Commentary The Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Film Festival has attracted a large number of impressive guest stars since it started twelve years ago. When I attended the film festival in April 2022, it was no different. However, between the first festival in 2010 and the latest edition of the popular old movie fest in…
Just Neighbors (1919)
Two men who are best friends—a married young man with a dog and his married next-door neighbor with two young children—are trying to catch the train from the city to their home deep in the suburbs, but obstacle after obstacle is jeopardizing the young man’s ability to catch that train. Once home, the young man…
Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 | Documentary
“Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906” features never-before-seen footage, shot just minutes after the quake struck on April 18, 1906, at 5:13 a.m., combined with thousands of rare and previously unreleased photographs. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” –…
Golden Era Films: 1938’s ‘The Shopworn Angel’: A Love Story During the Great War
It’s probably safe to say that more movies have been made about World War II than any other military conflict, many produced during the war itself. However, before the 1940s, the First World War provided a dramatic background to many war movies made in the 1920s and ’30s. “The Shopworn Angel” (1938) is a poignant,…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Despicable Me’: Renaud’s and Coffin’s ‘Man in Black’
PG | 1h 35min | Animation, Comedy | 2010 Some of us think we’re terrible until someone tells us we’re not. By accepting us for who we are, they kindle in us a goodness we didn’t realize we had all along, so we learn to nourish our goodness, and not wallow in our flaws. That’s…
One Year Later (1933)
First, a pair of blissful honeymooners travel by train. Then, a year later, the same coach is carrying the man to his place of execution. Although it seems hopeless, there are two wild cards on board: the man’s wife and a terminally ill reporter. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch…
Skyway (1933)
Daredevil pilot Bob Norris is so crazy for Lila Beaumont that he quits flying and takes a job at her father’s bank. But when a partner embezzles a fortune and frames Bob for the crime, he takes off in his amphibious plane, determined to bring back the real thief! Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature…
The Moon Book
This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Did you know the moon is a satellite? In fact, the moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. In beautiful spacious visuals, children will learn about lunar phases, eclipses, lunar exploration, and the moon’s effect on the earth. * Click…
Healthcare Unmasked | Documentary
Frustrated with the high cost of health insurance, small business owner Kim Sertich investigates why the cost is so high. Stunned by the outcome, she sets out to find viable and affordable alternatives including direct primary care and health sharing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Pay It Forward’: One Idea That Can Change the World
PG-13 | 2h 3min | Drama | 2000 A social studies school teacher in Las Vegas, Eugene (Kevin Spacey), challenges his seventh graders through an assignment on their first day back at school: Think up a plan that’ll make the world a better place. Trevor McKinney, 11 (Haley Joel Osment), responds with a “Pay It…
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