George D. Allen | Staff Notes
This review is part of the Boris Karloff Blogathon; fans are invited to survey the entire series of contributions here!
“Today, there is a crying need for a new…socially conscious novel to shake up the complacent public about the high risk of an imminent, serious pandemic. And I don’t mean the much-publicized swine flu. While the world media has obsessed, and rightfully so, about this fast-spreading illness, I’m worried about the next crisis, something much deadlier and more catastrophic, indeed the kind of crisis most people wrongly believe could not happen in this day and age. If I were the author, this urgently needed novel would have to be called Plague.” –Cook, Robin. “Plague: A New Thriller of the Coming Pandemic.” Foreign Policy Nov. 2009: 62-66
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Jerry Frebowitz | Talkin The Oldies
In 1940, times were different from today, in many ways. For one, people who got caught shoplifting, male or female, did jail time -- plain and simple. Remember The Night is a movie about such simpler times and is such a good film, it ranks right up there at the top with the best of the non-Dickens Christmas movies. Miracle on 34th Street, Christmas in Connecticut and It Happened on 5th Avenue are all great for holiday viewing, however this movie, for some reason is not as well-known, but should be.
Mitchell Leisen (bio; videography), famous for a long list of enduring Paramount classic films like Midnight, Frenchman's Creek, Hold Back The Dawn, To Each His Own and so many more, really stands out directing the smooth proceedings and with the help of a screenplay written by Hollywood legend, Preston Sturges (bio; videography), you'll know right from the beginning that you're in for a treat.
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Jerry Frebowitz | New Releases This Week
New DVD Releases for this week include Angels & Demons, Four Christmases and Funny People along with other theatrical newcomers, plus the violent heart-pounding Italian crime epic from 2008, Gomorrah. Also new this week are memories from the Golden Age of Television and a restored version of one of the best movies about WWII, A Walk In The Sun, directed by Lewis Milestone.
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Jay Steinberg | Movie Buzz
November 29, 1939: The legendary rivalry between gossip queens Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons begins when Parsons is scooped on the divorce of James Roosevelt.
November 25, 1940: Voiced by Mel Blanc, Woody Woodpecker laughs his way into cartoon fame in the Andy Panda short Knock Knock.
November 26, 1942: Taking advantage of Allied landings that put the North African city in the news, Warner Bros. opens Casablanca in New York.
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George D. Allen and Irv Slifkin | Movie Buzz, Movie Buzz Podcast
So, even Nicolas Cage is apparently having his share of financial difficulties. Will the release of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans—a controversial non-remake-remake of Abel Ferrara's blistering 1992 crime drama—provide Cage with a much-needed morale booster? Has the pairing of Cage with director Werner Herzog resulted in a bizarre new masterwork...or a colossal misfire? Let's see what Movie Irv Slifkin has to say about this hotly anticipated release:
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Sure, it was just Discover magazine and not Playboy. But he wasn't taking any chances after Mom barged into his room last time.
Jason Marcewicz and Chris Cummins | Staff Notes
A while back our own Brian Sieck blogged about Chick Flicks and—despite its negative connotation—how dudes should at least try to embrace them. All the films Brian mentioned (Dirty Dancing, Love Actually, An Affair to Remember, The Notebook) are well worth checking out no matter your particular gender. Generally, though, they are geared more towards gals than fellas.
But did you know that there are Chick Flicks for guys? They’re called Male-odramas. Essentially they are movies that men enjoy (take note, ladies) yet bring out their softer side. Accompanied with each Male-odrama below is a graphic depicting how teary-eyed guys might get while watching.
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Jerry Frebowitz | New Releases This Week
New DVD Releases for this week include the "new" Star Trek, My Sister's Keeper, Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno, Humpday along with other theatrical newcomers. Also new this week are TV favorites including Farah Fawcett's final TV movie, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation and the return of David O. Selznick's legendary classic, Gone With The Wind in a new restored version.
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Jay Steinberg | Movie Buzz
November 19, 1924: Mystery surrounds the death of director Thomas H. Ince. Rumors suggest he was shot aboard the yacht of William Randolph Hearst.
November 18, 1928: Mickey Mouse whistles his way onto the screen in his first speaking performance, in Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie.
November 21, 1931: Released only months after Dracula, Universal Pictures has another horror hit in Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff as the scientist's creation.
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