July 15, 1932: The Disney Studio releases the first cartoon using the three-color Technicolor process, a Silly Symphony called Flowers and Trees. July 17, 1935: Variety, in a story about Midwestern audiences’ preference for sophisticated films, declares in a headline…
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Butterfly Swords Alights on DVD
Way back in the early 1990s, Hong Kong films were finally getting their due. Director John Woo was getting work in America following incredible action films such as The Killer and Hard-Boiled, Jackie Chan was being rediscovered and introduced to…
Read more →A Look Back at Betty White’s Date with the Angels TV Series
Guest blogger Melanie Simone writes in with this look back at Betty White‘s 1958 TV series, Date with the Angels: Plot summary: Vicki and Gus Angel’s first year of marriage. She’s a housewife. He’s an insurance salesman. They both live…
Read more →Pick Your Favorite Movie from the Year You Were Born
In the interests of full disclosure, before Irv takes over, I’ll provide my answer: Night of the Living Dead. Of course, I didn’t say whether or not it was the black-and-white George A. Romero 1968 original or the Tom Savini-directed 1990 remake….
Read more →Six Pix: Radio Rebels
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. Movies about radio printed on paper: sounds like Six Pix to…
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Coming soon to a theater near you: A film about the plot to kill Osama Bin Laden, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Also coming soon to a theater near you: Another film about taking out Bin Laden, directed…
Read more →John Carter (2012): Movie Review
Being destined to be known as one of the biggest flops of all time is a fate that no movie wants. And yet, here sits John Carter, a completely mismarketed sci-fi adventure that cost more than the New York Yankees…
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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! “Tell me again why shooting at each other in mid-air is any different from shooting…
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This Week In Film History, 07.08.12
July 14, 1908: Edison Company actor D.W. Griffith makes his directing debut with The Adventures of Dollie, the first of over 500 works to come. July 12, 1912: Adolph Zukor releases a French film, Queen Elizabeth, starring stage star Sarah…
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