Travis Poppleton
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KSL Movie Classics: Revisiting Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' 80 years after it won best picture
Travis Poppleton for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 7:55 p.m.
In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released his first American film which later won him his only Best Picture. Now, 80 years later and a few weeks from the Academy Awards, KSL Movie Classics takes a look back at that movie and some of the reasons it's still relevant today.
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KSL Movie Classics: Of course we're going to discuss 'It's a Wonderful Life' for our first Christmas classic
Travis Poppleton for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:15 p.m.
For our first December running KSL Classics, we look at why the Jimmy Stewart staple is still considered the quintessential Christmas movie.
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Why 'The Bride of Frankenstein' is still the perfect Halloween movie
Travis Poppleton for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 30 - 2:00 p.m.
"The Bride of Frankenstein" is a strange and beautifully designed horror masterpiece that has influenced some of the greatest directors in cinematic history.
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Why 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' is still relevant after 50 years
Travis Poppleton for KSL.com | Posted Sept. 24 - 2:01 p.m.
It's been 50 years since the premiere of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," and the movie is just as relevant as ever.
![How the 1915 racist movie 'The Birth of a Nation' influenced generations of cinema](https://img.ksl.com/slc/2749/274926/27492627.jpg?filter=kslv2/responsive_200)
How the 1915 racist movie 'The Birth of a Nation' influenced generations of cinema
Travis Poppleton for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 12 - 12:15 p.m.
Over 100 years after its release, movies like “Django Unchained” and “BlacKkKlansman” are still influenced by the 1915 movie “The Birth of a Nation." Here's why it was so influential — and controversial.
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