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Comedy Torture Chamber: A Clean-Up on the Curb (1931)
I get these cravings for a very particular type of movie. Just recently, this urge led me into my film closet where I keep a beat up 16mm...
Adam Williams
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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Jewel Robbery June: You're Never Too Young (1955)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...
Samantha Glasser
Jun 21, 20246 min read
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Jewel Robbery June: Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...
Samantha Glasser
Jun 14, 20244 min read
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Jewel Robbery June: Girl in 313 (1940)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...
Samantha Glasser
Jun 7, 20245 min read
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Convention May: Key to the City (1950)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Key...
Samantha Glasser
May 17, 20246 min read
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Convention May: Dear Heart (1964)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. SAMANTHA GLASSER: It...
Samantha Glasser
May 10, 20245 min read
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Convention May: Sons of the Desert (1933)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. RODNEY BOWCOCK: ...
Samantha Glasser
May 3, 20246 min read
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He Watched by Night
There has been plenty of ink spilled over He Walked by Night, so what does a few more words matter? Nearly every book about so-called...
Adam Williams
Apr 26, 20243 min read
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Animated April: The Jungle Book (1967)
In honor of our annual animation program and the 3D cartoons that will run at the Wexner Center before the show, we spend April looking...
Samantha Glasser
Apr 19, 20246 min read
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Animated April: Gulliver's Travels (1939)
In honor of our annual animation program and the 3D cartoons that will run at the Wexner Center before the show, we spend April looking...
Samantha Glasser
Apr 12, 20246 min read
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Animated April: The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
In honor of our annual animation program and the 3D cartoons that will run at the Wexner Center before the show, we spend April looking...
Samantha Glasser
Apr 5, 20245 min read
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Comedy Torture Chamber: Smoked Hams (1934)
The experience of being in an audience watching an abysmal comedy is uniquely breath-taking. For the uninitiated, it can also be...
Adam Williams
Mar 29, 20244 min read
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Women's History March: Miss Pinkerton (1932)
We celebrate Women's History Month with four films featuring strong female protagonists. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Miss Pinkerton (1932) tells the...
Samantha Glasser
Mar 22, 20244 min read
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Women's History March: Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
We celebrate Women's History Month with four films featuring strong female protagonists. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Class wars exist today,...
Samantha Glasser
Mar 15, 20247 min read
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Women's History March: The Great Man's Lady (1941)
We celebrate Women's History Month with four films featuring strong female protagonists. RODNEY BOWCOCK: This is the story of Hannah Hoyt...
Samantha Glasser
Mar 8, 20245 min read
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Women's History March: Female (1933)
We celebrate Women's History Month with four films featuring strong female protagonists. SAMANTHA GLASSER: Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton)...
Samantha Glasser
Mar 1, 20245 min read
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Behind the Scenes 1938: Two Short Films
Here are two reviews of short films from 1938, both about filmmaking and the illusory nature of the movies. One might be more...
Adam Williams
Feb 23, 20246 min read
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February on Fire: Arson, Inc. (1949)
In the throes of winter, we lean closer to the hearth with this month's fire theme. RODNEY BOWCOCK: The poster bills this as a...
Samantha Glasser
Feb 16, 20245 min read
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February on Fire: Hell's Hinges (1916)
In the throes of winter, we lean closer to the hearth with this month's fire theme. RODNEY BOWCOCK: William S. Hart was a near annual...
Samantha Glasser
Feb 9, 20245 min read
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February on Fire: She Played With Fire (1957)
In the throes of winter, we lean closer to the hearth with this month's fire theme. RODNEY BOWCOCK: There’s just something about an...
Samantha Glasser
Feb 2, 20245 min read
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