Animal House is known for its gross humor, classic soundtrack, teacher-bashing, and chasing girls. But it was one scene that typified its anti-authoritarian playfulness and sparked imitators: the great food fight. The Dean has tasked the Omega fraternity to find ways to remove the Deltas from campus, but that doesn’t stop the crude Bluto (John […]
Flowers of St. Francis: Rossellini’s Masterpiece, Co-Written with Fellini, Starring Aldo Fabrizi
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The movie was not intended to be a biopic, but rather a portrait of some specific aspects of St. Francis’s personality, like his whimsy nature as “The Jester of God.”
Mummy, The (1932): Karl Freund’s Pre-Code Supernatural Horror, Starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann
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While less profitable than its predecessors Dracula and Frankenstein, The Mummy was still a commercial and critical success.
Bridge to the Sun, A (1961): Etienne Périer’s WWII Interracial Melodrma, Starring Carroll Baker, James Shigeta
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The response was mixed to negative, with critics faulting the lack of solid drama and authentically compelling characters, resulting in a flat and obvious picture.
Hello, Bookstore: A.B. Zax’s Documentary about Precarious State of One Proud Bookstore
Hello Bookstore follows the life and fate of a beloved independent bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts.