Ever feel as though Life has you stuck “behind the eight ball”? Well, 1940s moviegoers saw that happen on an amazingly frequent basis to a put-upon everyman named Joe McDoakes. Released by Warner Bros./Vitaphone from 1942-56, the genuinely amusing Joe…
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In case you weren’t sure why everyone around you was wearing green, today is St. Patrick’s Day (must resist urge to write “faith and begorrah!”). To all of our readers who are sons and daughters of “the auld sod”…
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The 98th Academy Awards are in the history books. And while she wasn’t in the running this time around, Glenn Close’s next Oscar nomination will be her ninth, putting her one up on Peter O’Toole for the most noms…
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When I was young, it was a big deal to be allowed to stay up late and watch the Academy Awards. They were fun, glamorous, dramatic, and highly entertaining. Back then Oscar Night always meant comedian Bob Hope as the…
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Well, here it is March, and it’s already the second Friday the 13th of the year! Normally, today’s the day where a movie blog will run an article on the Friday the 13th films. But let’s face it, Jason Voorhees…
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In the days leading up to the Academy Awards, there are inevitably news articles about the many vintage stars who were never nominated. John Barrymore, Errol Flynn, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Hara, Tyrone Power, and Edward G. Robinson are…
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Movie fans, we’re now six days away from Oscar Night. And in the race for Best Picture, it’s still considered by many to be a two-film race between One Battle After Another and Sinners. Don’t count out a couple of…
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She was only seen in the final three minutes of her eponymous film, and she didn’t utter a single word. In spite of these limitations, the Bride of Frankenstein has gone on since her 1935 debut to become a…
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Sometimes, with the passing of the years, things you once believed change. Maturity and social mores influence us, or maybe we just get wiser. I recently watched Imitation of Life, both versions. The first, a 1934 release, starred Claudette…
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Thelma Ritter received six Academy Award nominations over a 13-year period but never took home the golden statue. For the Oscar Snubs Blogathon, we compare the beloved character actress’s performances with the ones that beat her out.
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