The Tarzan movies that I watched as a kid on Saturday morning TV have all blurred into my head as one vine-swinging meta-narrative of a cartoonish jungle hero battling cartoonish villains. But of all those films, one stood out from…
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Taxi Driver: Ten Things To Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about Taxi Driver from 1976, 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 →Chevy Chase: Clark Griswold vs. Irwin Fletcher
Time again for you to be the judge. In this court of opinion Brian Sieck and Jason Marcewicz take turns defending two notable roles by Chevy Chase. Brian Sieck is character witness for Clark Griswold. Brian will detail exactly why…
Read more →John Carter, The Muppets, Tarantino’s Next, and More! Movie Irv Reviews the Post-Summer Season
Now that every human being alive has seen the final Harry Potter installment (well, almost every human being, he admitted sheepishly), as well as the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Green Lantern (I liked it, so sue me), Super…
Read more →Fort Apache (1948): Classic Movie Review
Movie Review of the 1948 classic Fort Apache: Director: John Ford Writers: Frank S. Nugent, James Warner Bellah Photography: Archie Stout, William H. Clothier Editor: Jack Murray Cast: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Ward Bond, Pedro Armendáriz,…
Read more →What’s the best pre-1971 “doomed romance” film?
Dracula
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! The good doctor was mesmerized by Dracula’s advanced arthritis.
Read more →Meeting Raoul: A Look at the New Bio of Director Raoul Walsh
When I was young, I used to stay up all hours of the night to watch They Died with Their Boots on, the Errol Flynn/General Custer biopic. While now I realize its depiction of a heroic General George Armstrong Custer…
Read more →The Major and the Minor: Classic Movie Review
Guest blogger Brandie Ashe presents a look at 1942’s The Major and the Minor, starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland: The film is a must-see, if only for the slightly disturbing sexual undertones that inevitably make the uninitiated viewer squirm…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 07.31.11
August 6, 1926: The first film released with Vitaphone sound, Warner Bros.’ Don Juan, features sound effects and an orchestral score. July 31, 1928: Audiences first hear MGM mascot Leo the Lion’s mighty roar with the studio’s first sound film,…
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