I was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. One of my fondest memories is watching and enjoying Bill Kennedy at the Movies. His was a daily show on at 1:00 P.M. and I learned about Hollywood and the movies from watching him. He had a marvelous reference library full of still photos and the like that provided in depth reviews of both the picture and the stars. I watched his show as a youngster, through high school and as an adult. I would watch his show on my days off or when I was working an afternoon shift. He had a wonderful mix of movies including top notch movies. I remember seeing The Maltese Falcon for the first time on his program. He showed comedies, westerns, musicals, some real good movies and some even he did not like and would tell you so. Daytime television on Channel 9 is not the same today. Bill Kennedy was one in a million. I thank you Mr. Kennedy for all the enjoyment over the years.
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gentk16 March 2007
i grew up in Detroit, and in those days of three local stations, WJBK TV2, WWJ channel 4 (long before WDIV), and WXYZ channel 7, there was CKLW, channel 9 from Windsor. Bill Kennedy among all the personalities of the area was most prominent. My mother and grandmother often ruled out soap operas if Bill had a good movie on. He was the original 4-1-1 for information. If you needed to know something or someone, Kennedy knew it or who it was and what they did. I am delighted to have been able to find him here, and to read commentary of those who were enlightened and informed and entertained by Bill Kennedy. in my mind's eye if can see him waving his arms and hands, as he gave way for "a spot", i.e., commercials. yes, i'm an old-school gentleman who recalls with fondness life in the motor city with Sonny Eliot, Mr. Belvedere, Rita Bell, Mary Morgan's Million-Dollar Movies, Ray Lane, Dave Bing and the Pistons at Cobo Hall, and without a doubt, Bill Kennedy at the Movies.
yo bill
dcurrie62327 October 2006
as many others, here, I spent formative and time-consuming afternoons enjoying Bill Kennedy at the Movies on CKLW in the Detroit area.
My time was in the early 60's after my family moved to the Detroit area. Bill was a real character who hosted his afternoon movie show and having worked in Hollywood would reminisce and provide info on whatever picture he was 'showing'. this was back in the day when old movies were inexpensive time-fillers for local stations. During those days there was a morning movie around 8 or 9 AM on one of the other stations. Bill came on at 1 PM and for a while there was 3 Pm movie following Bill on CKLW. In the evening there were movies on at about 8 or 9 and after the late news there would be a late night movie or two following into the wee hours. (They were on different stations.) As a young kid I can't tell you what a treat it was to discover all these old films for the first time for free - albeit with endless commercial breaks. Still, if a picture had something going for it, one could deal with it. My love of films from the 30's and 40's started then. Would that we TV viewers had that today!
In any event I remember Bill wearing these big glasses that were the style then and endlessly putting them on to read and taking them off when he had a point to make. And of course, he was smoking ...can you imagine that today. But the point was that he was knowledgeable about Hollywood, had the dirt, and knew and would have any film or music Celeb that was in town for a chat on his show. I was surprised even then that these 'Stars' would grace a local TV show. Because the movies he showed were about the length of his show and he would talk and do interviews (not to mention the commercials) a two hour movie would often be shown in two parts. I suppose the movies that were shown were probably edited but how were we to know?
The feature and star of the show was Bill Kennedy, so the movie was definitely second on the 'bill' but that was the charm. He was a real personality and talked to his audience as if we were in the room with him. I suspected even then he was a 'drinking man' but that was OK too. As I got older, I had other things to do so I didn't watch him very much, but when I think about it now it was one of the things that I miss most about the Pleistocene age of local television.
My time was in the early 60's after my family moved to the Detroit area. Bill was a real character who hosted his afternoon movie show and having worked in Hollywood would reminisce and provide info on whatever picture he was 'showing'. this was back in the day when old movies were inexpensive time-fillers for local stations. During those days there was a morning movie around 8 or 9 AM on one of the other stations. Bill came on at 1 PM and for a while there was 3 Pm movie following Bill on CKLW. In the evening there were movies on at about 8 or 9 and after the late news there would be a late night movie or two following into the wee hours. (They were on different stations.) As a young kid I can't tell you what a treat it was to discover all these old films for the first time for free - albeit with endless commercial breaks. Still, if a picture had something going for it, one could deal with it. My love of films from the 30's and 40's started then. Would that we TV viewers had that today!
