April 24, 1913: With The Bangville Police, the Keystone Kops arrive on scene. Though they’ll last only a few years, they’ll become synonymous with Mack Sennett‘s studio. April 27, 1930: From Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, Lewis Milestone films All Quiet…
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Angels Over Broadway (1940): Classic Movie Review
Guest blogger Dave writes: This film is not what I expected… at all. From the title I expected Angels Over Broadway (1940) to be a light, fun, maybe even a heartwarming type of film (why did I have visions of a…
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New kid in town James Spader falls for Kim Richards, girlfriend of a local gang leader, in the L.A.-set teen drama Tuff Turf. Join our resident expert in aromatic movies, Julian Andre, as he determines just how tuff a viewing experience it is.
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Guest blogger Marsha Collock writes: There are some stars that earn the adjective “beloved.” Either for their professional or personal contributions, or both, they are adopted by the audience and become a part of the “family.” Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, separately,…
Read more →Movie Fanfare Presents The Morgan Spurlock Interview
He’s eaten nothing but McDonald’s food for a month (in Super Size Me), travelled to dangerous hot-spots in the Middle East to track down the most wanted man in the world (in Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?)…
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Even as they mourn the recent passing of Elisabeth Sladen, Doctor Who fans are happily gearing up to enjoy their beloved program in a way never before possible: On April 23, the 32nd season (or the sixth season, depending on…
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Move over Jason Reitman, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach. A new generation of filmmakers is about to rule the indie roost. And out from the new stable ride Max Winkler and Matt Spicer, former pals at University of Southern California’s…
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Jeanette MacDonald: The Girl of the Golden Voice
Between her successful tenures as a Broadway showstopper and a favorite on the concert stage, this vibrant bronze-tressed soprano delighted film audiences of the ’30s and ’40s in a string of memorable light musical fare. The youngest of three daughters,…
Read more →Nobody Does Bond Better, 006: A Craig-Like Face
For a moment Bond looked up into two glittering eyes behind a narrow black mask. There was the impression of a crag-like face under a hat-brim, the collar of a fawn mackintosh. He could take in nothing more before his…
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