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Doug Krentzlin is a professional freelance writer, guest lecturer and actor living in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his cats, Buffy and Angel. Doug covers the classics of television, including comedies, dramas, mysteries, thrillers, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, animation and literary adaptations. He has also had articles published in the New York Post and Movie Maker Magazine. Doug can be reached here.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Revenge"

The films of the late, great Alfred Hitchcock were often very dark. (So dark, indeed, that the fact that three of his grandparents were Irish explains...
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Classic Cinema: "Murder, My Sweet"

Murder, My Sweet (1944) may not be as well-known as other classic film noirs like The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity, but it should be. Based on...
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Netflix tip: House on Telegraph Hill

Alfred Hitchcock was arguably the most influential filmmaker in the history of movies. There have been so many films made by other directors imitating...
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American Movie Classics tip for May 3, 2009: 48 Hrs.

As actors Humphrey Bogart and Sean Connery both learned, not being the first choice for a role can sometimes be a blessing. In 1982, Lawrence Gordon...
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Turner Classic Movies tip for May 2, 2009: Crossfire

One of the things that made the film noirs of the 1940s and 50s so subversive was the way they were able to tackle subjects that were previously...
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Turner Classic Movies tip for Apr. 27, 2009: The Dark Corner

When most people think of Lucille Ball, they think of her madcap housewife on the iconic 1950s TV comedy I Love Lucy, but before her sitcom days, she...
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Netflix tip: The Spirit

When Tim Burton launched the Batman film franchise in 1989, he was heavily influenced by artist/writer Frank Miller’s hit Batman comic book...
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Turner Classic Movies tip for Apr. 17, 2009: The Maltese Falcon

The 1941 movie version of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 mystery novel The Maltese Falcon is notable for many things. It was screenwriter John...
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Turner Classic Movies tip for Apr. 15, 2009: Double Indemnity

John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon was the first film noir, but Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity (1944) may be the very best. Based on the...
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Fox Movie Channel tip for April 14, 2009: Kiss of Death

When it was first released in 1947, Kiss of Death was the source of great controversy. The reason was one scene in particular that was denounced as...
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