For every M*A*S*H, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or Friday Night Lights, there’re who knows how many television adaptations of film hits that fizzle and are forgotten. We’re going to share some notable examples–Do you have any that come to mind?
Read more →Monthly Archives: January 2013
This Week In Film History, 01.20.13
It’s the anniversary of John Wayne’s first pilgrimage across a movie screen, Hedy Lamarr’s notorious swim in the buff, and the Screen Directors Guild’s callling for action. We’ll share even more cinema landmarks with you!
Read more →Along Came Jones: Ten Fun Facts About Tommy Lee Jones
Here are 10 trivia facts about actor Tommy Lee Jones, who recently received his fourth Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of anti-slavery cruasder Thaddeus Stevens in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln . There are hundreds of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about the…
Read more →Answering Your Movie Questions On Bomba, The Norliss Tapes And More
We field more of your questions regarding those MIA movie masterpieces that have yet to make their way to home video, from the Bomba the Jungle Boy series to The Town That Dreaded Sundown to One Touch of Venus.
Read more →The Houston Story (1956): Classic Movie Review
Guest blogger Melanie Simone presents a look back at William Castle’s 1956 crime drama The Houston Story starring Gene Barry, Barbara Hale.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: School of Rock
This weeks Create-A-Caption features Jack Black in the 2003 film School of Rock. Create a unique or funny caption to this scene from this great musical comedy.
Read more →My First VCR
Do you remember your first VCR? Ed Weiss does, and in this article he reflects upon the early days of the home video revolution.
Read more →Which Snubbed 2012 Film Deserved a Best Picture Academy Award Nomination?
Movie Poll: Which Snubbed 2012 Film Deserved a Best Picture Nomination? Vote in the first Academy Award movie poll for this years movie award season. See the complete list of all our Movie Polls Checkout some of our articles on…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 01.13.13
This was the week that Vivien Leigh turned a bright shade of Scarlett, Sinatra went From Here to Eternity, and the Supreme Court gave VCRs the thumbs up. These are just a few of our historical highlights!
Read more →Pasta Pistoleros: 10 Essential Spaghetti Westerns
With the spaghetti western-inspired Django Unchained drawing everybody’s attention, we thought that we’d share our selection of essential oaters from Italy for your consideration. Were we dead on, or did we miss the mark?
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