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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.
Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 Film
On anyone’s list of the most patriotic films has to be Yankee Doodle Dandy, a gem of a film and one of James Cagney’s best....
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Apocalypse Now
It’s a miracle Apocalypse Now ever got made. Lead actor Martin Sheen had a heart attack in the middle of filming. A typhoon came...
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My Fair Lady, Play and Film
George Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalion in 1912, but refused to allow it to be converted into a musical during his lifetime. Curmudgeon. So...
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Psycho, 1960 Film
Some people like this movie, and some people are…crazy…about it. Before Jaws made people afraid to go into the ocean, Psycho...
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The Movies of 1964
It was a year that featured great family films, musicals, and the rise of the James Bond franchise. Here are some of the year’s...
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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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