April 12, 1911: Cartoonist Winsor McCay brings his popular Little Nemo in Slumberland characters to animated life in Little Nemo and the Princess. April 10, 1915: The controversy over D.W. Griffith‘s portrayal of blacks in The Birth of a Nation…
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Edward, My Son (1949): Classic Movie Review
In 1949, 28-year-old British actress Deborah Kerr starred opposite screen veteran Spencer Tracy in Edward, My Son. Though Kerr had already won critical acclaim for a handful of popular films in her native England–among them I See a Dark Stranger (1946)…
Read more →Movie Poster Doppelgangers: Nine Lives
A cat would’ve used up all its lives by now. But Poster Doppelgangers is still on the prowl. Purloined poster designs are like cat-nip to us, and this is the latest batch we’ve sniffed out. Direct Hits .
Read more →Billy Dee Williams: Born On This Day In 1937
Born on this day in 1937, Emmy nominated actor, artist, and writer Billy Dee Williams. Head over to our Facebook page and wish him a Happy Birthday!
Read more →Six Pix: Johnny Depp
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. Here we highlight the films of Johnny Depp.
Read more →Ernst Lubitsch Films Noel Coward: Design for Living
Fredric March was already an Oscar winner and a newly minted Hollywood star when he co-starred with Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1933 adaptation of the Noel Coward play Design for Living. In 1929, when all the major…
Read more →Who’s The Funniest of The Three Stooges?
Yes, just in time for the release of a new (!) Three Stooges film—and in anticipation of the massive DVD set (well titled) The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection—we dared to Ask Movie Irv that controversial question: Who’s the funniest…
Read more →Movie Questions On The Barbarian and the Geisha and more
Q: Any chance the John Wayne epic The Barbarian and the Geisha will be issued on DVD? A: Well, we have good news and bad news. The good news first: Yes, the 1958 John Huston film with Wayne as Townsend…
Read more →Winner by a Nose: Eva Marie Saint Remembers North by Northwest
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress her first time on screen, holding her own opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront. She’s shown her versatility in all genres from comedies (The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming)…
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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! “Crunchy on the outside. Chewy in the middle. Boy, I love these things!”
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