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Four Lions (2010) Comedy Directed by Chris Morris: Movie Review
Um…a comedy about terrorism? That’s what you would call a delicate challenge, to put it politely. Have the makers of Four Lions pulled it off? Let’s check in with Movie Irv as he offers his reactions to the film co-written…
Read more →“The Philadelphia Story” Lacks Cheesy Steak Sandwiches
It is interesting to experience classic films with modern eyes. There are times when you wonder how certain film elements, which would be considered politically incorrect now, even made it to the big screen. Though, you are secretly glad the…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11.07.10
November 7, 1902: French inventor/film executive Leon Gaumont demonstrates his Chronophone system of showing films with synchronized phonograph cylinders. November 13, 1921: After gaining fame in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Italian-born leading man Rudolph Valentino mesmerizes female filmgoers…
Read more →Greta Garbo in “Ninotchka”
Guest blogger Fritz writes: “Garbo laughs!” It’s a slogan that is as fascinating today as it was 70 years ago. In Ninotchka, the legendary Greta Garbo plays Nina Yakushova Ivanoff, a no-nonsense Russian Comrade doing Soviet business in Paris. But very soon,…
Read more →Clint Walker: Why Everyone Loves This Guy
Clint Walker parlayed his success as TV’s Cheyenne into starring roles in Fort Dobbs, Yellowstone Kelly, The Dirty Dozen and The Night of the Grizzly. Which is your favorite Clint walker appearance?
Read more →Keanu Reeves: The Early Years
Whoa! Take it easy. I’m not here to grandstand about what an amazing and talented thespian Keanu Reeves is. It’s quite the opposite, actually. In fact, it probably wouldn’t be reaching very far to assume that a majority of film…
Read more →Celebrity Crushes III: My New Boyfriend(s)
Guest blogger Miss Andie Gottfried writes: My parents were both movie lovers, so growing up, they always took us kids to the movies. And at home, UHF television stations were great babysitters. And when you’ve got movies, you know what…
Read more →An Actor Prepares (To Drive His Director Crazy!)
It’s no secret that the late Klaus Kinski was often difficult to work with on the sets of his many, many films. Werner Herzog made an entire feature about his tempestuous relationship with Kinski, My Best Fiend, in which he refers…
Read more →Movie Poll: What’s your favorite director/actor team?
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