Rumble…rumble. That’s the sound of Earthquake (1974), one of several big budget, all-star disaster movies made in the 1970s. Airport (1970) perfected the formula, but it was The Poseidon Adventure (1972) that inspired a dozen or so imitations (not counting the spoofs…
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A musical remake of Ball of Fire must have been one of the easiest pitches of all time. After all, the original 1941 comedy–penned by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett–was about a bunch of academics writing an encyclopedia about music….
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I know it’s quazy, but what if you’re in the mood to watch a movie with a title that starts with “Q”? We pondered this question and came up with five quick picks: 1. Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five…
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A – The Avengers Could there be a better way to start this list? This lighthearted spy series starred Patrick Macnee as the well-tailored, unflappable, and charming John Steed. He was the anchor of the series, even if his fermale…
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It’s Agatha Christie times two as guest writer Rick29 investigates the 1974 film version of Murder on the Orient Express, starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, as well as the 2010 British TV adaptation, with David Suchet as the Belgian sleuth.
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Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: At Mushnick’s Florist, a small flower shop on skid row, Seymour (Jonathan Haze) is an unassuming employee. To avoid losing his job, he brings in a special plant he’s been nursing. The plant, Audrey Junior…
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When a friend recently updated his Lost in Space collection to Blu-ray, he kindly gave me his DVD set. Although I’ve watched several Lost in Space reruns on the telly over the years, it had been a long time since…
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We may be in the midst of winter, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t dreaming of warmer days spent poolside. In this guest post, Rick Armstrong looks at classic film swimming pools! 1. Taste of Fear (aka Scream of Fear)…
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1. Stephen Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” specifically for Glynis Johns, whose husky voice worked best with short phrasing. She sang it in the original 1973 stage production of A Little Night Music and won a Tony for Best Leading…
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During the early 1970s, Charles Bronson was the biggest star in the world — well, pretty much everywhere except the U.S. However, he quickly attracted the attention of American studios and became a box office attraction stateside with films like…
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