I’m looking for what you might call a “slow week” in my little corner of the world, so that means that there’ll be no provocative explorations of the Movies That Make You Mad; no I-dare-you-to-disagree rundowns of Tea Party Movies; no…
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Guest Review: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
An allegory on the infiltration of communism in America? A metaphor for people turning a blind eye to the McCarthyism hysteria that was sweeping the country in the early 1950s? An attack on the potential dangers of conformity and the…
Read more →Guest Review: The Court Jester
Though massively talented and featured prominently in many films in the 1940s and ’50s – eventually even securing his own television show in the ’60s – for some reason Danny Kaye has not made much of a lasting impression in more…
Read more →Movie Poll: What’s Your Favorite John Carpenter Movie?
Back Street Double Feature and More Coming to DVD
Back Street’s Back, All Right: Among the most requested titles we’ve had over the years has been Back Street, the 1961 adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel with Susan Hayward as the woman who loves and loses WWII soldier John Gavin,…
Read more →Mighty Ochs: Rediscovering An American Troubadour with Kenneth Bowser
For 20 years, documentarian Kenneth Bowser had wanted to make a film about seminal protest singer-songwriter Phil Ochs. But he was continually greeted with apathy on many fronts. “I knew it was a great story,” says Bowser during a phone…
Read more →The Five Best Smart and Sexy Female TV Characters
Guest blogger Sark writes: Good TV shows have strong female characters. The greatest shows have women who steal the series and leave lasting impressions. This is a list of my personal favorite of all those wonderful ladies who have graced…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! With all eyes on her, the comment “you look good enough to eat” suddenly seemed less like…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 08.28.11
September 1, 1902: A milestone in the evolution of the cinema is marked with the release of George Méliès’ fantastic Voyage to the Moon. August 28, 1912: “King of Comedy” Mack Sennett leaves Biograph and forms Keystone Film Company with…
Read more →Ten Surprising Performances by Movie Actors and Actresses
John Wayne playing a cowboy? Nobody bats an eye. Cast him as Mongol ruler Genghis Khan? Now you’ve got people talking. Viewers used to take Leslie Nielsen “seriously”…Airplane! and Police Squad! changed all that. If moviegoers were surprised to see comic…
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