The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) is one of those films that I am never quite done with. No matter how many times I see it, there are things about it that disturb me and make me want to…
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Edmond O’Brien Westerns And More On The Way
There are character actors and there are CHARACTER ACTORS. Edmond O’Brien was definitely in the latter group. Even when he had small roles in films, the Bronx native made a big impact, adding another standout performance to his mantle and…
Read more →John Gilbert: The Artist
John Gilbert was a silent screen star whose specialty was hot-house, throbbing romance. He was a great star in the 1920s who, with the advent of sound, crashed and burned and sunk steadily into despair and ruin. Sound familiar? If…
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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! When your uniform is a strait jacket…that’s how you know you’re insane.
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Remembering Robert Sherman Oscar-Winning Composer
Oscar-winning composer Robert Sherman, a true Disney Legend, passed away in London on March 5, 2012. He was 86. Along with his brother Richard, Sherman composed countless songs for Disney films and theme parks which have become part of the soundtrack…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 03.25.12
March 29, 1982: Katharine Hepburn wins a record-setting fourth Academy Award, and an ailing Henry Fonda wins his first, for On Golden Pond. March 31, 1915: The nascent serial genre has its first true star when Pearl White plays the hazard-plagued heroine of The Perils…
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Gail Russell: Gone Too Soon
Gail Russell was one of the most hauntingly beautiful women ever to appear in the movies. She was also a sensitive actress who was used to great effect in some wonderful movies. Unfortunately that touching sensitivity was a factor offscreen…
Read more →Six Pix: Elizabeth Taylor
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. For this column’s debut we highlight the films of Elizabeth Taylor.
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