Absolutely tragic news out of Los Angeles today: Director John Singleton, the pioneering African-American filmmaker who rose to fame for 1991’s ‘Boyz N the Hood has died at the age of 51 following a massive stroke that he suffered two…
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As the jaw-dropping success of Avengers: Endgame right now proves, there is a non-stop demand for science fiction films these days. And why not? The genre itself has resonated with movie audience since Georges Méliès took viewers on A Trip…
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Child-actress Patty McCormack became a household name after the enormous success of The Bad Seed (1956) where she portrayed Rhoda Penmark, a little girl with an evil bent. She had a difficult time following up this film with another dramatic…
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May 25, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott‘s Alien, the groundbreaking blend of science fiction and terror that changed the motion picture landscape. Today is Alien Day, the annual celebration of the franchise, its characters, and its merchandise….
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The biggest movie on the planet right now is Avengers: Endgame, a superhero film that marks the culmination of a decade of work from Marvel Studios. With that movie further illustrating the enduring appeal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we…
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Our current Comedies by the Carload sale is celebrating some of the most riotously funny flicks ever made. Here’s five of my favorites! Back to the Future Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly, a teen from 1985 who accidentally…
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This is an interesting week for Blu-ray and DVD releases, as the majority of titles hitting home video this week are archival classics from the likes of the Warner Archive Collection, the Criterion Collection, and the British Film Institute. There…
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Andy Griffith first rose to stardom as folk-singing drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes in this look at the intersection of media, celebrity, and politics from director Elia Kazan and screenwriter Budd Schulberg (who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for…
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Rumble…rumble. That’s the sound of Earthquake (1974), one of several big budget, all-star disaster movies made in the 1970s. Airport (1970) perfected the formula, but it was The Poseidon Adventure (1972) that inspired a dozen or so imitations (not counting the spoofs…
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With Easter upon us, one rabbit-centric film to watch today hopped out at us.. We are of course talking about the 1950 comedy Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart in a side-splitting performance that has become a true comedy classic. Based on…
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