We honor our chief executives on Presidents’ Day and in history books, but only a select few of our American presidents have been depicted in movies. Admittedly, Hollywood dramas don’t always stick to the facts. But the best ones find truth in storytelling even if...
Horror movies are not all blood and guts. In fact, the slasher movie (Halloween, Friday the 13th) is a relatively new entry to the horror genre. The best horror disturbs and unsettles, and its roots date back to the silent era. We’ll discuss what makes horror movies...
Thanksgiving, Hanukah and Christmas involve family, friends, food…and chaos. Whether there’s trouble traveling or trouble at home, holiday movies heighten the drama around the season’s festivities – often to a breaking point. But then the virtues of the holiday come...
For more than 125 years, Florida has inspired authors and filmmakers to tell stories set in Florida. In the early 1900s, Florida was a filmmaking capital, producing hundreds of silent films before anyone had even heard of Hollywood. Some of Hollywood’s later hits were...
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