In any event I remember Bill wearing these big glasses that were the style then and endlessly putting them on to read and taking them off when he had a point to make. And of course, he was smoking ...can you imagine that today. But the point was that he was knowledgeable about Hollywood, had the dirt, and knew and would have any film or music Celeb that was in town for a chat on his show. I was surprised even then that these 'Stars' would grace a local TV show. Because the movies he showed were about the length of his show and he would talk and do interviews (not to mention the commercials) a two hour movie would often be shown in two parts. I suppose the movies that were shown were probably edited but how were we to know?
The feature and star of the show was Bill Kennedy, so the movie was definitely second on the 'bill' but that was the charm. He was a real personality and talked to his audience as if we were in the room with him. I suspected even then he was a 'drinking man' but that was OK too. As I got older, I had other things to do so I didn't watch him very much, but when I think about it now it was one of the things that I miss most about the Pleistocene age of local television.
The greatest character actor the ever emceed a TV movie show
jhumlong12 February 2002
To say that I liked the Bill Kennedy at the Movies shows is an understatement. I watched from 1960 thru 1983 from station CKLW Channel 9 thru WJBK Channel 50. I watched all of the films he was in back thru 1937 and even have a copy of "The Peoples Choice" which was the only starring role he ever had. In the Movie, Bill runs for Mayor and the Machine tries to get him elected but he proves to be more popular that the political machine ever thought. I also have copies of 2 of his best Rebublic serials about the Canadian Royal Mounted Police and the Bad Guys. One of the best parts of the show beside the movies was when he would have his friends on for an indepth interview. His favorite bit part with a superstar was "Now Voyger" w/ Bette Davis. He once had Brace Beemer the original radio Lone Ranger and Clay Moore the TV Lone Ranger at thge same time back in the late 70's. What a show to see my radio and screen heros at the same time. Besides Clayton Moore, he was pals with Gene Autry , Roy Rogers, Roy Barcroff, Alan "Rocky" Lane and other Republic horse opera stars of the 40's and 50's. He once had Bobby Blake (Little Beaver) on and Bobby badmouthed Alan Lane. Bill took offence right away and got into an argument with Blake. They went to a commercial and when they returned, Blake had left the studio. Bill was an old-fashion "good guy". He left the show in eary 1980 and came back in Palm Beach Florida as a remote for a while. This didn't last long as he was diagnoised with throat cancer and emphasemia. He passed away in eary 1997 and there were many tributs shown on the Detroit and Winsor Ontario TV stations. He was a real local hero to all of his fans and really lived up to his one and only starring feature as "THE PEOPLES CHOICE"!!!
The Best !
plwblj26 March 2008
So many remember B.K.as i do with the fondest of memories dating back to 1957 !
He was without peer,great at what he did...he made life a little better in Detroit because he was there doing his shtick !
It is still neat to discover him in movies or old TV shows and see him young and handsome and really quite tall !
But he aged well smoking his ciggies on the air.And filling us with the latest Hollywood gossip or delving in his files to discuss an old actor or film.He was a fount of Film Trivia ! We still miss you,Bill,God Bless your memory !
-mby
He was without peer,great at what he did...he made life a little better in Detroit because he was there doing his shtick !
It is still neat to discover him in movies or old TV shows and see him young and handsome and really quite tall !
But he aged well smoking his ciggies on the air.And filling us with the latest Hollywood gossip or delving in his files to discuss an old actor or film.He was a fount of Film Trivia ! We still miss you,Bill,God Bless your memory !
-mby
When Local TV Was King
ikaros-313 August 2012
'Bill Kennedy At The Movies' is one of the reasons TV used to be so much better than it is now. Alongside Sir Graves Ghastly on channel 2, The Ghoul variously syndicated on 20 and 50, and in my home town of Toledo such local staples as The Big Show on 11 (with themed weeks and "Dialing for Dollars"), I learned about movies good, bad and mediocre. And while it was great fun to watch Sir Graves and The Ghoul mercilessly lambaste a bad movie, it was as nothing to seeing Bill Kennedy talk sometimes lovingly, sometimes painfully, always knowingly about what really goes into making a movie.
You'd think with a thousand digital channels, there'd be room for home-made product like this... sadly, no.
