I mentioned the names Nick and Nora at dinner this evening. The other people at the table had no idea what I was talking about. So I explained Nick and Nora Charles, The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett’s novel.<\/p>\n
I explained the fact that the characters played by William Powell and Myrna Loy were the most romantic couple in cinema history. I even touched on the surprising movie debut of Jimmy Stewart.<\/p>\n
I am surprised that people don’t know the classics of cinematic history. It is so fundamental to who we are as a culture, and to how we got here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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