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‘The Shepherd of the Hills’: Of Mothers and Fathers
‘The Shepherd of the Hills’: Of Mothers and Fathers
John Wayne lives among moonshiners in a film about vengeance in the Ozarks.
11-11-2026
‘The Prince and the Pauper’: Flynn Does Swashbuckling
‘The Prince and the Pauper’: Flynn Does Swashbuckling
In the continuing series ‘From Book to Screen,’ the film adaptation of a popular novel shares the benefits of doing for others.
11-9-2026
‘Kung Fu Panda’: The Dragon Warrior? 
‘Kung Fu Panda’: The Dragon Warrior? 
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ explains how self-actualization brings inner peace. 
10-23-2026
‘Rocky’ (1976): Success Lies in Going the Distance
‘Rocky’ (1976): Success Lies in Going the Distance
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ prioritizes effort over outcome.
10-22-2026
‘The Corn Is Green’: An Inspirational Schoolteacher
‘The Corn Is Green’: An Inspirational Schoolteacher
Bette Davis shines as a teacher in a Welsh mining town.
10-22-2026
‘Brother Orchid’: Classin’ up the Joint
‘Brother Orchid’: Classin’ up the Joint
Edward G. Robinson brings hilarity and introspection to who's really the chump at a monastery.
10-21-2026
‘I’ll Never Forget You’: A Romance Across Centuries
‘I’ll Never Forget You’: A Romance Across Centuries
Beautiful costumes, questionable hygiene, and an unexpected romance await an American scientist in Georgian England.
10-20-2026
‘The Woman in Green’: An Intriguing Battle of Wits
‘The Woman in Green’: An Intriguing Battle of Wits
A clever detective and a calculating criminal match minds in a mystery that favors deduction over bloodshed.
10-19-2026
‘Yellowstone Kelly’: A Frontiersman’s Code of Honor
‘Yellowstone Kelly’: A Frontiersman’s Code of Honor
Clint Walker rides through the American frontier in a colorful Western adventure filled with danger and old obligations.
10-18-2026
‘Master and Commander’: Men and Mastery
‘Master and Commander’: Men and Mastery
This installment of ‘Movies for YAs’ explains that self-mastery is the greatest kind of mastery.
10-14-2026
‘The Pickwick Papers’: A Rollicking Tour Through English Eccentricities
‘The Pickwick Papers’: A Rollicking Tour Through English Eccentricities
A fast-talking British comedy that grows funnier with every mishap.
10-9-2026
‘The Egyptian’: When Hollywood Built Egypt Without Computers
‘The Egyptian’: When Hollywood Built Egypt Without Computers
Michael Curtiz fills the CinemaScope frame with pharaohs, temples, thousands of extras, and one doctor making questionable decisions.
10-6-2026
‘The Proud Rebel:’ A Father, a Son, and a Sheepdog Start Over
‘The Proud Rebel:’ A Father, a Son, and a Sheepdog Start Over
Alan Ladd heads north with his young son and finds old Civil War grudges waiting.
09-28-2026
‘The Last Samurai’: Dying Honorably Matters, Living Honorably Even More
‘The Last Samurai’: Dying Honorably Matters, Living Honorably Even More
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ insists that suicide is never glorious, even in battle.
09-27-2026
‘Foreign Correspondent’: Reporting Into Danger
‘Foreign Correspondent’: Reporting Into Danger
Joel McCrea chases assassins, spies, and headlines across Europe.
09-26-2026
‘Erin Brockovich’: Liberty and Justice for All
‘Erin Brockovich’: Liberty and Justice for All
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ commends a crusader who is of the people, by the people, and for the people.
09-23-2026
Out of the Mouths of Babes: Films With Heroic Young People
Out of the Mouths of Babes: Films With Heroic Young People
Three siblings in ‘Home Sweet Homicide’ and a town’s children in ‘The Man in the Net’ courageously solve crimes.
09-15-2026
Olivier and Leigh Light up a ‘Fire Over England’
Olivier and Leigh Light up a ‘Fire Over England’
Royal intrigue and undercover adventure unfold as the Spanish Armada threatens Elizabethan England.
09-4-2026
‘MacArthur’: Duty, Honor, Country
‘MacArthur’: Duty, Honor, Country
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ discusses a decorated military leader.
08-30-2026
Orson Welles’s ‘Jane Eyre’: A Brooding Cinematic Masterpiece
Orson Welles’s ‘Jane Eyre’: A Brooding Cinematic Masterpiece
In the series, ‘From Book to Screen,’ a literary classic comes to life under the direction of a creative genius of film.
08-28-2026
‘All This, and Heaven Too’: Femininity, France, and Author Rachel Field
‘All This, and Heaven Too’: Femininity, France, and Author Rachel Field
An epic movie highlights the finest aspects of a woman's role in the family.
08-18-2026
Two Stories of Selfless Love: ‘Magnificent Obsession’
Two Stories of Selfless Love: ‘Magnificent Obsession’
In the continuing series, 'From Book to Screen,' two film adaptations of a popular novel share the benefits of doing for others.
08-17-2026
‘So Proudly We Hail’: The Angels of Bataan
‘So Proudly We Hail’: The Angels of Bataan
Heroic nurses in WWII brave hardship and danger as they care for the sick and wounded in the Pacific theater.
08-15-2026
‘Abe Lincoln in Illinois’: The Man Who Would Be President
‘Abe Lincoln in Illinois’: The Man Who Would Be President
Raymond Massey gives Lincoln the presence required to lead the country during a difficult time in history.
08-1-2026
‘Madame Curie’: Radiating Resilience
‘Madame Curie’: Radiating Resilience
This drama tells how a scientist and her husband work together to make great scientific discoveries.
07-28-2026