We could do with a lot less so-called 'reality' TV, and a lot more real people like Bill Kennedy.
You'd think with a thousand digital channels, there'd be room for home-made product like this... sadly, no.
We could do with a lot less so-called 'reality' TV, and a lot more real people like Bill Kennedy.
His show gave me my love for movies!
clvlkenpo14 February 2020
The 1970s version of Netflix & IMDB, seriously
ToeCutterZero4 April 2024
Bill Kennedy at the Movies was a Detroit TV staple in the 1970s. If you asked friends about Bill Kennedy, they knew that you stayed home from school because it was on in the middle of the afternoon. Bill mastered the Midwestern charm that played well with his presentation of movie facts & trivia during commercial breaks that punctuated the films. He was often personal friends with many of the actors he described during those breaks. Initially, I thought any review of Bill Kennedy would be steeped in nostalgia, but it did occur to me that he could capture even the attention of school aged children while also entertaining mom and dad, which is a skill that seems lost on modern families. It's a shame that most of Bill's 30 year broadcasting career have simply been lost to the ages. Bill deserved more than that, as did Sir Graves Ghastly, another Detroit television icon of the 70s.
Yay Bill!
msjones-34 February 2008
Hey, I just looked up Bill on this site as I had rented a DVD of the sitcom "I Married Joan" from 1952 with Joan Davis and Jim Backus and spotted Bill in a small part as a rug salesman. I, too, was hooked on his show in the middle '60's. He was a giant fan of Bette Davis and I got to see many of her greatest (and not so great films) because he showed them constantly. In his Hollywood days Bill had gotten a small part in Mr. Skeffington that starred Bette Davis and Claude Raines. It was released in 1944. He played one of Fannie's many suitors. (He showed that film frequently!) Good memories. Thanks, Bill. I also loved watching Mary Morgan, another vintage movie hostess who had a little daschund called Liepschen. And the very lovely Rita Bell who showed movies at about 9am each weekday morning.
Film Anthology Supreme
redryan6420 January 2016
WE WELL REMEMBER this show airing on Sunday afternoons over WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago. It was during the period of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Channel 32 was the property of the Chicago Sun-Times, a morning newspaper owned and operated by Field Enterprises; who also had The Chicago Daily News in their stable, which is now defunct. Channel 32 was later purchased by the FOX Network where it remains to this day.
AT THAT TIME we were unaware that Bill Kennedy was a highly accomplished film actor; until our own Mother, Bertha Fuerst Ryan (1917-2008) told us that Mr. Kennedy had indeed a very impressive resume of both movie and television appearances. We later learned that he was the unknown actor who spoke those immortal words: ".......and who disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way!"
WELL ADDITIONALLY LET us just say that this program screened a fine variety of enjoyable pictures. And by the way, Mr. Kennedy was about as fine a host as one could want.
SO ON BEHALF of Schultz, myself and all of the Chicagoans who watched let us just say: "Thanks, Bill!"
AT THAT TIME we were unaware that Bill Kennedy was a highly accomplished film actor; until our own Mother, Bertha Fuerst Ryan (1917-2008) told us that Mr. Kennedy had indeed a very impressive resume of both movie and television appearances. We later learned that he was the unknown actor who spoke those immortal words: ".......and who disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way!"
WELL ADDITIONALLY LET us just say that this program screened a fine variety of enjoyable pictures. And by the way, Mr. Kennedy was about as fine a host as one could want.
SO ON BEHALF of Schultz, myself and all of the Chicagoans who watched let us just say: "Thanks, Bill!"
Thank you Bill Kennedy
Lagavulin5 February 2001
Back in 1974, I was a 14 year old kid growing up in Windsor Ontario, which is adjacent to Detroit. My mom was selective about what she watched on TV. One show that met with her approval was a local program called Bill Kennedy at the Movies. The host, Bill Kennedy, would play old movies, mainly from the 40's and 50's, every weekday afternoon. Bill was this gruff old codger, who had acted in a bunch of B-movies and had played supporting roles during Hollywood's heyday. His introductions to the movies he showed, and his comments at the commercial breaks, were peppered with his personal insights about the productions and gossip about the stars involved.
