To mark Woody Allen’s 80th birthday today, we offer this classic article in which writer John Tartaglia focuses, not on the filmmaker himself, but on his leading ladies and Allen’s sometimes controversial depiction of women over the years.
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Your Valley of the Dolls Personality Test
What does your favorite line from the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls say about your personality? Take this classic quiz by MovieFanFare’s John Tartaglia and find out which doomed starlet from the campy cult fave you most identify with.
Read more →Stephen Sondheim: A Birthday Concert and Evening Primrose…
Composer Stephen Sondheim–who has written some of the best scores for Broadway shows, including Follies (1985), A Little Night Music (1978), Company (2007), Passion (1995), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966) — turned 80 last March and is having quite a year. There…
Read more →Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Some films released to theatres find their audience immediately and become great success stories. Some, however find their audience on DVD. One such film is Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, starring Richard Gere. It was never released commercially in the U.S. (although it…
Read more →These Stars Never Lost Their Lustre…Creme
If you thought hawking hair products on TV was something invented in the later years of the 20th century, you should take a look at a little gem called Lustre Creme Shampoo Commercials: The Movie Star Collection. Long before we…
Read more →Follow Your Movies Unlimited Order!
Customers shopping with Movies Unlimited by way of phoning our toll-free number (1-800-4-MOVIES–how simple is that?) or visiting us online and placing orders at our sales website might be wondering…just how do your favorite videos end up on your doorstep?…
Read more →Bette Davis: She Did It The Hard Way
Bette Davis was a movie star when the word “star” meant something. She was quoted as saying, “Today everyone is a star – they’re all billed as ‘starring’ or ‘also starring’. In my day, we earned that recognition.” She was…
Read more →Who Sees Short Shorts? We See Short Shorts!
If you are looking to improve your chances in the office Oscar pool, you now have the chance to see some very clever and creative shorts. (And they don’t belong to Senator Scott Brown!) The Academy Award nominees for Best Short…
Read more →Glee: Let Your Gleek Flag Fly!
gleek (noun): a person obsessed with the TV show Glee Golden Globe, People’s Choice and Screen Actor’s Guild winner Glee was first introduced last May on Fox after the American Idol finale and quickly created major buzz. Part soap opera…
Read more →From That Certain Summer to She Woke Up Pregnant…
These days made-for-TV movies on network and basic cable channels are relegated to the Lifetime network (television for women… and gay men) and mostly continue the practice of the “women in jeopardy” genre, often with “fatal” or “deadly” in the…
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