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Notes on the New Bio of Nicholas Ray
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Nicholas Ray was a tough guy who made tough films like They Drive by Night, Rebel Without a Cause, In a Lonely Place, The Lusty Men, On Dangerous Ground, The Savage Innocents and 55 Days at Peking. Schooled in architecture…
Read more →Create-a-Caption: The Shining
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You know the drill. Inside is a classic still from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining with Jason’s caption.You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below!
Read more →A Guest Blogger Shares His Thoughts on Buster Keaton
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There are many names that shine when you think of silent movies. Buster Keaton (1895 – 1966) is certainly one of them. But he was not always a star. In fact, his star shown brightest for only a few years in…
Read more →Movie Poster Doppelgangers: Super 8
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Why stop at seven when there’s tons of movie poster look-alikes out there? To prove it we’ve got eight super examples for you in this eighth installment of the Poster Doppelganger series. See you L8R, everybody! Pale Imitations
Read more →Guilty Pleasures: What’s Up, Doc?
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I grew up in a small central Illinois town with no movie theater. So, as a kid with five older siblings, going to the movies was a rare treat, as it was nearly impossible for my parents to logistically corral…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11.27.11
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 →What Movies Are You Thankful For?
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This week’s movie poll on MovieFanFare asks you to pick what your favorite Thanksgiving movie scene is. But while we are on the subject of the holiday, I thought I would give you the reader a chance to sound off…
Read more →Simon Curtis Shoots Monroe & Olivier in My Week with Marilyn
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Simon Curtis has some impressive British TV directing and producing credentials behind him: The award-winning BBC miniseries Cranford, a 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield with Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen and Daniel Radcliffe, adaptations of Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night and Edward…
Read more →Some Like It Hot (1959): A Classic Movie Review
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Guest blogger David Lobosco writes: The movie Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the great classic comedies of all time, so it’s almost pointless to write a review of the film. However, I recently watched it on TV…
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