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The Big Trail (1930)

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Mark DuPré

There are two fallacies attached to this (pardon the pun) pioneering film. One is that it is simply forgotten as an early widescreen film; if you study film history, you’ll likely run into the old chestnut that This is Cinerama … Continue reading →

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Juror #2

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Mark DuPré

This isn’t a new film, but still a relatively recent one (2024). I saw it on an international flight, obviously not the best context for viewing any film. But Clint Eastwood was the director, so I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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A Real Pain

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Mark DuPré

A Real Pain is the second film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg (below right), best known in one demographic group as Lex Luthor in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and in another as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social … Continue reading →

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