Travis Poppleton

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.

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.

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.

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
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.
