December 1, 1903: Edwin S. Porter’s The Great Train Robbery, the first motion picture to use intercutting scenes to form a unified narrative, is released. December 2, 1910: Hefty funnyman John Bunny, the cinema’s first comedy star, makes his debut…
Read more →Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Road (2009) Post-Apocalyptic Drama With Viggo Mortensen Movie Review
Movie Irv takes a ride on The Road, the highly-anticipated adaptation of the grippingly apocalyptic Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men) novel. It’s been a few twists and turns getting this prestigious epic to the big screen, and Irv’s…
Read more →Better Noir
“Film noir” is a term that movie marketers have pinned to practically every film involving crime or suspense that was shot in black-and-white during the 1950s. While some of the labeling has been downright silly, such as the case with…
Read more →Who’s your favorite Bill Murray character?
Boris Karloff Blog-A-Thon! Isle Of The Dead
This review is part of the Boris Karloff Blogathon; fans are invited to survey the entire series of contributions here! “Today, there is a crying need for a new…socially conscious novel to shake up the complacent public about the high…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11-22-09
November 29, 1939: The legendary rivalry between gossip queens Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons begins when Parsons is scooped on the divorce of James Roosevelt. November 25, 1940: Voiced by Mel Blanc, Woody Woodpecker laughs his way into cartoon fame…
Read more →Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009): Movie Review
So, even Nicolas Cage is apparently having his share of financial difficulties. Will the release of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans—a controversial non-remake-remake of Abel Ferrara’s blistering 1992 crime drama—provide Cage with a much-needed morale booster? Has the…
Read more →Grosse Pointe Blank
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Sure, it was just Discover magazine and not Playboy. But he wasn’t taking any chances after Mom…
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Male-odramas: Guys’ Answer To The Chick Flick
A while back our own Brian Sieck blogged about Chick Flicks and—despite its negative connotation—how dudes should at least try to embrace them. All the films Brian mentioned (Dirty Dancing, Love Actually, An Affair to Remember, The Notebook) are well…
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