November 7, 1902: French inventor/film executive Leon Gaumont demonstrates his Chronophone system of showing films with synchronized phonograph cylinders. November 6, 1958: Steve McQueen (article: Non-Expressionism The Gift of Steve McQueen) battles that man-eating goo from outer space, The Blob,…
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Jean Harlow 100th Anniversary Collection: Warner DVD Set
Review of the Jean Harlow 100th Anniversary Collection featuring the movies Riffraff (1935), “Suzy” (1936), “Personal Property” (1937), and “Saratoga”
Read more →The Big Country: For People Who Don’t Like Cowboy Movies
Guest blogger Victoria Balloon writes: Some people refuse to watch Westerns on the grounds that the predictable parade of horses, gunfights and tumbleweeds makes them ultimately shallow and boring. They are missing out; there were Westerns made in the 1950s that…
Read more →Exploring Cinema’s Take on Our Favorite Composer Biopics
The new film Mozart’s Sister puts an unprecedented spin on the legend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, focusing on the life of his older sister Maria Anna, known familiarly as “Nannerl.” Herself a musical prodigy, Nannerl’s expertise at composition and violin…
Read more →Gregory Peck: Leading Man in a Gray Flannel Suit
Deserved of his iconic status as an American leading man, this handsome and imposing performer built an impressive screen resumé over nearly 50 years, primarily (but hardly exclusively) on winning characterizations of fundamentally decent men looked to as a moral…
Read more →Which One-Season TV Comedy Would You Like to See on DVD?
To Be or Not to Be: Jack Benny in Hollywood
Guest blogger David Lobosco writes: Everyone knows about the comedic talents of Jack Benny. His radio and television show made audiences laugh from the 1930s to his death in 1974. Benny had great timing and skill with any entertaining he…
Read more →Your Questions On The Burglar, Knock On Any Door And More
Q: What are the chances that The Burglar with Jayne Mansfield and Dan Duryea will be put on DVD? A: We’ve been an advocate of the film noir penned by David Goodis for a long time, especially since it was…
Read more →Bride Of Frankenstein
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! “C’mon, baby. Birds do it. Bees do it. Even reanimated fleas do it!”
Read more →This Week In Film History, 10.30.11
November 4, 1907: The Chicago City Council Ordinance forbids the showing of “obscene and immoral pictures” and grants police permission to ban a movie’s release. October 30, 1948: A major shift in the shape of the film industry begins as…
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