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What’s the greatest American film of all time? Can’t decide? Well then, what’s your favorite movie? Do you love the classics, or ignore anything before 1980? Comedies, courtroom dramas, casts of thousands – we have them all at Great American Things.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967 film)
Take a look at the photo of Bonnie and Clyde’s death car, below. Doesn’t look like the authorities wanted to take any chances,...
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The Jazz Singer, the First “Talkie”
Let’s clear up one common misunderstanding up front. When Al Jolson said, “Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard...
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An Affair to Remember
Is An Affair to Remember (1957) the most romantic movie ever made? The American Film Institute ranks it number 5 in its 100 Years…100...
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The Right Stuff, Movie
I’ll read anything Tom Wolfe writes. If I could get my hands on his grocery list, it’s probably more entertaining than 80...
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The African Queen
The African Queen pairs the number one male screen legend with the number one female screen legend. Or at least, that’s how...
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The Naked Gun
Ah, Leslie Nielsen as Detective Frank Drebin. One of the most brilliant and surprising casting choices in movie history helped produce...
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Spartacus
I don’t think it’s a spoiler for a 50-year-old film to mention the greatest part of the film. When members of the losing army...
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Dr. Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick was a groundbreaking, visionary director. So it’s not easy to select his greatest movie, but it would be hard...
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Go back in time with me, waaay back to 1975, and the start of the George Lucas/Stephen Spielberg dueling blockbuster action movies. 1975:...
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Film: Frankenstein
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” One of my all-time favorite movie quotes. So useful. As you probably know, Mary Shelley...
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