1976 was a memorable year in cinema. While America celebrated its bicentennial, moviegoers rooted for heroic sports underdogs, intrepid Washington Post reporters, and troubled New York cabbies. They saw the first Stephen King film and the final efforts from…
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It’s one of the most iconic scenes in motion picture history. The giant ape Kong, clinging atop New York’s Empire State Building, fends off an aerial assault by a squadron of machine-gun mounted biplanes in 1933’s King Kong. It’s been…
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As evidenced by this month’s release of Jurassic World: Rebirth, movie audiences still can’t enough of dinosaurs. The film franchise based on Michael Crichton’s novel is now 32 years old. Prehistoric creatures, however, have been showing up on the silver…
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The lovable character actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. Known to multiple generations of filmgoers due to roles in iconic films like The Heartbreak Kid, the 1976 version of King Kong,…
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Welcome to a new week full of stunning Blu-ray and DVD releases! The latest bunch of new releases include recent theatrical releases, archival favorites from the Criterion Collection, the Warner Archive and Shout Factory, cult classics making their HD debuts,…
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John Barry (November 3, 1933 – January 30, 2011) John Barry is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and talented composers in cinema’s history. He is most famous for his themes to the James Bond movies and his scores to…
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In terms of movie stars, there’s no one bigger than King Kong! When the cinematic simian first burst onto theater screens in 1933, audiences were shocked by Willis H. O’Brien’s groundbreaking special effects that the film pioneered. (The movie inspired…
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titan (noun) ti·tan | \ ˈtī-tᵊn 1 capitalized : any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods 2 : one that is gigantic in…
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His film scores included King Kong, Dark Victory, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, The Big Sleep and A Summer Place. Guest writer Constance Metzinger offers a look at the life and career of Oscar-winning movie composer Max Steiner.
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In today’s guest post, Bill Dunphy discusses his love for the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan romcom favorite Sleepless in Seattle, and shares some musings on films that he can’t turn off once they’re on. I got home tonight after meeting friends…
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