It was 17 years ago this week that the thunderous alien invasion sci-fi opus Independence Day reached theaters in time for…well, you know. We’ve got even more memorable movie milestones to beam down.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.30.13
Articles by: Jay Steinberg
This Week In Film History, 06.23.13
It was exactly 40 years ago this week that Roger Moore first stepped into the gunsight and assumed the movie mantle of James Bond with the opening of Live and Let Die. We’ve got some more stirring (not shaking) cinema anniversaries to share.
Read more →Barbara Stanwyck: From Sweet as Pie to Tough as Leather
Whether she was playing a shopgirl, a showgirl, a cowgirl, or anything in between, Barbara Stanwyck was a favorite with movie and TV audiences for over 50 years. Movie FanFare looks at the life and career of the Brooklyn-born actress who, surprisingly, never won a competitive Academy Award.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.16.13
It was exactly 25 years ago this week that the cartoon mainstays of Disney and Warner–and many other old-school animation houses–shared the screen with the effects-laden family hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit? You can toon into the other film landmarks we’ve prepared.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.09.13
It was exactly 25 years ago this week that Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon took it out of the park with the smart and sexy minor-league baseball opus Bull Durham. We’re stepping up to the plate with more movie memories to share.
Read more →Remembering Esther Williams: MGM’s Million Dollar Mermaid
Esther Williams, the iconic star was MGM’s Million Dollar Mermaid. As Hollywood success stories go, there’s never been another movie career quite like hers. Did you know she ad-libbed all her own underwater scenes?
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.02.13
It was 54 years ago this week that Columbia Pictures issued the Three Stooges’ 190th and last short after a quarter-century, slap-and-poke-filled run. We’ve soitenly got more movie milestones to mark for you.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 05.26.13
It was exactly 70 years ago this week that the war-torn skies over Europe claimed distinguished British performer and patriot Leslie Howard, as his aircraft was downed over the Bay of Biscay. We’ve more momentous moments in movie lore to pass along.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 05.19.13
It was “a long, long time ago”–exactly 30 years–that the saga of Star Wars wrapped up (or so we all thought at the time) with the opening of Return of the Jedi. We’ve got even more cinema landmarks to share.
Read more →Fredric March: From Banking to Broadway to Big-Screen Fame
Actor William Holden, who made two films with Fredric March in 1954, said that March and Spencer Tracy were his acting ideals. Six years later both Tracy and March would eventually appear together. Read more about Oscar-winner Fredric March…
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