Following the passing of Charlotte Rae earlier this week, we’ve been thinking a lot about how enjoyable — and enduring — the sitcom The Facts of Life truly was. Originally conceived as a Diff’rent Strokes spinoff starring Rae’s loving Mrs….
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I’ve been dogsitting this week, which has me thinking about my favorite canine of classic film. I have to admit, I’m not an original at all: I love Skippy, of Asta fame. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a wire-haired…
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So far, August isn’t joking around. We are only in the second week of the month and there are so many great vintage and recent theatrical films making their DVD and/or Blu-ray debut this week that it is mind-boggling. Looking…
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For an entire generation of viewers, The Facts of Life‘s Mrs. Garrett was a surrogate mother. Always there with a friendly ear and some practical advice, she was able to not only help Blair, Jo, Natalie, and Tootie with their…
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It had to happen sooner or later. In 1989, the big news was the fall of the Berlin Wall and the complete and utter chaos that followed after the Communist Russian government collapsed.The Klingons of the Star Trek Universe had,…
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Today marks a sad anniversary as it was on this date in 1962 that Marilyn Monroe died tragically at the age of 36 in Los Angeles. Decades later and she remains one of the brightest — and most intriguing —…
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Fact: People can’t get enough of dinosaur movies. Since Jurassic Park was first released way back in 1993, the franchise has rivaled such juggernauts as Star Wars and the various entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in terms of box…
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We think that you’ll have a doggone good time with this week’s Create-A-Caption, as it is based on Disney’s 1961 animated romp 101 Dalmatians. That film, along with its 1996 live-action remake and their respective sequels, are currently stored in…
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Today is National Sisters Day, the annual date in which female siblings are encouraged to celebrate their special bond of love and kinship. (Although really, anyone who has a sister can commemorate the occasion). As is the case with most…
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In the pre-videogame era, board game nights were a fantastic way for family and friends to get together and have a communal experience playing all sorts of fun titles. Proving once more that everything old is new again, board games…
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