The Falcon Takes Over: A quick look at the 1942 “B” Detective movie adapted from the Raymond Chandler novel Farewell, My Lovely. Both George Sanders and real-life brother Tom Conway played the role in the RKO series.
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Fredric March: From Banking to Broadway to Big-Screen Fame
Actor William Holden, who made two films with Fredric March in 1954, said that March and Spencer Tracy were his acting ideals. Six years later both Tracy and March would eventually appear together. Read more about Oscar-winner Fredric March…
Read more →Movie Poster Doppelgangers: These Go To Eleven
As promised, following our Best Of compilation of similar-looking posters we’re back with our latest installment, #11. The ever-popular series’ debut article was entitled “Didn’t I See That Movie Poster Before?”
Read more →Noteworthy New DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Week of 5-12-13
The subject of mental illness seems to worm it’s way into quite a few of this week’s new releases. Make your own diagnosis when you check out the rundown of what new DVD and Blu-rays are waiting for you.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 05.12.13
It was 82 years ago that James Cagney delivered his name-making performance, and helped launched the gangster-flick cycle of the Depression era, with the opening of the rats-with-gats opus The Public Enemy. We’ve got many more movie milestones to celebrate on tap.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Ray Harryhausen Feature Film?
This week we honor the cinematic genius of stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen, best known for such films as It Came from Beneath the Sea, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts.
Read more →The Graduate: And Here’s To You, Mrs. Robinson!
And here’s to you, Mrs. Bancroft…I love you more than you will know. Only you could make me give director Mike Nichols’ The Graduate (1967) three out of four stars. Had it not been for your phenomenal performance as Mrs….
Read more →The Telephone Book Is X-Rated Art
Darn right: I’m recommending you check out the (once) X-rated movie “The Telephone Book.” Re-exposing itself to unsuspecting audiences, this arty, humorous, and wildly irreverent 1971 satire is a cult film lover’s thrill.
Read more →Robert Downey, Jr.: Julian Wells vs. Charlie Chaplin
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite.But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Charlie Chaplin Not…
Read more →The 7 Best Ray Harryhausen Movies
Earlier this week, special effects legend Ray Harryhausen passed away. Rick29 looks back at Harryhausen’s greatest films in today’s guset post.
Read more →Special Kaye: Marking Danny Kaye’s Centenary
Comedian-mimic-singer-dancer-actor…there aren’t enough hyphens to cover the the talents of consummate entertainer Danny Kaye, and, in noting the 100th anniversary of his birth, we’ve got an appreciative overview of his long career in stage, film. TV, and recording.
Read more →Gene Tierney: The Face in the Misty Light
Still regarded as one of the most exquisite beauties to ever grace the silver screen, this striking, green-eyed brunette from Brooklyn delivered many memorable efforts in the ’40s and ’50s before emotional troubles compromised her career. Born Gene Eliza Tierney…
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