Bill played the movies of my mom's youth, like Treasure of the Sierra Madre and All the King's Men. Between her enthusiasm and his commentary, Bill's presentations captured the attention and infected the imagination of this unruly teenage boy.
Today, while writing a review of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir for epinions.com, I recalled first seeing it on Bill Kennedy at the Movies. Within minutes of this memory resurfacing, through the Internet, I was able to do a little research on Bill. I found his obituary in the Detroit Free Press web site. Bill passed away in January 1997. He retired from his Detroit movie show in 1983, after a 27 year run. I also noted that IMDB, in addition to listing his filmography, had a reference to his TV show, which no one had commented on. Until now.
If there is a Heaven, Bill Kennedy earned a place there, and if it is wired for the Internet, I am sure that he browses IMDB: Bill, you had a lot to do with my becoming a fan of movies and of Hollywood lore, and undoubtedly there are many others who would say the same. On behalf of us all, thank you.
Bill played the movies of my mom's youth, like Treasure of the Sierra Madre and All the King's Men. Between her enthusiasm and his commentary, Bill's presentations captured the attention and infected the imagination of this unruly teenage boy.
Today, while writing a review of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir for epinions.com, I recalled first seeing it on Bill Kennedy at the Movies. Within minutes of this memory resurfacing, through the Internet, I was able to do a little research on Bill. I found his obituary in the Detroit Free Press web site. Bill passed away in January 1997. He retired from his Detroit movie show in 1983, after a 27 year run. I also noted that IMDB, in addition to listing his filmography, had a reference to his TV show, which no one had commented on. Until now.
If there is a Heaven, Bill Kennedy earned a place there, and if it is wired for the Internet, I am sure that he browses IMDB: Bill, you had a lot to do with my becoming a fan of movies and of Hollywood lore, and undoubtedly there are many others who would say the same. On behalf of us all, thank you.
Grandfather figure
buckshomo22 February 2005
As a kid, one of the treats of staying home sick (aside from Vernor's, a local Detroit ginger ale) was getting to watch Bill Kennedy at the movies. He would ramble on about "the good old days" in Hollywood, and had a tendency to reveal the denouement of the film during the last commercial break, but he seemed to have a lot of heart. To this day, if I pronounce "WWII" as "double-u double-u eye eye," it evokes knowing laughter from others who were raised on Bill's quirky ways.
Especially fun were movies with Bill in them. He would give background information about the filming and the other actors on the set. Then, he would point out his scene - he might be the young thug to the left of the screen brandishing the gun, or cowpoke number seven, but there was always a vicarious thrill. Years later, Spalding Gray made high art out of describing his thoughts at playing a minor character in "The Killing Fields." For those of us from Detroit, we already knew a bit of what it was like.
Especially fun were movies with Bill in them. He would give background information about the filming and the other actors on the set. Then, he would point out his scene - he might be the young thug to the left of the screen brandishing the gun, or cowpoke number seven, but there was always a vicarious thrill. Years later, Spalding Gray made high art out of describing his thoughts at playing a minor character in "The Killing Fields." For those of us from Detroit, we already knew a bit of what it was like.
The Host Was A Gentleman
skoyles7 May 2004
Although I only saw the early years of "Bill Kennedy At the Movies" one incident should be recorded. Kennedy had received a letter castigating him for his less than stellar Hollywood career. Kennedy read at least part of the insulting missive including a line which called Kennedy a "has-been". With a wonderful dignity, Bill Kennedy addressed the writer and all his viewers and said, with great wisdom and humility, "Better a 'has-been' than a 'never-was'." The movies were undistinguished, the format antique even for the times, but the host was a memorable ex-actor who was far more than that. His words have remained with me through all these decades and are as true today as they were then.
Bill Kennedy at the Movies
djmccarthy-113 August 2005
I grew up in the Detroit area and watched Bill since I was a kid. I thought Bill was one of the best. I just finished watching Destination Toyko and just about freaked when I saw Bill, I had forgotten that he was in the film, so after watching the film I looked it up and found this site. I really think its great that so many people have such a fondness for Bill as I do. One person commented on Bill starting his own production company and really taking a hit financially and I had forgotten about it, but it was for sure true. My love of old movies, old Hollywood stars and trivia in a great part is because of Bill and the stories he told about his time there when Hollwood and its stars had class, not like today.
