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Taking a Look at a Stranger Christmas Carol

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

This time of year my Dear Wife and I do our annual read aloud of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, and we usually watch one or two movie versions of it as well. Some of the takes on it we’ve seen … Continue reading →

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OG Blockbuster Jaws Back in Theaters for 50th Anniversary

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Jaws, the OG summer blockbuster, is showing for the next week in theaters for its 50th anniversary. You do not want to miss this groundbreaking film on the big screen! Here in Kearney, NE, it’s showing at our community run … Continue reading →

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Brad Pitt’s “F1” adds to the pantheon of great racing movies

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

This weekend, our local community The World Theatre will be showing Brad Pitt’s Formula One racing movie “F1.” As always, tickets are just $5 with popcorn and soda each available from $1-$3. Bit of a bargain compared to the $3,000 … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies – Original Star Wars Edition

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: We’re going to have two or three summer movie blog posts coming up in the next week. For this one we’re looking at a rare screening of the original non-special-edition Star Wars. Original 1977 print of Star Wars screened in … Continue reading →

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How “Death of a Unicorn” connects with reality

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

So there is a strange, violent, bloody, incredibly funny movie out this spring called Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant. Dear Wife and I saw it Thursday evening at The World Theatre, … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something New: Favorite Movies From 2024

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Over the last year, I and/or my Dear Wife have watched 107 movies; some that were new releases (i.e Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), some that were vintage or classics (i.e. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison), and some that were repeat … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone To The Movies – Day 2 Clips for Media Literacy

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Dear Basketball – Oscar for Best Animated Short 2018 Here is a link to a short documentary on the Disney animator who did the incredible hand-drawn animation in Dear Basketball https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=151995019413886    Gone With The Wind – Staircase Scene – 1939 … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s gone to the movies – Midsummer ’24 edition

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Remembering the genius that was Robert Towne Legendary screenwriter/script doctor Robert Towne died Tuesday, July 2, at the age of 89. He was most famous for writing the original screenplay for the neo-noir Chinatown (1974) as a movie for Jack … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone To The Movies: 2024 Oscars Edition

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Some thought’s from last night’s Oscar broadcast. People often tell me I see connections between movies that no one else does. For example I think that Rober Zemeckis’ Contact and Ridley Scott’s Prometheus tell thematically similar stories. And I have argued at … Continue reading →

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Gerwig can’t overcome double whammy of directing a female-centric comedy

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Greta Gerwig has directed three films since 2017, including Lady Bird, Little Women and the monster hit Barbie. All three were well regarded with multiple Academy Award nominations – but only the indie Lady Bird managed to score her a Best Director nomination. … Continue reading →

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