The visionary Viennese director Fritz Lang ’s 1927 expressionistic masterpiece Metropolis has been re-released in a new 147 minute version, called “The Complete Metropolis”. The film premiered in February 2010 at the Berlin Film at Friederichstrasse Palast, accompanied by a 60-piece orchestra…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Dillinger’s suspicions were immediately roused when offered to swap his beans for a PB & J, Pepsi…
Read more →UPDATED: with notes from the Golden Globe Awards! (If you already made a note of Irv’s picks back in November, now’s the time to check back in, see how his guesses are shaping up, and narrow down your own predictions.)…
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Francis the Talking Mule Only in Hollywood could a smart-talking mule save the life of a dim-witted soldier and become a star. Francis was so hugely successful upon its release in 1950 – filmed for $150,000 and making $3 million…
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Q: I am looking for Black Tuesday with Edward G. Robinson and Peter Graves; Baby Face Nelson with Mickey Rooney and Carolyn Jones (Don Siegel directs); and Breaking Point with John Garfield. Will any of these be released on DVD?…
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Raise your hands, movie lovers—how many of you were aware that there had never been a feature film to emerge from Greenland before 2009’s Nuummioq, co-directed by Torben Bech (who also wrote the script) and Otto Rosing? Who knew? Not me, that’s…
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Um…a comedy about terrorism? That’s what you would call a delicate challenge, to put it politely. Have the makers of Four Lions pulled it off? Let’s check in with Movie Irv as he offers his reactions to the film co-written…
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It is interesting to experience classic films with modern eyes. There are times when you wonder how certain film elements, which would be considered politically incorrect now, even made it to the big screen. Though, you are secretly glad the…
Read more →November 7, 1902: French inventor/film executive Leon Gaumont demonstrates his Chronophone system of showing films with synchronized phonograph cylinders. November 13, 1921: After gaining fame in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Italian-born leading man Rudolph Valentino mesmerizes female filmgoers…
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