{"id":248,"date":"2017-05-18T01:20:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T08:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:31:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T23:31:34","slug":"hooray-for-old-hollywood-by-clayton-pickard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2017\/hooray-for-old-hollywood-by-clayton-pickard\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooray For OLD Hollywood By Clayton Pickard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-251 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/bestyears.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" \/><\/em>Last month, while visiting a college, I came upon a film on TCM called\u00a0<em>The Best Years Of Our Lives.<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>It\u2019s a post WWII film about the difficulties soldiers faced in acclimating back into society after being in combat. Directed by William Wyler, it was released in 1946 and stars Myrna Loy, Fredric March and Dana Andrews. While watching the film, I had an epiphany that older movies flow much better than many current films. There isn\u2019t any rush to change scenes, which allows the viewer to better comprehend what they&#8217;re watching. The pace also gives the actors and directors more breadth. I was really able to appreciate the humor of Myrna Loy.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, I watched <em>Casablanca<\/em> for the third time (one of my mother&#8217;s favorite films). Release<em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-249 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/casablanca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/casablanca.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/casablanca-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/em>d in 1942, it is directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. <em>Casablanca<\/em> is a WWII film taking place in French Morocco.\u00a0 What I really love about this film and other old movies is that they have amazing close-ups, which allow the viewer to appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of the stars\u2019 faces. In this film, they show close-ups of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman that are heavenly.\u00a0 <em>Casablanca<\/em> reveals the ambiguous complexity of right and wrong, unlike most movies of today. It <em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-250 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NOrthby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NOrthby.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NOrthby-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NOrthby-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/em>shows the flat out truth of life, that there are no easy answers.<\/p>\n<p>I also screened <em>North By Northwest<\/em>, which I&#8217;ve seen on DVD and at Film Forum. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Cary Grant, Angie Dickinson and James Mason. It is a thriller\/ adventure film made in 1959 about a clueless advertising executive who is mistaken for an American spy. The most extraordinary aspect of this film is that everything is shot on location, without <em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clayton.2017-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clayton.2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clayton.2017-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clayton.2017.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/em>any special effects or CGI. The iconic crop duster and Mount Rushmore scenes are done on location. This creates a real sense of verisimilitude, whereby the viewer feels as if it&#8217;s happening to them.<\/p>\n<p>While I used to have a prejudice against old movies. Now, I am gaining an appreciation for them and starting to slowly move away from all the typical Hollywood blockbusters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, while visiting a college, I came upon a film on TCM called\u00a0The Best Years Of Our Lives.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a post WWII film about the difficulties soldiers faced in acclimating back into society after being in combat. 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