April 7, 1927: Upon the centenary of the military leader’s death, director Abel Gance releases an epic achievement, the landmark Napoleon. April 4, 1958: Cheryl Crane, 14-year-old daughter of Lana Turner, fatally stabs her mother’s lover, tough guy gangster Johnny…
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The Big Red One: The Reconstruction: 1980/2004
Guest blogger Will Silver writes: This may be one of the hardest reviews I’ve ever written. Above all, I want to do justice to the film and to the memory of the Fightin’ First, The Big Red One. Like never…
Read more →Suddenly, Last Summer (1959): Movie Review
Believe it or not, yours truly actually had this planned well before the unfortunate passing of Ms. Elizabeth Taylor. A co-worker strongly recommended the film to me a while back, and it sounded like something right up my alley, so…
Read more →Patricia Neal in Hud
Guest blogger ClassicBecky writes: Patricia Neal was a woman whose career was marked by a diversity of movie roles as well as illness and tragedy in her personal life. As an actress, she was wonderful. As a person, she was…
Read more →Thomas McCarthy Goes for the Win Win
Thomas McCarthy is a man who likes to wear different hats. As a busy character actor, McCarthy has appeared in films like Meet the Fockers, 2012, Flag of Our Fathers and Good Night, and Good Luck and in such TV…
Read more →Inside Insidious with James Wan & Leigh Whannell
A few people walked out, scared as hell. A burly radio producer kept looking over his shoulder, wondering if people were following him. A publicist was shaking in her UGGs. Other members of the audience at a recent screening of…
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Movie Mash-Ups, Part V
It has been a while, so here’s another installment in the Movie Mash-Ups series. I’ve combined posters & titles to create new movie one-sheets that will not be coming soon to a theater near you. Enjoy! About A Boy Named…
Read more →Marlene Dietrich: Another Facet of Her Legend
Guest blogger The Lady Eve writes: Marlene Dietrich is one of the very few film stars whose career not only spanned 60+ years but who also enjoyed icon status for most of those years. Her life in film began in…
Read more →A Drug Called Charlie Sheen: Can We Handle It?
OK, so Charlie Sheen is supposedly a warlock with tiger blood and Adonis DNA… and a huge problem. Various media outlets have scandalously bombarded audiences with the popular actor’s recent travails over the past few weeks so much so that,…
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