Robert Osborne's predecessor in Detroit/Windsor
mattie55 August 2008
I too enjoyed my days home from school watching "Bill Kennedy at the Movies." Vernor's Ginger Ale would settle an unruly stomach, and Bill's cinematic choices would distract me from any aches and pains. Bill helped make many of those days so memorable and helped forge my lifelong love of old movies, classic movies, actually any black-and-white movies! My mother would not normally watch any other daytime TV, but if there was a good movie on either Rita Bell's show or Bill Kennedy's show, we watched it! Bill seemed to know so much about the movie being shown, the actors and actresses in the movie, and miscellaneous trivia and gossip. When Turner Classic Movies first arrived on the scene I immediately recalled many of Bill's showings and the hours of entertainment they produced. Robert Osborne--you had a most worthy predecessor! Thanks for the memories, Bill!
FU Music: "Just in Time"
HeresQQatU11 July 2011
And so Bill Kennedy's Showtime, as it was originally known, would start. Yes and agreed to all the previous submissions. But I have some other memories also when Bill was caught with his pants down ... so to speak.
One is: The Network Television Premier of "Joan of Arc" was going to air on the ABC Sunday Night Movie (tonight ... a major motion picture). Well Bill was in heaven since he 'co-starred' in the movie with Ingrid Bergman et al. Actually, Bill played Thierache (Joan's executioner). All week long Bill was expounding on the movie's production values, behind the scene stories, but most importantly ... how pivotal his role was in the story as he consoles Joan prior to her death. On and on he went, reciting his lines, semi acting them out, etc.
Well the movie aired and on Monday's show Kennedy is sitting behind his desk seething. In the modified for TV version all his parts were edited out ... except for the execution scene of Joan's burning at the stake. In it he was hooded -- so it could have been anybody.
I thought he was going to cry.
One is: The Network Television Premier of "Joan of Arc" was going to air on the ABC Sunday Night Movie (tonight ... a major motion picture). Well Bill was in heaven since he 'co-starred' in the movie with Ingrid Bergman et al. Actually, Bill played Thierache (Joan's executioner). All week long Bill was expounding on the movie's production values, behind the scene stories, but most importantly ... how pivotal his role was in the story as he consoles Joan prior to her death. On and on he went, reciting his lines, semi acting them out, etc.
Well the movie aired and on Monday's show Kennedy is sitting behind his desk seething. In the modified for TV version all his parts were edited out ... except for the execution scene of Joan's burning at the stake. In it he was hooded -- so it could have been anybody.
I thought he was going to cry.
Bill Kennedy was addictive!
Gavno13 August 2005
Just after college, I was working as a factory night watchman in Marinette, Wisconsin (you take what you can get until something better comes along!). One night on my rounds, I stumbled and wrenched my ankle... off work for a week before I could walk on it.
I sat around in a horrible mood, unable to deal with my usual daytime routine, with my ankle elevated and hurting like hell, searching the cable TV system for something to keep me amused... and then I stumbled across an old submarine movie, Cary Grant's DESTINATION TOKYO, and I was thus introduced to BILL KENNEDY AT THE MOVIES.
I couldn't have encountered Bill on a better movie; he'd played the part of Grant's executive officer, and on the breaks Kennedy was in fine form spilling the beans with on the set gossip and trivia. The man was a gruff old curmudgeon on the air, but he was ALWAYS fascinating! It seemed like he'd known damned near EVERYBODY in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.
The best episode of Kennedy's show I ever saw was when the station gave him a surprise. Just as he started the show and began his comments on the day's movie, an offstage voice interrupted him to announce that today was Bill's birthday, and to celebrate it they had a surprise for him. The scheduled movie would NOT be shown; in it's place they had found one of Bill's films, a very special one.... THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE. During his Hollywood years, Kennedy was always a supporting actor, but in this one he had the STARRING ROLE! While stagehands and floor managers applauded, the old man's face screwed up into an incredibly sour mass and turned bright red. It seems that their birthday surprise had backfired on them.
Bill finished up the break with the background story on THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE, and all these years later the film was STILL a major sore point with him.
It seems that he and a bunch of friends had gotten together to form their own production company to produce "B" movies, and all of them had invested heavily in it. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE was one of their first films, one of a very small number that they'd produced.
