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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #234 :: January 16•22
It's another week loaded with new movies, many of them quite memorable considering it's January. 1935 gave us a literary adaptation that was rewarded with three Oscar nominations, 1945 saw the first pairing of two actors who would go on ...
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Movie Review :: Wolf Man isn’t your classic creature feature
Anyone expecting Wolf Man, the latest horror film from filmmaker Leigh Whannell, to be a creature feature classic should be warned that the film is both not particularly about a creature and only barely a feature film. 'What's wrong with daddy?' ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Bear Lake Murders
A few months ago, Lifetime gave us a nifty -- although apparently controversial -- true life thriller, Nobody Dumps My Daughter, which had a really cool 90s TV movie vibe (which is exactly what the director was going for). It ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Lifetime's 'Ripped from the Headlines' film series returns full force with Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story, a harrowing tale of kidnapping and extortion in 2009 (although the time isn't really specified in the movie, but this is a ...
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Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Polar Opposites
Talk about your 'Winter Escape'. Hallmark's frosty season themed movies are taking viewers around the world, and this second movie in the series travels to the literal bottom of the planet -- Antarctica -- for a movie that's more adventure ...
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TV by the Decade :: January 12•18
The second week of January was another big one with just one decade sitting out 1955 saw the debut of two anthology series with big name guest stars and 1965 produced a groundbreaking musical showcase series. 1975 had two major ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #233 :: January 9•15
It was a big week for new movies, with quite a few carry overs from the previous year that got limited releases for 'Oscar season'. A 1935 Oscar nominee suffered a major loss during early production, Rita Hayworth went full ...
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Theatre Review :: Annie at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
You wouldn't believe it by seeing her on stage right now, but Little Orphan Annie turns 101 years old this year! Okay, the comic strip Little Orphan Annie turns 101, while the musical stage version of the show Annie turns ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Vanished in Death Valley
The desert is a dangerous place. Especially if you're a character in a Lifetime TV movie! After treating viewers to a Nightmare in the Desert in September, the network ventures to the hottest place on Earth -- Death Valley -- ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Vanished Out of Sight
Does every movie that airs on Lifetime actually have a different title than the one they broadcast them under? This week's new thriller is screened under the silly -- and in need of punctuation -- title Vanished Out of Sight ...
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Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Love of the Irish
Back in November during Hallmark Channel's 'Countdown to Christmas', viewers were treated to a charming romance movie set in Ireland titled 'Tis the Season to Be Irish. Everything about that movie worked from the cast to the location to the ...
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TV by the Decade :: January 5•11
Even though it's January, the networks were in full force -- outside of 1965 -- rolling out new mid-season series to replace the Fall failures. Quite a few notable series made their debuts this week including the first regular network ...
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