September 19, 1915: Vaudeville star W.C. Fields brings his famed pool-playing routine to the screen in Pool Sharks, his film debut. September 21, 1927: MGM’s iconic lion Leo uses up one of his nine lives when he survives the crash…
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Diane Lane: The Early Years
Sure, everyone loves the stunning and talented Diane Lane. What’s not to love? However, who really cares about movies such as Nights in Rodanthe, Must Love Dogs and Under the Tuscan Sun? (Though, I will say I kind of liked…
Read more →Barefoot in the Park (1967)
I finally watched Barefoot in the Park starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. Based on Neil Simon‘s play, the movie is about a girl –hereafter referred to as “The Kook”– who marries a kind of serious lawyer and then regrets it…
Read more →Repeat Viewings
You know someone—or at least you know someone who knows someone—who saw a movie in the theater in excess of two times. Maybe in excess of 10 times. I know someone who paid full price for Superman over 20 times…
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Originally Starring
Ever wonder how a movie would’ve turned out had the person originally slated for a particular role starred in it? We’ll never know the answer to that question, but we can have fun re-imagining the poster for the film. Born…
Read more →Mitchell Leisen: The Best Director Nobody Knows
Guest blogger Stephen Reginald writes: Sometimes history isn’t always fair. For example, there are movie directors and actors who, in their day, were enormously famous and successful, but for whatever reasons are almost forgotten today. Paramount Director Such is the…
Read more →Bang the Drum Slowly (1956): The Golden Age of Television
Guest blogger Dave Blakeslee writes: Well, you know, if people think you’re gonna die, they’re gonna be nice to you and… Now that we’re into September, the Major League Baseball season enters that phase of the year where it has…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 09.12.10
September 18, 1909: The first feature film to be produced in the U.S., Les Miserables, is released in four separate parts between now and Nov. 27. September 14, 1919: Lon Chaney (horror movie Poll) portrays the first of his memorable…
Read more →Gimme 5: Famous Celebrity Crushes!
Guest blogger Peter Eramo, Jr. writes: Here’s a fun & easy one for you and just about everyone can sprout off at least five — so no excuses this week! We all have those actors and actresses who we just…
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