The film turned out to be the biggest bomb since Nagasaki, and they'd ALL lost their shirts on the deal. I seem to remember comments to the effect that THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE was the main reason that he was STILL working for a living, hosting this program, instead of sitting in the sun in retirement! By the first commercial break Bill had simmered down a good bit, but it was WONDERFUL... it has to be the ONLY time that calm, sophisticated Bill Kennedy ever lost his cool on the air!
A couple of years later I moved away from Marinette's cable TV system, and when I did I lost the opportunity to listen to Bill Kennedy's stories and gossip. I really missed that.
It's been a long time now, but I still remember BILL KENNEDY AT THE MOVIES with a great deal of affection. Every time the 1940's Warner Brother's logo comes on the screen, I have a fleeting thought of Bill.
Thanks, Bill. Your fans are STILL out there and thinking of you now and then, remembering the hours of pleasure you gave us on WKBD-TV.
I sat around in a horrible mood, unable to deal with my usual daytime routine, with my ankle elevated and hurting like hell, searching the cable TV system for something to keep me amused... and then I stumbled across an old submarine movie, Cary Grant's DESTINATION TOKYO, and I was thus introduced to BILL KENNEDY AT THE MOVIES.
I couldn't have encountered Bill on a better movie; he'd played the part of Grant's executive officer, and on the breaks Kennedy was in fine form spilling the beans with on the set gossip and trivia. The man was a gruff old curmudgeon on the air, but he was ALWAYS fascinating! It seemed like he'd known damned near EVERYBODY in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.
The best episode of Kennedy's show I ever saw was when the station gave him a surprise. Just as he started the show and began his comments on the day's movie, an offstage voice interrupted him to announce that today was Bill's birthday, and to celebrate it they had a surprise for him. The scheduled movie would NOT be shown; in it's place they had found one of Bill's films, a very special one.... THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE. During his Hollywood years, Kennedy was always a supporting actor, but in this one he had the STARRING ROLE! While stagehands and floor managers applauded, the old man's face screwed up into an incredibly sour mass and turned bright red. It seems that their birthday surprise had backfired on them.
Bill finished up the break with the background story on THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE, and all these years later the film was STILL a major sore point with him.
It seems that he and a bunch of friends had gotten together to form their own production company to produce "B" movies, and all of them had invested heavily in it. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE was one of their first films, one of a very small number that they'd produced.
The film turned out to be the biggest bomb since Nagasaki, and they'd ALL lost their shirts on the deal. I seem to remember comments to the effect that THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE was the main reason that he was STILL working for a living, hosting this program, instead of sitting in the sun in retirement! By the first commercial break Bill had simmered down a good bit, but it was WONDERFUL... it has to be the ONLY time that calm, sophisticated Bill Kennedy ever lost his cool on the air!
A couple of years later I moved away from Marinette's cable TV system, and when I did I lost the opportunity to listen to Bill Kennedy's stories and gossip. I really missed that.
It's been a long time now, but I still remember BILL KENNEDY AT THE MOVIES with a great deal of affection. Every time the 1940's Warner Brother's logo comes on the screen, I have a fleeting thought of Bill.
Thanks, Bill. Your fans are STILL out there and thinking of you now and then, remembering the hours of pleasure you gave us on WKBD-TV.
Mistaken Identity
Mary Ann Diaz24 August 2001
When the headline "Kennedy has been shot" hit the air waves in Detroit, telephone calls flooded the Channel 9 television station in Windsor, Ontario. People first thought Bill Kennedy, not the President, had been killed. He was that popular.
Trailblazer of cinema commentary
callahanh221129 January 2008
I grew up in Kansas City, MO, so I did not have the pleasure of viewing Mr. Kennedy's local Detroit show. I appreciated reading all the well deserved tributes to Bill Kennedy, but it seems to me that he was way ahead of his time in movie analysis, commentary etc. In 1982 Roger Ebert started his juggernaut, "At the Movies" and is still going strong. Over the years of collecting DVDs, I have appreciated the directors and actors commentaries. John Frankenheimer provided commentaries for his movie, The Train, etc. shortly before he died. It seems this movement as well has a link to Kennedy's work. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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