A private eye hired to track down a shady businessman’s fugitive mistress makes the potentially fatal mistake of falling for her. Guest writer Barry P. takes a look at Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 film noir gem Out of the Past, with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas.
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The quest for love in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome and modern times was the theme of Buster Keaton’s comedy Three Ages. For the Second Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon, we travel back to 1923 and review Buster’s first feature as director/star.
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To date 19 men–Frank Capra, Clint Eastwood, John Ford, and Steven Spielberg among them–have won two or more Best Director Academy Awards. We invite you to vote for your favorite multiple Oscar-winning filmmaker in this week’s poll.
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Filmgoers on Valentine’s Day weekend 85 years ago flocked to “the strangest love story every told,” as Universal’s Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, debuted. Looking for more memorable moments from Hollywood’s past? We bid you…welcome.
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The picture above shows Dopey, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy and Doc, but Disney’s Snow White almost had dwarfs named Wheezy, Jumpy, Baldy and Deafy! See who else missed the final cut.
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Sure, there’s Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day, but what other movies does February bring to mind? Guest writer Bill Dunphy says forget the calendar and use this month to catch up on re-watching films you’ve been meaning to but haven’t gotten around to yet!
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Sure, to most people Feb. 2nd is simply Groundhog Day, but can any movie fan resist thinking of Stephen Tobolowsky’s insurance salesman and former high school acquaintance of TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) today? Here’s to you, Ned!
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With the 88th Annual Academy Awards taking place at the end of this month, we thought we’d present a look back at the previous decade’s winners. Which 2000s Best Picture Oscar winner–Gladiator, Chicago, The Departed and more–is your favorite?
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Two Hollywood icons–Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable–each made their final screen appearance in John Huston’s The Misfits, which debuted 55 years ago this week. We’ve got more movie history inside.
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He may not have liked it, but W.C. Fields was born in suburban Philadelphia 136 years ago today. In this classic article, writer George Allen examines the curmudgeonly comic’s screen work to see if Fields’ brand of humor still works in the 21st century.
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