Hal Roach

32 Films That Begin With Leaving a Mental Institution
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32 Films That Begin With Leaving a Mental Institution

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 / 13 March 2020

"Crazy" movies for crazy times. These 32 films make the case for the recently-escaped-or-released-mental-patient narrative as its own subgenre, replete with a language of recurring themes, plot devices, and character archetypes.

Dinosaur D.W. Griffith’s Final Roar Is Heard in ‘One Million B.C.’
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Dinosaur D.W. Griffith’s Final Roar Is Heard in ‘One Million B.C.’

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 / 16 January 2018

Hollywood has little use for its pre-history and D. W. Griffith never had Hal Roach's business sense.

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The Cook and Other Treasures (2003)

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 / 14 April 2003