August 2021 - The Magic Lantern

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Episode 165 – Shadow of a Doubt

August 23, 2021

Shadow of a Doubt (Hitchcock, 1943) was a turning point in the career of the master of suspense. It was reportedly Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite film he ever made. It is also what I consider to be his first truly American film. Once he looked into small town America’s heart of…

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Episode 164 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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August 8, 2021

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Episode 164 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Hill, 1969) is a delight to watch time and again, a true piece of entertainment that seems to hit all the right notes. Surprisingly, the film was not an immediate hit with some critics or with directors like John Boorman who were confounded by…