Steve McQueen I started going to the movies in the seventies and Steve McQueen was one of the first stars I got to know in current releases. When I saw his last film in the theatre, The Hunter, on opening…
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Nash Edgerton & The Square
Deception, intrigue, murder, bribery, stolen money, blackmail, arson, illicit trysts. Sounds like classic film noir turf, the stuff that Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, The Postman Always Rings Twice and even Body Heat are made of. So you would…
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Letter Imperfect III
More movie posters that are slightly off letter-wise. See what a simple misspelling can bring about… All cooped up • 12 Angry Men
Read more →The Lost Films Of Jeff Bridges
Even though he finally won his Academy Award a few years ago for his role in Crazy Heart, playing Bad Blake, a down-and-out country singer-songwriter trying to make a comeback in his career, Jeff Bridges keeps rolling on. Following his…
Read more →This Week In Film History 04-18-10
April 20, 1903: A judgment on appeal in Edison v. Lubin allows a film to be copyrighted in its entirety, rather than each individual frame. April 20, 1909: Broadway star Mary Pickford signs to appear in films for director D.W….
Read more →Vivien Leigh and the Search for Rebecca
One of the things Vivien Leigh did after finishing filming on Gone with the Wind was test for the role of the second Mrs. DeWinter in the film version of Daphne DuMaurier’s Rebecca. The film, being directed by Alfred Hitchcock…
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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! Dressing up for dinner meant something completely different to Clark Kent than it did Lois Lane. …
Read more →Fridays with Frightenstein
My love of Vincent Price’s tongue-in-cheek horror films (and horror-comedies) really blossomed in the 1990s, but the seeds were planted much earlier, all the way back to my days as a child watching TV in the 1970s. Vincent could be…
Read more →What Are The Best Blu-Ray Movies? Ask Movie Irv & Anthony
Just what is this strange thing called Blu-ray, you ask (if, that is, you’re one of the ones asking)? Is it better than DVD? Should I consign my DVD player to the scrap heap along with my VCR, Videodisc, and…
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