When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? To surrender dreams…this may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Too much sanity may be madness. But maddest of all—to see life as it is and…
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Guest blogger Laurence Lerman of Disc Dish writes: If the story behind the genesis of the 2010 Oscar-nominated animated film The Illusionist isn’t as touching as the film itself, it’s at least as engaging. The original script for the film—which…
Read more →May 12, 1944: Roy Rogers makes his first movie with future wife Dale Evans, The Cowboy and the Señorita, but saves his screen kisses for Trigger. May 10, 1912: The screen’s earliest romantic pairing, Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, first gaze into each…
Read more →If you’re Collecting Movie Classics (and you already know which are the best Movie Bombs to put in your library), you’re going to want to make space on your shelves not just for John Wayne (take the poll to choose your…
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Last week, guest blogger Richard Finch presented his choices for The Greatest (Classic) Performances By an Actor. Here’s his follow-up piece examining his picks for the greatest leading ladies ever to hit the silver screen. This week I’m posting the…
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Murphy’s Law: Audie Murphy, WWII legend-turned-movie hero, is showcased in Audie Murphy Westerns Collection, an exclusive to Movies Unlimited. The four-disc, four-film set is a surefire hit for Murphy mavens and sagebrush fanatics alike, boasting these titles: Sierra (1950): Audie…
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Here at the Scene Stealers corner of Movie FanFare, we try to pay tribute to that large group of often-unsung supporting actors and actresses who rarely received star status or got their name above the title, but still achieved popularity and garnered fans through their performances….
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Guest blogger Andrea Tuccillo writes: So I think maybe I’m a little psychic. Or maybe just super intuitive. Way back in February of last year, I wrote a post about franchises, focusing specifically on The Thin Man series and also referencing…
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EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREET—NIGHT The grimy, rain-soaked streets of Lower Manhattan. A YELLOW CAB speeds uptown, passing strip joints, electronics shops, and grindhouse movie theaters on its way to the tonier areas of the city. INSIDE THE CAB The…
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