Yes friends, today is St. Patrick’s Day, and as such Irish and non-Irish eyes alike are smiling upon movies inspired by the Emerald Isle. For this weekend’s Open Thread, we want to know which Irish film you want to watch…
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These Vintage Movie Radio Ads Will Hit Your Nostalgic Soft Spot
Well film fans, another Flashback Friday is upon us. As your work week winds down, we wanted to bring you a special treat celebrating an underappreciated aspect of movie advertising: The radio spot. The above video collects snippets of a…
Read more →Five Things You May Not Know About “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation”
The 1962 laugh riot Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a Jimmy Stewart masterpiece. In the film, Stewart shines as a loving husband and father who takes his family on a seaside holiday, only to be plagued by a lothario…
Read more →What Classic TV Shows and Movies Should Never Be Remade?
In an era when Hollywood is always looking backwards to find out what old release can be reborn as the next big franchise, it is easy to get cynical about remake culture. Unfortunately the truth is that more often than…
Read more →“The Shape of Water,” “Justice League,” “I, Tonya” and More Winning New Releases
Every now and again, there comes a week when it seems like an avalanche of incredible DVDs and Blu-rays are released. This is most definitely one of those weeks. We’ve got last year’s Best Picture (along with some runners up),…
Read more →The English Village Setting of the 1940s
In today’s guest post, Constance Metzinger examines a popular film locale of 1940s cinema – the English village. Films are by far the most marvelous means of personal escapism and during the 1940s, a time of war, anxiety, and sorrow,…
Read more →Looking Back at The Goonies’ Fantastic Soundtrack Jams
As impossible as it seems, The Goonies was released 32 years ago. Wow, suddenly I feel very, very old. One of the film’s highlights is “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough”–Cyndi Lauper’s fun theme song from the film. Loud, over-the-top and…
Read more →The Weird World Of “The Brady Kids” Cartoon
Here’s the story… Airing on ABC from 1972 to 1974, The Brady Kids featured Marcia, Jan, Cindy, Greg, Peter and Bobby hanging out in their tree house along with their magical mynah bird Marlon, their pet pandas Ping and Pong…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Jeff Goldblum Performance?
With Thor: Ragnarok now available on DVD and Blu-ray, a whole new wave of viewers who may have missed the film during its theatrical run are discovering how it is unlike anything seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date….
Read more →Now Hear This: Suzanne Vega’s Musical Tribute to Marlene Dietrich
Taken from Suzanne Vega‘s 1985 eponymous debut album, “Marlene on the Wall” is a fantastic song inspired by the legendary actress Marlene Dietrich. As full of passion and emotion as Dietrich’s signature tune “Falling in Love Again” (as heard in…
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