Flo and Eddie are to the music business like Kevin Bacon is to the movie business. There seems to be six degrees separating the duo from anyone—and everyone—else in the industry. Flo—AKA Mark Volman—and Eddie—AKA Howard Kaylan–were just a couple…
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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! “I do like exchanging letters, Sandra. But postage has gone up again. Can’t you just IM me?…
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I axed for it. And what a thrill the answer was yes! With a scheduled debut of January 18, we at Movies Unlimited/MovieFanFare will become regular contributors on the new Famous Monsters of Filmland website. We’ll be offering freshly dug…
Read more →January 10, 1914: With Mack Sennett‘s instruction to Charlie Chaplin to “get into a comedy make-up,” the legendary “Little Tramp” is born. January 10, 1923: The “Hollywoodland” sign is dedicated. It was built on the Hollywood Hills to promote sales…
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A friend asked his 14-year-old daughter’s pals who their favorite male actors were. Surprisingly enough, the answers ranged from Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samberg to Alan Rickman (!) to Sean Bean (!?). Not surprisingly, another name mentioned was Michael Cera….
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There are movies that can start conversations (Citizen Kane, Eraserhead, The Sixth Sense), movies that can end conversations (Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom, Fahrenheit 9/11, perhaps the entire oeuvre of Michael Bay), and movies that are simply about conversations….
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It is, to borrow a phrase from one of his better-known movie roles, “inconceivable” that filmgoers of all ages aren’t familiar with at least the voice, if not the leprechaun-like face, of comedic mainstay Wallace Shawn. Fans of art films know…
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As most people know, Elvis Presley’s last feature film was in 1969 and he passed away eight years later. But what sort of movies might he have made if he hadn’t died? Let’s explore an alternate history of The King’s big-screen career post-1977.
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