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Losing Her Mind in Africa: THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
Despite Kate Hepburn’s reputation for relishing a good challenge and competitively pushing herself towards personal excellence, she couldn’t have possibly been prepared for challenges in THE AFRICAN...
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WOMAN of the YEAR
Along our Kate adventure thus far, we have explored her upbringing, her early start on the stage, her romances that eschewed marriage, her ups-and-downs in Hollywood in the 1930s, and now we have...
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THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Today’s film is likely known to many of you. A fan favorite for a long time, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY offers yet another glimpse of Katharine Hepburn as a wealthy socialite. However, unlike the several...
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HOLIDAY (1938)
In our next stop along our Katharine Hepburn film study, we remain in the 1930s with George Cukor’s HOLIDAY (1938). Many have considered this film as part of a trio for Hepburn during this time....
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STAGE DOOR (1937)
As we begin our Kate Hepburn voyage, let’s explore Gregory La Cava’s STAGE DOOR (1937). This film was her thirteenth. All with RKO, as required by her studio contract. She started off strong, with her...
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KATHARINE HEPBURN, a Film Study
Of all the Golden era Hollywood movie stars, it’s impossible not to think immediately of Katharine Hepburn. Her on-screen career spanned decades. The public has been fascinated with her from the very...
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VERTIGO: A Mid Century Modernist View on Symbols, Sounds, Colors… and Obsession
Hitchcock was in the business of making movies. “The master of suspense” was at the height of his game during his years at Paramount while making VERTIGO, a film that would later become a classic, and...
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A Study Guide of a Classic Comedy, NINOTCHKA (1939)
As we discovered through my class, 1939: The Greatest Year in Cinema History, this timeline was an extremely busy year- on screen, in the Hollywood studios, and in the world. Following the discussions...
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My Interview with Vincent Price’s Daughter, Victoria Price
On October 4, 2025 I had pleasure of meeting the daughter of Vincent Price, the celebrated author Victoria Price. At the Slash and Bash Film Festival in Topeka, Kansas, where all things spooky from...
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A Fitting Tale for Our Times… THE MORTAL STORM (1940)
For our 2nd film to explore in our journey into “the Greatest Year in Cinema History: 1939,” we’re taking a liberty with the primary goal of our course by discussing a film from 1940. Initially, I had...
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The Unexpected Delights of DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939)
In the Autumn of 2021, we were attempting how to navigate through a major pandemic. My goal was to continue teaching classic film courses; with masks on and social distance spacing, we somehow managed...
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THE BREAKING POINT (1950)
While Michael Curtiz would go on to make more films (22 more) in the decade following 1950, it is with good reason that I have chosen THE BREAKING POINT as the film to finish out our Curtiz journey....
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To jazz up your day… YOUNG MAN with a HORN (1950)
As we cruise farther along our Michael Curtiz journey, today we’re pulling over to a little jazz club to discuss, YOUNG MAN with a HORN (1950). At this point, we have explored a variety of film genres...
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A Little Noir Gem, THE UNSUSPECTED (1947)
THE UNSUSPECTED (1947) was the very first film Michael Curtiz made under his new production company, Michael Curtiz Productions. As such, it’s an important pit stop in our Curtiz journey. In the end,...
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A Film Study: CASABLANCA (1942)
I’m shocked, shocked to find any evidence of a cinematic soul that isn’t in love with the film we’re discussing today, CASABLANCA. It’s not only a film that many a classic film fan would describe as...
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A Gangster Morality: ANGELS with DIRTY FACES (1938)
Warner Brothers’ house style during the 1930s embraced gangster films, along with the occasional big production musicals. During the Pre-Code years of the early 1930s, those gangster films were gritty...
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The ADVENTURES of ROBIN HOOD: A Technicolor Dream in Tights
We venture forth in our Michael Curtiz adventure with our next film, THE ADVENTURES of ROBIN HOOD (1938). To pivot from 2-strip color Pre-Code horror with cannibalistic themes to the Technicolor...
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Ice Cream Colors Splash of Horror in DOCTOR X
A hodge podge mix of tones – and colors- unexpected in a Pre-Code horror flick. Michael Curtiz’s DOCTOR X remains a stand-out, even more nine decades later. As we explore the filmography of director...
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A Film Study of MICHAEL CURTIZ One of Hollywood’s greatest directors of its pinnacle ‘golden era’ is a name you’ve possibly never heard of. Michael Curtiz directed an impressively prolific...
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WHAT EVER HAPPENED to BABY JANE?
We have arrived at the final film in this Bette Davis film study series. The opportunity for WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE came nearly twelve years after our last film, ALL ABOUT EVE. She continued...
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