Articles for tag: Populism, Reefer Madness

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Monsieur Verdoux: The Little Known Charlie Chaplin “Talkie”

Charlie Chaplin’s work in the film industry always acted as a social mirror. The film, “Monsieur Verdoux” is no different, and may in fact be the most reflective of society and culture as he perceived it. This is quite the feat, since “Modern Times” was practically a social liturgy on the way society treats the ...

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The 10 Best Stoner Films of All Time

Over the years, the term “stoner film” has become the name of a genre full of movies about getting high using marijuana. Some films are marked for the genre because of a character’s drug use. Sometimes the term is given to films that are not even about marijuana smokers. This is incorrect. A true stoner ...

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Top 10 Lifetime Original Movies Ever

With the Lifetime Network’s upcoming Lifetime Original Movie 12 men of Christmas staring Kristin Chenoweth, I began to think about other Lifetime movies I have seen in the past. In descending order, are my top 10 picks for the best ten Lifetime Network films. 10. Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life. (2005) This Lifetime film is ...

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Complete List of Stoner Movies

So here’s the complete list of stoner movies ” , or, maybe it should be titled, ” all the stoner movies that didn’t make it to the top 20 “, or maybe ” movies to watch when stoned “… in any case, this list is by no means finished. It’s a work in progress. This ...

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Mike Nelson Talks RiffTrax Live, ‘Manos, the Hands of Fate’

Though their show ended its run more than a decade ago, the writers from “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (MST3K) still take aim at notoriously bad films. On Thursday, August 16, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett will revisit the 1966 horror film “Manos, The Hands of Fate” during RiffTrax Live. “People don’t believe ...

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The Lucrative Business of Manufacturing Hemp Products in America

Cannabisis the scientific name for the plant known in common English as hemp. The Cannabis plant reproduces sexually, meaning both male and female characteristics of the plant are necessary for the process. While a single male or female plant cannot reproduce itself, there are plants with both characteristics (hermaphrodites) that can be fertile or sterile. ...