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Mother Dolores Hart Explains It All
In 1963, starlet Dolores Hart made the stunning decision to abandon a burgeoning career for a nun’s life in a Connecticut abbey. Mother Dolores Hart has reflected on that choice and more in her just-published memoir, and her gracious chat with us follows here.
Read more →What Movie Puts You to Sleep?
Maybe we should label this post NSFW, because for some people, just thinking about the movie that puts them to sleep could cause them to doze off on the job!
Read more →The Lone Ranger Sidekick Tonto Starts a New Cinemassociations!
When you hear “Tonto,” you think…what? Join Movie Irv for the latest round of Cinemassociations!
Read more →Chowing Down on My Lunches with Orson
During the early ’80s, filmmakers and friends Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom made lunches at Ma Maison a weekly ritual, and the substance of their chats–particularly the one-time wunderkind’s acerbic observations on the industry–are now in book form. We’ve saved you a seat.
Read more →Wild Oates: The Wondrous Legacy Of Warren Oates
His popular acceptance with filmgoers was just ripening at the time of his too-early passing, and this craggy and compelling character star still fascinates three decades later. Check out our salute to the works of the one and only Warren Oates,
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite “Paycheck” Actor?
Liam Neeson just signed for a cool $20 million to star in “Taken 3.” Does this solidify the Oscar nominee’s identity as a “paycheck” actor? What’s that mean, you ask? Read on…
Read more →Can Amanda Bynes Save Her Career? Her Movie Rx
You thought she was cute as a button in The Amanda Show; you were impressed with her cinematic chops in What a Girl Wants (and were inspired when Michael Scott from The Office praised her leadership qualities); you were certain…
Read more →The Weirder, Weirder West
With the opening of The Lone Ranger, replete with Johnny Depp’s not-your-dad’s take on Tonto, we decided to round up a passel of the strangest sagebrushers and oddest oaters that ever flashed up on the screen. Ride along and check them out.
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