his Repulsion (not to mention a train-load of...
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Caldecott Metal Contender: Fire Engine No. 9
by Sam Juliano Note: This is the second review in the 2015 Caldecott Contender series that will be published at this site over the coming months, up until the January 30th scheduled awards date. The...
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City of the Dead a.k.a. Horror Hotel (1961)
by Sam Juliano The following film review of “City of the Dead” is offered up as a “Halloween” special. John Moxey’s 1961 low-budget City of the Dead is an eighty minute feature that in story,...
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Halloween, The World Series and at-home Horror on Monday Morning Diary...
Jillian in Halloween garb Jeremy in Halloween garb by Sam Juliano Pumpkins will be around for at least a month longer, but in large...
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Caldecott Medal Contender: Two Mice
by Sam Juliano Note: This is the third review in the 2015 Caldecott Contender series that will be published at this site over the coming months, up until the January 11th scheduled awards date. The...
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Caldecott Medal Contender: Juneteenth For Mazie
by Sam Juliano Note: This is the fourth review in the 2015 Caldecott Contender series that will be published at this site over the coming months, up until the January 11th scheduled awards date. The...
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