September 25, 1906: Winsor McCay’s Gertie the Dinosaur astounds audiences nationwide and will blaze new trails in the art of animation. September 28, 1914: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum’s movie company releases The Patchwork Girl of…
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Dear Mr. Gable
In the 1937 film Broadway Melody of 1938, a young Judy Garland sings “Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You” to a photograph of the handsome star: “Dear Mr. Gable, I am writing this to you and I…
Read more →Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo & Sam Goldwyn
When I was growing up, some of my absolute favorite movies were Samuel Goldwyn’s Danny Kaye/Virginia Mayo musicals made during the ‘40s. For a twelve year old, the films were bright, breezy, funny and chock-a-block with snappy tunes and zippy…
Read more →These Stars Never Lost Their Lustre…Creme
If you thought hawking hair products on TV was something invented in the later years of the 20th century, you should take a look at a little gem called Lustre Creme Shampoo Commercials: The Movie Star Collection. Long before we…
Read more →Douglas Sirk: Introducing the Douglas Sirk Filmmaker Collection
Dig Doug : Douglas Sirk, the German-born filmmaker best known for such superior soapers as Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind and Magnificent Obsession, is getting his own collection and Movies Unlimited has an exclusive on it. It’s the…
Read more →Fred Goes to Monster-Mania Con
I know I said I was going to foam at the mouth about the Cinema God known as Roger Corman this month, but it’s my column and I changed my mind. We’ll talk Corman next month or two. August 20-22…
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Debbie Reynolds: From Singin’ In The Rain to Molly Brown
Like so many others, I first saw Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain. She later said of the experience, “Singin’ in the Rain and childbirth were the hardest things I ever had to do in my life.” You never…
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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! Clearly uncomfortable and avoiding eye contact is how everybody awaits their STD results from the public clinic.
Read more →A Nightmare on Elm Street Is a Classic
Since the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street was recently released, I decided to review the original Wes Craven version of the film. Well, let’s start off with some of my thoughts on it–this is probably the best 80s horror movie…
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