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VINTAGE COLUMN: OLD CARTOONS BETTER, FUNNIER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE SHOWN ON TELEVISION TODAY
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 21, 2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: Some things never change. "The Simpsons" notwithstanding, this Deseret News column from...
SILVER BEARS
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 14, 2014
Out of print since the late 1980s when it received a VHS release, the crime comedy "Silver Bears" (1978)...
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 14, 2014
There are many pleasures in Tim Burton's delightful comedy-fantasy "Edward...
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 14, 2014
Filmmaker Frank Capra had an amazing run in...
THE SUBLIME AND THE RIDICULOUS
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 14, 2014
Comic commentator Jon Stewart's highly anticipated writing/directing film debut opens this week, along with a sequel to a popular farce from 20 years...
VINTAGE COLUMN: DISNEY, SPIELBERG IN A ’TOON WAR WITH HOLIDAY FILMS
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 14, 2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: With Disney's "Big Hero 6" in theaters now and Dreamworks' "Penguins of Madagascar" due in a couple of weeks, it's the annual...
SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 7, 2014
Universal's Vault Series of manufacture-on-demand DVDs continues to...
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 7, 2014
"The Glass Menagerie" (1950, b/w) is the first of several film/TV versions of Tennessee Williams' classic...
CROSBY: SILVER SCREEN COLLECTION
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 7, 2014
Fans of Bing Crosby may find themselves tempted to plunk down the cost of a pricey new box set of the crooner's early movies, no less than 24 on 13 discs,...
NEW FILMS: SCI-FI, ’TOON, FAITH, XMAS
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 7, 2014
In a week with no less than 10 movies opening, the big dogs are two sci-fi yarns, one of them animated. But it's also interesting to see no less than three...
VINTAGE COLUMN: SORRY, GEORGE, I WON’T BUY ANOTHER ‘STAR WARS’
For Hicksflicks.com, Nov. 7, 2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: With Christmas approaching and all kinds of box sets being released to tempt...
LAST EMBRACE
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 31, 2014
There are too many Hitchcock-wannabe thrillers out there to count, and most of them are disappointing or awful. But some are surprisingly good (see...
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 31, 2014
Jack Skellington is back with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993, PG), Tim Burton's blend of...
THE VANISHING
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 31, 2014
With its new Blu-ray upgrade ...
TRUE STORIES, WEIRD STORIES
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 31, 2014
This week's stars are Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Michael Keaton and Jake Gyllenhaal, each in a new film that opens today all over the valley
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VINTAGE COLUMN: VILLA THEATRE DOESN'T DESERVE TOP 10 ACCLAIM
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 31, 2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: Back on Nov. 30, 2001, this column for the Deseret News lamented the...
TOP GUN
From the May 16, 1986, Deseret News
TOP GUN — Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards; rated PG...
‘WKRP,’ ‘BATMAN’ DEBUT ON DVD
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 24, 2014
This has been quite a year for vintage TV shows being released on DVD for the first time, from samplers like "The Best of the Danny Kaye Show" to...
PSYCHO
One of Alfred Hitchcock's biggest hits and arguably his most enduring classic is "Psycho" (1960, b/w), famous for its shocking shower scene, the...
MILLION DOLLAR ARM
For Hicksflicks.com, Oct. 24, 2014
"Million Dollar Arm" (PG), newly released on Blu-ray and DVD , is a terrific family...
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