'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies
'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies Mark Judge 10:00 AM | June 28, 2026 AP Photo/Robert F. This was the thought I had in 2024, when I attended the American Film Institute’s series “Fabulous 50s.” The series highlighted American movies from the 1950s. The Night of the Hunter, Singin’ in the Rain, and my favorite, Sweet Smell of Success.
- ▪'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies Mark Judge 10:00 AM | June 28, 2026 AP Photo/Robert F.
- ▪This was the thought I had in 2024, when I attended the American Film Institute’s series “Fabulous 50s.” The series highlighted American movies from the 1950s.
- ▪The Night of the Hunter, Singin’ in the Rain, and my favorite, Sweet Smell of Success.
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'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies Mark Judge 10:00 AM | June 28, 2026 AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty These movies aren’t bad. In fact, many of them are great. This was the thought I had in 2024, when I attended the American Film Institute’s series “Fabulous 50s.” The series highlighted American movies from the 1950s. There were classics screened: Ben-Hur. Carmen Jones, A Streetcar Named Desire. The Night of the Hunter, Singin’ in the Rain, and my favorite, Sweet Smell of Success. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Also screened were some of the anti-communist movies of the Eisenhower era.
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