After literal decades of legal wrangling, the makers of the 007 films are able–as well as ready and willing–to bring back iconic nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld to menace Bond once more. Here’s our thoughts on who should get to pet the kitty.
Read more →Articles by: Irv Slifkin
What Movie Has Gotten BETTER Over Time?
Y’all might eventually come around and appreciate 2013’s “The Lone Ranger” as I did. As for Movie Irv, he has his own answer to this question. See if your answer would match his!
Read more →Cinemassociations: From A to Z
He didn’t exactly plan to go “from A to Z,” but whenever you toss Movie Irv a word for Cinemassociations, he somehow makes the list a fun one!
Read more →A Dozen from Dern: Our Thoughts on Bruce’s Best
With the wave of buzz that’s beginning to build for 77-year-old screen stalwart Bruce Dern’s performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, we thought we’d peruse this always-compelling actor’s extensive resume and pick out twelve favorites.
Read more →Is Film Criticism Dead?
Did you know that now, there’s even a website that reviews the film reviewers? Yes, it’s come to that. With print film critics losing their jobs one after the other, and the passing of Roger Ebert sort of putting an…
Read more →The Lancaster Brand: To Burt on His 100th
He may have been in his thirties when he first hit Hollywood, but the skill, sensitivity, and pure presence made him an immediate star, and kept him one for four decades. We’re giving a nod to the legendary Burt Lancaster for the centenary of his birth.
Read more →Going, Going…More Heads-Ups on Disappearing DVDs
We’re keeping our eye on DVDs that may soon fade from view, such as this 1966 spy-craze sampling starring Monica
Vitti as sizzling super-agent Modesty Blaise.
Going, Going…The Latest in Disappearing DVDs
We’re sharing some tips on discontinued titles we have on hand–for the time being–like the tremendous 1942 Edward G. Robinson heist farce Larceny, In
Read more →Barbra Streisand: Overrated or Underrated?
The monumental Ms. Streisand comes up for the overrated/underrated verdict. Open the floodgates, it’s time to hear from Babs fans!
Read more →Going, Going…The Latest in Disappearing DVDs
We’ got another round-up of gems from our inventory that are here today but may be gone tomorrow, like the fun 1956 Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz big-screen vehicle Forever Darling.
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