The fifth in our famed series reveals even more posters that look eerily similar. This time two Oscar-winning directors go head-to-head, proving that even A-list talent is not afraid to look around for inspiration—of course, when they do it they call it an…
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“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game;…
Read more →April 10, 1915: The controversy over D.W. Griffith‘s portrayal of blacks in The Birth of a Nation rages on, as thousands protest the film. April 7, 1927: Upon the centenary of the military leader’s death, director Abel Gance releases an…
Read more →Ziegfeld Girl from 1941 is a moral story told through the parallel experiences of three girls who have been chosen to perform in the Ziegfeld Follies. Susan Gallagher (Judy Garland) is the youngest and most innocent. She’s packed with talent having…
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It’s a little early for me to get all old-fogeyish about the movies, but there’s at least one thing I think is largely missing from our cinema these days. It’s tough to name it exactly, because it can take many…
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Last week I began exploring one of the more infuriating aspects of the home cinematic experience: when you’re looking forward to watching a particular movie, only to find out that what’s on TV or what you’ve purchased is another, totally different film…
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As an actor, Andy Garcia is best-known for either his cool, what-the-hell demeanor in films like The Untouchables and Black Rain or his brooding intensity in movies such as The Godfather, Part III, Internal Affairs and the Ocean’s films. In…
Read more →March 31, 1915: The nascent serial genre has its first true star when Pearl White plays the hazard-plagued heroine of The Perils of Pauline. March 28, 1920: Broadway legend John Barrymore moves to center stage of the film world with…
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Guest blogger Kristine Blinn writes: Hollywood actresses often get a bad rep. People think they’re dumb. Not model-dumb or anything that bad, but dumb nonetheless. And sure, most of them might be, but it’s just not fair to make sweeping generalizations (unless…
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