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It's one bad weekend in one bad town for a 1920s Jazz-Age playboy who gets caught in the crossfire of a Prohibition gang war.

2017

Thomas Burchfield

Thomas Burchfield

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The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

A classic of historical writing from seventy years ago is a sometimes challenging read and dates somewhat but remains as timely and urgent…

Oct 30

The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

Oct 30

The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple

A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.

Oct 7

The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple

Oct 7

Adventures in History: Hero of the Empire by Candice Miller

A thrilling account of an early incident in the incredible life of Winston Churchill demonstrates how history can be better than fiction.

Sep 13

Adventures in History: Hero of the Empire by Candice Miller

Sep 13

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Superman Doesn’t Really Soar

The original superhero returns, but this attempt to recapture the spirit of past successes remains too tied to our new aesthetics.

Aug 22

Superman Doesn’t Really Soar

Aug 22

John-Ivan Palmer’s Hypnotic Control Reflects on Our Flickering Sanity

A retired professional stage hypnotist uses his unique career as backdrop for a compelling look at a peculiar wrinkle in human…

Jul 21

John-Ivan Palmer’s Hypnotic Control Reflects on Our Flickering Sanity

Jul 21

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Movies in a Capsule: Reviews of F1, Princess Mononoke, Johnnie To’s Election, and The Shrouds

Reviews of four entertaining films to help you while away your summer evenings

Jul 15

Movies in a Capsule: Reviews of F1, Princess Mononoke, Johnnie To’s Election, and The Shrouds

Jul 15

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The Nevada City Film Festival: The Little Festival That Could

A look back of the 2025 edition of what’s been called the best small film festival in the world: The Nevada City Film Festival, a great…

Jul 4

The Nevada City Film Festival: The Little Festival That Could

Jul 4

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Along The Lonely Guy Spectrum: The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Surfer, & Friendship

The loneliness of the male psyche gets a work-over in three more-or-less successful comedies, two of which may try your patience

Jun 12

Along The Lonely Guy Spectrum: The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Surfer, & Friendship

Jun 12

Nevada County Special Film Programming for June 2025

Like many of you, I get so damned sick and tired of Nevada County’s sunshine and blue skies, only the cool, dark confines of a movie…

May 30

Nevada County Special Film Programming for June 2025

May 30

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Sinners Commits Sins of Excess While Companion Fires It Up the Middle

Reviews of two distinctly different genre pictures. One tries too hard while the other gets it just about right.

May 11

Sinners Commits Sins of Excess While Companion Fires It Up the Middle

May 11

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Essayist, film critic, humorist, and novelist. The author of 1920s noir gangster novel , BUTCHERTOWN, available at Amazon and other booksellers.

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