January 10, 1927: Set in the year 2000, Fritz Lang‘s sci-fi opus, Metropolis (Metropolis: Fritz Lang’s Timeless Vision), opens. It’s among the first to use miniatures in place of enormous sets. January 10, 1914: With Mack Sennett’s instruction to Charlie Chaplin to “get…
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Dancing Lady (1933): A Classic Movie Review
The same year Warner Brothers released 42nd Street (1933), MGM came out with Dancing Lady, a backstage musical complete with a Busby Berkeley style finale. If you had to compare the two, the win would certainly go to 42nd Street,…
Read more →MGM Again: 87 Years of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio History
Cats may have nine lives, but lions obviously have more. If you don’t believe it, just check out the history of MGM Studios, the fabled Hollywood entity started in 1924 by movie theater tycoon Marcus Loew. The magnate had purchased…
Read more →The Green Slime Are Here! (on DVD)
Back before the dinosaurs died off (sometime around 1968), a little film called Mad Monster Party made its way to my local theater, and like any kid…I had to see it. So, armed with some cash courtesy of my parents, I…
Read more →Your Questions On George Sanders And More
Q: When will they put out a DVD of The Hatchet Man with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young? Truly a wonderful movie with the greatest ending of any movie I’ve ever seen. Also George Sanders in The Private Affairs…
Read more →Roy Rogers: Under California Stars
Saddle up! Guest contributor Cowgirl Victoria “Buckaroo” Balloon writes: A Saturday afternoon at the movies was practically synonymous with seeing a cowboy picture. From exciting serials with cliff-hanging action to full-length features, there are so many greats to choose from—Ken…
Read more →Bette Davis: Love Her or Hate Her – She’s a Hollywood Legend!
This outspokenly indomitable, unconventionally pretty New Englander reached Broadway and Hollywood through seeming force of will, and her craftwork and determination ensured a performing legacy that has endured for generations after her heyday. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts to a patent…
Read more →Gran Torino: Ten Things To Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about Gran Torino from 2008, which originally appeared as our Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are hundreds of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment and add…
Read more →Edna May Oliver: Queen of the Old Maids
From prim and proper spinsters to wise-cracking schoolmarms, Edna May Oliver had a storied career as one of Hollywood’s most popular character actresses in the ’30s and ’40s. The sour-faced star of Little Women and David Copperfield is today’s Scene Stealer.
Read more →Lovely Rita: Rita Hayworth Faves Land On DVD
Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda… and woke up with me. –Rita Hayworth Even Rita Hayworth realized she was not Gilda Mundson Farrell, the blowzy wife of casino owner George MacReady, who was once romantically involved with…
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