Oscar-winning composer Robert Sherman, a true Disney Legend, passed away in London on March 5, 2012. He was 86. Along with his brother Richard, Sherman composed countless songs for Disney films and theme parks which have become part of the soundtrack…
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March 29, 1982: Katharine Hepburn wins a record-setting fourth Academy Award, and an ailing Henry Fonda wins his first, for On Golden Pond. March 31, 1915: The nascent serial genre has its first true star when Pearl White plays the hazard-plagued heroine of The Perils…
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Gail Russell was one of the most hauntingly beautiful women ever to appear in the movies. She was also a sensitive actress who was used to great effect in some wonderful movies. Unfortunately that touching sensitivity was a factor offscreen…
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. For this column’s debut we highlight the films of Elizabeth Taylor.
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Death is breathing down your neck, and you’re playing your little man-on-the-make games. There is a special urgency to Dead Man Walking, but early on, despite the concentration on appeals and lie-detector tests, we come to understand that the backbone of the…
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Born on this day in 1931: Actor, musician, recording artist, author and film director, and of course James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise. Head over to our Facebook page and wish him a Happy Birthday!
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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! There they stood for over an hour; neither acknowledging the other’s presence.
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Metropolis is a silent film made in Germany by director Fritz Lang and released in 1927, at the height of German Expressionism. While its idea of a working class and intellectual class finding a mediator to help restore harmony can feel like…
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In A Big Country: The classic road series which ran on CBS from 1960 to 1964 has been collected in an amazing 24-disc set for Route 66: The Complete Series. Martin Milner plays Yale grad Tod Stiles, who teams with…
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