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Thursday, May 29, 2025
Bond 26 Finally in Development? Some Thoughts
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For years now the press has buzzed about an upcoming "Bond 26"--almost entirely on the basis of no actual information, instead sim...
Why Don't Kurosawa's Films with Contemporary Settings Get More Attention?
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Recently Hunter Derensis published a piece with Responsible Statecraft looking back at Akira Kurosawa's I Live in Fear --his drama abou...
Robert Ludlum's
The Chancellor Manuscript
, and the Rise of Hitler
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Robert Ludlum's The Chancellor Manuscript revolves around the pursuit of J. Edgar Hoover's secret files by competing members of Ame...
"The Not So Good War": Robert Ludlum's World War II
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Looking back on the profusion of bestselling spy thrillers set during World War II in the 1970s it has seemed to some, myself included, plau...
What Does the Word "Markets" Mean to You? (Reflections on an Episode of
Good Times
)
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In the Good Times episode "Where Have All the Doctors Gone?" (season 6, episode 17) Ms. Florida Evans and Dr. Paula Kelly had an ...
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Deadline
's Most Valuable Blockbusters of 2024 Tournament: Some Thoughts
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Deadline has (finally) presented the results of this year's edition of its Most Valuable Blockbusters tournament . Reviewing the list...
Yes, 2025
is
Looking Like 2023 at the Box Office
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Last year, as Hollywood's courtiers in the entertainment press gushed over the successes of Inside Out 2 and Deadpool 3 as proof that ...
Revisiting '90s SFTV
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In North America the '90s saw a boom in first-run syndicated drama, new broadcast networks, and the burgeoning of made-for-cable program...
Notes on the "Dad" Thriller
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In recent years the term "dad thriller," and related terms like "dad action movie," seem to have come into vogue. What...
The Independent Blogger's Fate: An Economic Perspective
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There is a pattern in modern economic life which is well-established in the historical record. Specifically a new sector emerges, which is i...
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