Mark Nichol
Mark Nichol is a writer and editor with experience in a wide variety of media and subject areas.
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5 Top Postapocalyptic FilmsMarauding mutants and ravenous revenants have long overrun the celluloid landscape, obscuring the fact that many movies about Armageddon’s aftermath have more to say than “Aim for the head.” Check out these five thought-provoking flicks.
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5 Unusual Film Noir ClassicsHard-boiled hero, check. No-good dame, check. Night and fog, check. The best film noir follows a formula, but these unforgettable films went off script with singular variations on the theme. -
4 Generations of the Redgrave DynastyThe Redgrave name has appeared on movie credits from the early years of the film industry to the present, most notably due to Sir Michael Redgrave and his daughters, Vanessa and Lynn, though others in the family have carried on the name. -
4 Generations of the HustonsThe Huston family has received more acclaim than perhaps any other Hollywood dynasty, with three generations of Oscar winners anchored by director, writer, and actor John Huston, flanked by father Walter and daughter Anjelica. -
3 Generations of the Fonda DynastyNearly 30 years after his death, Henry Fonda remains a beloved Hollywood icon, and his children Jane and Peter have done all right for themselves, too, though among the family's third generation, only Peter's daughter Bridget made any headway in acting. -
3 Generations of the Carradine DynastyThis second entry in a multipart series about Hollywood dynasties describes the Carradines, who, starting with patriarch John, all flirted with prestige before slipping into middling fare, or worse. -
3 Generations of the Barrymore DynastyThis first entry in a multipart series about Hollywood dynasties describes the First Family of Filmmaking, the Barrymores, from their 19th-century forebears to current torchbearer Drew Barrymore. -
The Scary Subtext of "It's a Wonderful Life"I grew up watching Frank Capra's much-beloved 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" every year at Christmastime, but it wasn't until I was an adult, with many viewings under my belt, that I realized it was an odd choice for holiday fare. -
5 Top Neo-Noir FilmsFilm noir -- literally "dark film" -- is generally identified with the years following the soul-stripping horrors of World War II. But as these color-soaked specimens of the last few decades attest, noir has never really gone away.
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5 Top Lesser-Known Alfred Hitchcock ClassicsBypass the usual suspects in Alfred Hitchcock's filmography -- especially the colorful classics from the 1950s -- and seek out a handful of relatively unknown black-and-white features from before and during World War II. -
5 Top Cold War Political-Thriller FilmsThe early to mid-1960s, in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, were ground zero for the era of anxiety over the specter of nuclear Armageddon, and these five films are starkly effective reminders of that jittery period.
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5 Great Directors of Westerns from Hollywood's Golden AgeQuick: Name a filmmaker closely associated with westerns -- besides John Ford. He's rightfully first among the genre's best directors, but there are plenty of others of note -- and here, along with Ford, are four others you should get to know. -
5 Ill-Fated Alfred Hitchcock Film ProjectsEven the casual moviegoer can name at least a couple of Alfred Hitchcock films. But it's highly unlikely they'll mention "The Blind Man," "The Bramble Bush," "Mary Rose," "No Bail for the Judge," or "The Short Night" -- some of the ones that got away. -
5 Second-String Silent-Film ComediansMany former vaudevillians achieved great success as comic actors in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s and even beyond, after sound movies came to dominate the industry. Here are the stories behind the careers of five beyond the usual suspects. -
5 Top Memorable Movie Debuts During Hollywood's Golden AgeFor many top actors from Hollywood's Golden Age, fame came only after they worked their way up from small roles in a hit-or-miss succession of films, but others quickly found success after debuting in hit movies as leads or supporting leads. -
5 More Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden AgeCharacter actors are the backup singers of the big screen, providing color and depth in a movie's cast of characters. These performers portray the sidekick, the villain, the mentor, and many other archetypes in films. -
5 More Forgotten Actresses from Hollywood's Golden AgeDuring Hollywood's heyday, thousands of young women vied for a shot at the spotlight. We remember a handful right away; others require more effort to remember. Here are five more actresses hugely famous in their day but not so easily recalled nowadays. -
5 More Forgotten Actors from Hollywood's Golden AgeJohn Wayne, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and a handful of other actors come to mind when you think of the top Hollywood stars during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, but they weren't the only top box office draws during their day. -
The Best Horror Movie You've Never SeenHammer Studios, the U.K. film company renowned for its horror movies, is to this day embarrassed about its 1968 release "The Lost Continent," but it's the greatest tramp-steamer-mired-in-carnivorous-seaweed flick of all time.
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5 Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden AgeBehind every Hollywood lead actor -- or, depending on the archetype, perhaps beside him (the sidekick) or standing in his way (the villain) -- there is a character actor, one identified with a type of role other than that of the hero or protagonist.
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5 Book-to-Film Adaptations I Want to See -- Now!Some popular novels get snapped up by film producers right away, with big bucks involved. Other worthy books, meanwhile, languish like literary wallflowers. Read about five great stories waiting for their moment in the spotlight.
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5 Actors Who Were Also One-Shot Film DirectorsA few actors -- think Sir Laurence Olivier during Hollywood's Golden Age and, more recently, Kenneth Branagh -- like working behind the camera as well as in front of it, but some, for one reason or another, tried it once but didn't make a habit of it.
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The Top 5 Comedy Directors from Hollywood's Golden AgeYou've seen delightful, sometimes deliriously mirthful movies from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, but you may not know the directors responsible for them. You might not even recognize that two or more comedies you love were made by the same person.
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5 Forgotten Actors from Hollywood's Golden AgeToo many movie stars from filmdom's classic era stand in the shadows of Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and other household names who deserve all their acclaim but should share the spotlight with half-remembered fellow actors.
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5 Forgotten Actresses from Hollywood's Golden AgeFor every actress who flourished during the Golden Age of Hollywood that people can name off the tip of their tongues, there is another who deserves to be celebrated for her significant contributions to the cinema of that era.