The Best Picture winner Green Book is the biggest DVD & Blu-ray release in a week packed with impressive offerings. Be it the latest entry in the Wizarding World series, classics from the Warner Archive and/or the Criterion Collections, recent…
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Create-A-Caption: Safety Last!
In 1923, Harold Lloyd‘s silent comedy Safety Last! stunned audiences with its charming humor and thrilling end sequence in which the star dangled perilously from a large clock. Given that the new year is coming in a few days, time…
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Safety Last (1923): Silent Movie Review
Guest blogger Chris Edwards writes: Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman, once said there was a “little bit of Harold Lloyd” in his character’s alter-ego, Clark Kent. I can see it. Like Kent, Lloyd’s characters tend to be earnest go-getters; inept…
Read more →The Real Hollywood Tough Guys (And Ladies)
Guest blogger Angela Petteys writes: In the 100-plus-year history of film, a lot of actors have wound up with tough guy images. Mention tough guys to classic film fans, you’re probably going to hear a lot of James Cagney, Humphrey…
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