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! For his later roles the King of Cool demanded to be paid up-front in cash.
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Humphrey Bogart: The Non-Essentials
“I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history.” So said the man who would eventually be voted number one in an American Film Institute poll of the greatest screen actors of all time. It may have been…
Read more →A Movie Quiz about Tattoos
Both in reel and real life tattoos have never been more popular. Vin Diesel’s xXx tat from the movie of the same name and the LOVE/HATE ink on Robert Mitchum’s digits from Night of the Hunter are a couple of…
Read more →Welcome to My Obsession: The Iverson Movie Ranch
Guest blogger Dennis Ronald writes: We discovered it in summer 2008 and have been hooked on it ever since — the rugged landscape in Chatsworth, Calif., that marks the site of the former Iverson Movie Ranch. Known as the most…
Read more →Movie Poll: What’s the Best Golden Age Mystery?
This Week In Film History, 10.03.10
October 6, 1927: The curtain opens on the “talkies” with Warner Bros.’ The Jazz Singer. Star Al Jolson says, “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.” October 7, 1928: The short subject Dancing Town, starring Helen Hayes, marks the first film appearance…
Read more →Blondie: A Look Back At The Actors of the Film Series
Let’s go back to the beginning. The first real Blondie movie was made in 1938. (The name “Blondie” appears in various forms from Blondie of the Follies in 1932 to Bye Bye Blondie in 2010, neither of which had anything to do with…
Read more →My Dog Tulip: An Interview with Animator Paul Fierlinger
Paul and Sandra Schuette Fierlinger are animation pioneers who have produced hundreds of animated shorts, commercials and public service spots for over 40 years. Based in the Philadelphia area, the Fierlingers work out of their home, specializing in 2-D work…
Read more →The Social Network (2010) Starring Jesse Eisenberg: Movie Review
Last year, the “zeitgeist film of the year” was Up in the Air, Jason Reitman’s saga about a lonely man played by George Clooney who travels around the country firing people when companies downsize in bad financial times. This year,…
Read more →In the Star’s Trailer: Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating
For years, Amy Ryan amassed a list of impressive credits, moving fluidly from television to stage to movies. She was one of those ever-reliable actresses who possessed a chameleon-like appearance, comfortable in large and small roles, and adept in movies both…
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