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Working Class Villains in ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’
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Working Class Villains in ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’

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Anthony Caro
/ 25 April 2018

The Friends of Eddie Coyle presents a tragic character study of a working-class criminal who comes to realize he's wasted his life.

Catch Dave Hickey’s Collection of Criticism a ‘Perfect Wave’ and You’ll Enjoy the Ride
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Catch Dave Hickey’s Collection of Criticism a ‘Perfect Wave’ and You’ll Enjoy the Ride

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Randal Doane
/ 24 January 2018

In Hickey's formulation, what is raw is hot. What is cooked is cool. Art and democracy are better served by cool cats, not hotheads.

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Cary Grant 4-Disc Collector’s Set

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Leigh H. Edwards
/ 27 March 2008
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Part 1: Pure Classicism

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PopMatters Staff
/ 17 June 2007
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The Dick Cavett Show – Hollywood Greats

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Matt Mazur
/ 15 February 2007
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Track of the Cat (1954)

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Nikki Tranter
/ 18 September 2006
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The Winds of War

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Lesley Smith
/ 7 June 2004

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