• 20th Century Review: 1970-1979 with Dawn Gomez

    Life in the U.S. during the 1970s blended the momentum of 1960s activism with a growing sense of political distrust and economic uncertainty. On the plus side social movements remained […]

  • Movie Matinee: The Apartment (1960)

    In this Billy Wilder comedy, a Manhattan insurance clerk tries to advance his career by letting executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters. Stars Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray. Oscar for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Editing, and Art Direction. Lemmon and MacLaine received nominations […]