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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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On roles he looks out for: “I’ve sort of gotten into the habit of looking for the vulnerable guy, the guy who makes mistakes, the guy who can’t figure things out all the time but keeps at it.”
—James Stewart

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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James Stewart, early 1940′s
“The great thing about the movies is you’re giving people little, tiny pieces of time that they never forget.”

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.”
—James Stewart

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Which Witch to Watch or 7 Movies About Witches

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Lisbeth Movin as Anne in Day of Wrath.

Witchcraft and witches have been a favorite subject of films ever since the silent era. Witches secretly mask themselves in normalcy while deviously undermining society, orthodox religion, and free will.

Generally, films about witches fall into two general categories: those that believe in witches, and those that view witchcraft as a symptom of sexual repression.

Here are seven films about witches and witchcraft that should be screened.

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“It’s no use talking to me about art, I make pictures to pay the rent.“
—John Ford

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