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The Way to the Stars: Life, Love and Loss.

The Way to the Stars: Life, Love and Loss.

Released: 1945 Dir.: Anthony Asquith We’ve all seen films and documentaries showing B-17 and Lancaster bombers peppered by AA fire, attacked by FW-190 fighters, and crippled aircraft limping back home to make a miraculous landing, or tragically falling short. The Way to the Stars is the flipside of those films, about life, love and loss, told poetically and with heart. In 1940 RAF Station Halfpenny Field, home of No. 720 Squadron, flying Bristol Blenheim bombers, is a constant target of…

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T-Men: Undercover in the Dangerous World of Counterfeiters.

T-Men: Undercover in the Dangerous World of Counterfeiters.

Released: 1947 Dir.: Anthony Mann While working in home video distribution for 8 years, then another 15 years working at a video store, one thing remained constant; what almost everybody wanted was the newest releases. Anything older than three weeks was completely unacceptable, no matter how good the film was, it was old news. End of story. So, the very thought of something in black and white, from a bygone era, was unthinkable. It’s old, artificial, corny and…boring. Oh, they…

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre-opening title.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Tampico, the Perfect 1st Act.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Tampico, the Perfect 1st Act.

Released: 1948 Dir.: John Huston               I first saw The Treasure of the Sierra Madre while I was studying film production in the late 1980s. It wasn’t part of the course, it just happened to be on TV, so I recorded it and watched it when I had some free time. It struck me during that first viewing how distinct the first act of the film is, and with further study how beautifully it establishes the characters and foreshadows events…

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Northern Pursuit: Errol Flynn of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Northern Pursuit: Errol Flynn of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Released: 1943 Dir. Raoul Walsh               Northern Pursuit is my favourite film about Canada, and it makes me feel proud to be a Canadian. It has action and adventure. Evil Nazis up to some devious shenanigans. A perilous journey through the Canadian north. Errol Flynn as a Mountie. And snow, lots of it.               This is a propaganda film, and as someone who is fascinated and has seen many war films made during the second world war, Northern Pursuit is…

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