Is Julia Roberts justly one of the highest-paid actresses of all time…or is she just another pretty face? Movie Irv, having already rendered his verdict on the career of Brad Pitt, now takes a look at the star of such…
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Stage Fright (1950): Hitchcock A Classic Movie Review
Stage Fright (1950) Alfred Hitchcock Spoiler Alert: The following review reveals the film’s ending. As the film that preceded Alfred Hitchcock’s “comeback” classic Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright (1950) is typically glossed over in the famed director’s filmography. While…
Read more →Six Pix: Billy Wilder
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. Six Pix pays tribute to the posters of director Billy Wilder.
Read more →Pre-Code, Gladiators, Rod Taylor on Tap from Warner Archive
The Bad Ol’ Days: Warner Archive has gone again to their vaults to bring us the worst—the worst in human behavior in the movies from the pre-Code days. Two collections featuring top stars where behaving badly—committing crimes, getting into trouble,…
Read more →Cult Classic Movies: A to Z
For today’s guest post, the always interesting Rick 29 presents an overview of some of the most fascinating cult films ever to hit the big screen: What’s a cult movie? Let’s skip the formal definitions and focus on five common…
Read more →Paul Newman: Eddie Felson vs. Lucas Jackson
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each…
Read more →Captains Courageous (1937): A Classic Movie Review
Captains Courageous (1937) There are times when I think Spencer Tracy would have been better off if he’d never been paired up with Katharine Hepburn in 1942, when they co-starred in Woman of the Year. Now I know there are…
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This Week In Film History, 07.29.12
July 31, 1928: Audiences first hear MGM mascot Leo the Lion’s mighty roar with the studio’s first sound film, White Shadows in the South Seas. August 3, 1929: Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo, the Marx Brothers, make their film debuts…
Read more →Quick! 1-10, One Movie Title for Every Number
Proof that yes, Movie Irv dares to roll with zero advance on a question: Top 10 Movie Titles from 1-10 Irv didn’t know we’d have accepted the actual number (or spelled-out version of the number, etc.) at any position in the title…
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