“Take the stairs! Take the stairs! For God’s sake, take the stairs!” proclaimed the ad line to 1984’s The Lift. In general, that’s advice that should be heeded by most film characters. Angie Dickinson played a housewife that was brutally…
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They’re both stars of sci-fi sitcoms. They’re both funny. They’re both hairy. And they both had endless merchandise produced dedicated to their characters when their shows were on the air. For this poll, we want you to pick between two…
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“Men of steel! Women of fire!” Released on December 11, 1942, Pittsburgh is a compelling drama that reunited The Spoilers stars John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Marlene Dietrich. In this effort from director Lewis Seiler, Wayne stars as Pittsburgh Markham,…
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Steven Spielberg‘s 1977 sci-fi crowdpleaser Close Encounters of the Third Kind was a blockbuster exploration of that greatest of all cosmic questions: Are we alone in the universe? According to the film, the answer is a resounding no, and like…
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She was the scripter of such popular MGM films as National Velvet, Lili, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, yet even diehard movie fans may not know her name. Guest writer Constance Metzinger salutes the life and work of screenwriter Helen Deutsch,
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The past and the future collide this week, as the new Blu-rays and DVDs now available are a great mix of recent hits and classics from the golden years of Hollywood. To quote the motto of Pokémon, you gotta catch…
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KL Studio Lorber have just released a pair of Hollywood comedy classics on Blu-ray that are a must for your home video library. Both of these pictures are helmed by the legendary Billy Wilder, and if you somehow haven’t seem…
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For most of my adult life, I’ve listed Manhattan as possibly my favorite Woody Allen film. It made that much of an impression when I saw it in 1980. Hence, I was enthused about a recent opportunity to view it…
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Disney continues to dominate the box office with its ownership of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars franchises, as well as its live-action remakes of its own back catalog. With the latest version of The Lion King still in…
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I will preface this review with this comment: I did NOT like this movie. And that has absolutely nothing to do with the acting of Olivia de Havilland or any of the other stars in the movie. As a matter…
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