Whether you realize it or it, Stanley Donen helped shape your love for the art of cinema. The beyond legendary director, who died yesterday at the age of 94, directed classics like Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Face, Damn Yankees,…
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The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Happy Twin Peaks Day!
It was on this day seemingly a lifetime ago that Special Agent Dale Cooper first entered the town of Twin Peaks. His life, and television, was never the same again… Each year on February 24th, fans of David Lynch and…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Now available on Blu-ray in a two-disc set from the Warner Archives Collection, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is MGM’s rollicking 1954 musical set against the backdrop of 1850’s Oregon. Expertly directed by Stanley Donen (who also directed Singin’ in…
Read more →Discuss All Things Academy Awards-Related Here!
Hollywood’s biggest night is upon us! This Sunday evening, the 2019 Oscars will be held, honoring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s picks for the most distinguished films of last year. In this week’s poll, we asked you…
Read more →Guest Review: The Parent Trap (1961)
All of us have favorite films that are a little extra special to us because we grew up with them. The Parent Trap, featuring Hayley Mills, is one of those films for my sister and I. It was a favorite to…
Read more →Check Out These Fantastic Film Finds from Classic Flix
Classic Flix has recently made some jaw-dropping titles available from the classic age of Hollywood. Spanning all genres, these new titles showcase terrific stars and unforgettable stories. Here’s a sampling of some of the, well, classic offerings that are waiting…
Read more →“A Star Is Born” and More of the Latest New DVD & Blu-ray New Releases
A Star is Born is one of 2018’s most-loved and successful pictures…not to mention a favorite to win big at this year’s Academy Awards. That, well, star-packed romantic drama is one of several great movies making their eagerly awaited debut…
Read more →Guest Review: Heidi (1952) and Heidi (1965)
Johanna Spyri’s beloved children’s novel Heidi (1881) was first brought to film in 1937 with Shirley Temple in the starring role. It was a sweet film that, I think, perfectly captured the heart of the novel even though it wasn’t…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Director Robert Aldrich‘s 1962 psychological chiller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?“ stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as a pair of retired show-biz sisters who now live together in a dilapidated West Hollywood mansion. Driven by dementia and jealousy, Jane…
Read more →What Movie Do You Think Should Win the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture?
On Sunday, February 24th, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will celebrate Hollywood’s greatest films in the biggest showbiz event of the year. This year, the movies Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Black Panther, Green Book, Roma, Vice, BlacKkKlansman,…
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