As promised, following our Best Of compilation of similar-looking posters we’re back with our latest installment, #11. The ever-popular series’ debut article was entitled “Didn’t I See That Movie Poster Before?”
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This Week In Film History, 05.12.13
It was 82 years ago that James Cagney delivered his name-making performance, and helped launched the gangster-flick cycle of the Depression era, with the opening of the rats-with-gats opus The Public Enemy. We’ve got many more movie milestones to celebrate on tap.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Ray Harryhausen Feature Film?
This week we honor the cinematic genius of stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen, best known for such films as It Came from Beneath the Sea, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts.
Read more →The Graduate: And Here’s To You, Mrs. Robinson!
And here’s to you, Mrs. Bancroft…I love you more than you will know. Only you could make me give director Mike Nichols’ The Graduate (1967) three out of four stars. Had it not been for your phenomenal performance as Mrs….
Read more →The Telephone Book Is X-Rated Art
Darn right: I’m recommending you check out the (once) X-rated movie “The Telephone Book.” Re-exposing itself to unsuspecting audiences, this arty, humorous, and wildly irreverent 1971 satire is a cult film lover’s thrill.
Read more →Robert Downey, Jr.: Julian Wells vs. Charlie Chaplin
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite.But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Charlie Chaplin Not…
Read more →Special Kaye: Marking Danny Kaye’s Centenary
Comedian-mimic-singer-dancer-actor…there aren’t enough hyphens to cover the the talents of consummate entertainer Danny Kaye, and, in noting the 100th anniversary of his birth, we’ve got an appreciative overview of his long career in stage, film. TV, and recording.
Read more →Gene Tierney: The Face in the Misty Light
Still regarded as one of the most exquisite beauties to ever grace the silver screen, this striking, green-eyed brunette from Brooklyn delivered many memorable efforts in the ’40s and ’50s before emotional troubles compromised her career. Born Gene Eliza Tierney…
Read more →Remembering Screenwriter Michael France, 1962-2013
Screenwriter Michael France passed away on April 12, 2013 at the age of 51. Guest blogger Blair Kramer shares his fond memories of the man and his work…
Read more →Six Pix: Atomic Age Monstrosities
Six movie posters of Atomic Age Monstrosities. Pick the movie poster you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. Do you know another Atomic Age movie poster we should have considered?
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