Alex de la Iglesia is out of control. Again, thank goodness. The Spanish director with a small but devoted cult in the States is back to his old tricks in his latest film The Last Circus. Set in Spain throughout…
Read more →October 17, 1916: Swimming star-turned-actress Annette Kellerman causes a sensation when she appears in the nude in Daughter of the Gods. October 18, 1931: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age…
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Guest blogger Sarah Crump writes: Lyn Lesley (Anne Bancroft in her first movie role) is a bar singer at New York’s McKinley Hotel. Upset that her boyfriend, pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark), disregarded her letter ending their relationship and has shown…
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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! Seth Brundle wonders why the Proactiv isn’t working out.
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Charly (1968) I’ve been re-watching a lot of my favorite Cliff Robertson movies recently. I’m having a tough time accepting the fact that he’s gone… I never saw any of his later films, so to me he was still a…
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At the memorable end of 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Yankee bank robbers Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) face off against scores of sharp-shooting lawmen and soldiers in Bolivia. After Butch informs Sundance that the bandit…
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They are defeating the meaning of the screen.—Charlie Chaplin, reacting to the development of “talkies” Now here’s a challenge that comes along in a big way every few decades, whenever the nature of cinema appears poised to undergo some sort…
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Guest blogger Jacqueline Lynch writes: “The Toast of New York” (1937) turns character actor Edward Arnold into a romantic lead. This alone makes this uneven movie a delight. Based on the true life and financial skullduggery of 19th-century entrepreneur James…
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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! Geez, he was sound asleep. What could she possibly want?
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