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Rare Movie Posters Discovered, Expected To Fetch $250,000

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.12.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — A rowdy band of bloodsuckers, gunslingers, wily wise guys, jaded private eyes, hardboiled reporters and good girls gone bad, stuc...

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To Martin Scorsese, the Criterion Collection, and Anyone Else Who'll Listen: More Public Domain Classics Worth Saving

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

It's not enough to revere the best of our film heritage -- we must work to protect and preserve it. With that in mind, I've compiled a short list of public domain titles that I'd like to see brought back to their original glory.

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Who Should Decide What News is Important?

Tim Berry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Berry

Back in the old days, editors decided what was news, not advertisers and not readers. There was this concept called "news values."

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Obama and "The Chicago Way"

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Nolan

How does Barack Obama fit into political Chicago? I found out at another convention, Boston's in 2004.

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McCain Volunteers Finally Roused In Northern Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

I peered inside the huge glass windows and saw something unexpected: rows and rows of people on phone banks, dozens of them. It was completely unlike the other McCain "victory offices" I've visited.

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The Lure of Strong Women

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Over the years, movies built on strong female characters have consistently entertained and inspired us. Instinctively, we root for these characters as we do for all non-conformists.

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