Here’s your rundown of what classics, recent releases, and TV season sets are making their debut this week. Take a look and see for yourself! A Millionaire for Christy When gold-digging legal secretary Eleanor Parker gets dispatched to notify radio…
Read more →June 2, 1916: Victor Schertzinger composes the first original film score for an American feature, Thomas H. Ince‘s Civilization. May 28, 1935: Twentieth Century Pictures and Fox Film Corporation unite to form 20th Century Fox, overseen by Joseph Schenck and…
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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! Dating high-powered real estate magnates was really cool. Being labeled their “timeshare” was decidedly not.
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Inspired by MovieFanFare’s recent guest post about sad movies, reader Marian Cullen wrote in to discuss the saddest films that she has ever seen: 1 -Days of Wine and Roses (1962), starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. There’s something unforgettable…
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This past Monday, we celebrated Memorial Day. The holiday got me to thinking about my favorite war movies, and I’m interested in hearing about yours. So let us know what your personal favorite war movie is in the comments!
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The towering physical presence and charisma of the man called “The Duke” fostered a screen persona that came to embody forthright and self-determined American masculinity for countless filmgoers and that has continued to endure in popularity for generations. Years later,…
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The Good Darren: The fondly remembered, 1840s-set Riverboat: The Complete Series starred Darren McGavin as the ambitious jack-of-all-trades who wins a 100-foot boat called the “Enterprise” in a poker game and tries his luck at having it turn a profit…
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Talkie of the Week: One Touch of Venus USA 1948, 82 minutes, black & white Universal Pictures Director: William A. Seiter Written by Harry Kurnitz & Frank Tashlin Based on the novel The Tinted Venus by F. Anstey Cast: Ava…
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. Comic strip adaptations are featured in this edition of Six Pix.
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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! “That smoke? Oh, that’s just Mt. Vesuvius. Tell you what: I’ll let you have the place at…
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The prolific documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) has a new film out called Mansome, about men’s current obsession with grooming. It offers Will Arnett and Jason Bateman, both situated in a day spa,…
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Guest blogger Zack Mandell writes: With the recent success of the movie The Hunger Games, rabid fans may be clamoring for more movies that feature gladiator style combat. The good news is that there are plenty of great films out…
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