Spitball Army

The esteemed Criterion Collection will be releasing a remastered, re-tooled and gussied-up edition of Fritz Lang’s film noir Ministry of Fear on blu-ray on March 12th. I stumbled upon my VHS copy of the film while cleaning out a closet recently; here is its video box art circa 1996 (the front, shown above; the back, [...]

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Today’s film, which was a crackerjack. It’s a 1937 early film noir, directed by the great Fritz Lang (only his second American film). Henry Fonda does a great job as an ex-convict trying to go straight, but gets pushed back into his old ways due in great part to societal rejection. You can see the [...]

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“The Impossible” at The Summit, Birmingham.

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“A Late Quartet” at The Edge 12, Birmingham. Movie and a beer!

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At the start of 2011, I began compiling a list of films and other entertainments that I viewed either in the theater or via disc and cable. My Mom does this and, while I can’t say that she necessarily inspired me to take up the habit, I have enjoyed going back to the list and [...]

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“Les Miserables” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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“Django Unchained” at The Summit, Birmingham.

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“Life of Pi 3D” at The Summit, Birmingham.

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“Anna Karenina” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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“Lincoln” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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