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26 December 2009 4:04 AM, PST | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »

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Based on Joseph Kesselring’s play, the black comedy is about a drama critic (Cary Grant) who must cope with his bizarre extended family on his wedding day, including his two spinster aunts who have an unusual habit of poisoning lonely old men.A filmmaker who effectively captured the mood of America going through the depression, he made movies which were immensely popular both with the masses and the classes. A creative tsunami behind films like It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) And It's A Wonderful Life (1946), he knew the pulse of a nation, rather a planet.

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23 October 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I grew up watching movies. Unfortunately for me, and my job, it wasn't a rich resume of epic adventures and award-winning fare. It was a collection of retro nostalgia, horse racing, weekly Friday night movies to see the mainstream fare, and anything by C. Thomas Howell. Yes, I think between '85-'95 I saw everything with Ponyboy. My favorite, of course, being Side Out.

In reflection, I'm sure the myriad of terrible B movies and fluff fare is the reason I have such a deep appreciation for cult films. Like any parent-kid relationship, you're taught a set of values, you apply them with your own tastes, and then the parental units recoil. I'm sure they never thought that a childhood with Arsenic and Old Lace would inspire later years with David Lynch, Bruce Campbell, and The House of Yes.

But it was also a very particular affair. At first it »

- Monika Bartyzel

2 articles from 2009