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Movies Are Us

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Just watched ROADBLOCK, 1950, a Howard Hughes noir.  Great fun.  A few plot holes but not threadbare.  Scads of sharp, laugh aloud dialogue and a few twists and reversals to keep things lively.  Best film from a B director who … Continue reading →

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Panning Gold From Life

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Gene Stewart

As a reader, I have known that good writing is really all that matters. Even when I was a kid. As a writer, I know that market category forces us into a Procrustean deal with the devil. Warping our work … Continue reading →

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KEEPER OF THE FLAME

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Gene Stewart

George Cukor’s film KEEPER OF THE FLAME, starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, from 1942, details precisely and with some detail what has been done to us in order to introduce fascism into the USA. It’s remarkable and should be … Continue reading →

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A Montage of Familiar Images

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Gene Stewart

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN is not a fantasy, it is a deconstruction of and commentary on Medieval High Fantasy and contains layered referents from fiction and history, including Norse, Celtic, and Arabic myth, Elizabeth Bathory, Joan of Arc, Tolkien, … Continue reading →

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