March 25, 1932: Olympic swimming champ Johnny Weissmuller is Tarzan the Ape Man and Maureen O’Sullivan Jane in the first in MGM’s jungle adventure series. March 24, 1939: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce make the first of 14 screen pairings…
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The King of Kongs
The 1930s. The decade of the Great Depression. Music and gangsters dominated the box office. And yet, a giant gorilla saved a major film studio (RKO) from bankruptcy in 1933. It wasn’t music, singing, dancing, or machine guns. I reiterate:…
Read more →Fire on the Amazon: Sandra Bullock’s Rumble in the Jungle
Before her Oscar win or even her breakout role in Speed, Sandra Bullock heated up the Brazilian rainforest in the 1990 action/drama Fire on the Amazon. Take a look back in this early entry in Sandy’s career.
Read more →Limitless Movie Review
The very title seems to invite excess: Limitless. This new thriller from director Neil Burger (The Illusionist) offers the Philadelphia-born, up-and-coming leading man Bradley Cooper the opportunity to prove that his breakout appeal in the comedy hit The Hangover was…
Read more →The Exorcist: Ten Things To Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about The Exorcist from 1973, which originally appeared as our Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are lots of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment and add…
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Bettie Page: The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe
Guest blogger FCEtier writes: She was Playboy’s “Miss January” in 1955. I was two years old. In the era of the “sweater girls,” it would be years before I became aware of Bettie Page and what a “pin-up” was. Mangham,…
Read more →Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things
Wow. Is it that time again already? Seems like it was just yesterday. Oh well, let’s check and see what’s in the bag for us this month. Ooh, I like this one. A good low budget zombie film that is…
Read more →The Taking Of Pelham 123
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! Meet Walter Garber: the strictest crossing guard in the world.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 03.13.11
March 18, 1910: An important entry in the nascent horror genre is the Edison Company’s Frankenstein, with stage veteran Charles Ogle as the monster. March 13, 1934: Walt Disney, accepting his prize for The Three Little Pigs, is the first…
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