October 18, 1931: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age of 84 in West Orange, N.J. October 19, 1936: A British court declares that Bette Davis, who wishes to make films…
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Black Dynamite (2009) Starring Michael Jai White Movie Review
Are you suckaz gonna line up to see the blaxploitation satire Black Dynamite? Watch Movie Irv’s Raw Review of writer/director Scott Sanders’ film to see how this one-man jury rates the kung fu fighting: Black Dynamite (2009) Starring Michael Jai…
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He’s tough, he’s sexy and he’s angry. Oh, yeah. He’s also black. He’s Black Dynamite, the jive-talking, feet-a-flying, Afro-wearing, no-nonsense hero who also happens to be a sex machine. Just like Shaft. John Shaft. After his bro’ is murdered, he…
Read more →A Serious Man (2009) Directed By Joel and Ethan Coen Movie Review
Their 2007 movie (No Country for Old Men) capped the Best Picture Oscar. Have the Coen Brothers struck gold again? Let’s check in with Movie Irv, who takes the measure of A Serious Man with this Raw Review: A Serious Man…
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Everyone knows that, while it’s generally the stars who put fannies in the seats, supporting players often wind up walking away with a film (a fact we here at Movie FanFare try to commemorate with our Scene Stealers salutes). And ever since producer…
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The Cosby Show Openings: Strangely Hypnotic
With the economy in the gutter, crime on the rise and people seemingly more stressed than ever, there is one thing that can save society from utter destruction: The Cosby Show. Okay, maybe not. But it’s still one of the…
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Growing up in Southern California was a movie-lovers paradise! My home base of Bellflower, California was relatively equidistant to Long Beach, Hollywood and Westwood – each with an abundance of movie theaters to tempt my attendance. Beginning in 1955, at…
Read more →Lost ’60s And ’70s Flicks Found
Feelin’ Groovy: Going deep, deep, deep into their library to issue the next wave in their “Martini Movies” series, Sony has plucked some fascinating obscurities for public DVD screenings. They are from the 1960s and 1970s, which designates them as…
Read more →Bob Bowdon & The Cartel
Bob Bowdon, a veteran broadcaster, decided after doing several stories centering on the New Jersey Public Education system that enough was enough. Along with his experiences and those of a friend who changed jobs from journalist to school teacher, Bowdon…
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