On April 15th, 1912, in the early morning hours, the luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the waters of the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. Over 1,500 passengers perished in one of the worst ocean disasters in history. Today…
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As some of you already know, underrated classics are what I love to write about most. There are hundreds of little-known treasures that deserve to be shared, one of which is The Black Orchid. The Black Orchid stars Sophia Loren…
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Joan Crawford in a western? If that sounds incredulous, Ms.Crawford must have thought so, too, because it was not until 1954 that she starred in her first spurs-and-guns picture – Johnny Guitar. Unlike Barbara Stanwyck, Joan seemed out of place in the…
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In today’s guest post, Constance Metzinger shares her thoughts on the 1957 drama Spring Reunion: Maggie Brewster (Betty Hutton) has been looking forward to the fifteenth reunion of her high school class for weeks. It is the day of the…
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Originally released in 1952, Singin’ in the Rain combines stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O’Connor, M-G-M’s song catalog, and a script by Betty Comden and Adolph Green combine to make what is regarded as the best musical of…
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On the coast of Madagascar lies a pirate’s hideaway – Diego Suarez – a fortress for thieves. A narrow harbor is the only entrance to the city and this is heavily defended by cannons. The British Royal Navy wants to…
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Terror in the Sky….beyond known flight! Just when you thought you explored all the sci-fi films of the 1960s, “new” titles appear in a book or while browsing online. For us, it was The Flight that Disappeared that magically appeared….
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“When it flies, someone dies!” Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead) has just rented a secluded country estate known as “the Oaks” and finds herself involved in a real-life mystery when she learns that one million dollars has been…
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“I was a boy when I entered Mr. Rodock’s valley but when I left I wasn’t a boy anymore. I had picked up a few pointers about how men died quickly and how they kept from dying quickly; how to…
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The Best Picture award is always given to the best film of the year, right? Not necessarily. Arguments have been made for how better movies were passed over for the one that actually won. I always thought Goodfellas should…
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