Her appearance would change over the decades, but cartoon flapper Betty Boop made her screen debut (as a canine singer!) 85 years ago this week in the short Dizzy Dishes. You can bet your boop we’ve got more fun Hollywood trivia waiting inside.
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WHAT IF…you could pick the next four Marvel movies based on their popular comics characters? Face front, true believers! Check out one fan’s wish list, and tell us which of your favorite titles should get a big-screen treatment from the hugely successful studio.
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“They transplanted a white bigot’s head onto a soul brother’s body!,” read ads for The Thing with Two Heads. Guest writer Barry P. tries to wrap his one head around the 1972 sci-fi cult fave, which starred Ray Milland and Rosey Grier.
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The month of August promises to bring more sizzling weather and more sizzling home video releases. We can’t help with the former, but we can tell you when to expect Aloha, Hot Pursuit, Criterion editions of classic Truffaut and Kurosawa films, and more.
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From “sweater girl” to femme fatale to melodrama diva, Lana Turner did it all in her storied and stormy Hollywood career. Which of the Oscar-nominated actress’s movies–Honky Tonk, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Imitation of Life and more–is your favorite?
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With the release of The Learning Tree 46 years ago this week, Gordon Parks became the first African-American director of a major Hollywood film. If you’re looking to learn more interesting facts from cinema’s past, we’ve got them for you inside.
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Does the 1936 movie made from H.G. Wells’ novel do a good job of imagining the “Things to Come”? Check this analysis of the William Cameron Menzies movie starring Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, and Cedric Hardwicke, and then make your own predictions.
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What does Elvis Presley’s 1967 beach film Clambake have in common with Orson Welles’ cinematic milestone Citizen Kane? More than you think, says guest writer Aurora, who contrasts and compares the two films.
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He was one of MGM’s top leading men in the ’30s and ’40s and is best known for co-starring with Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series. On the 123rd anniversary of his birth, William Powell’s cinematic career is explored in this classic post.
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This time Six Pix focuses on movie posters prominently featuring zeppelins. You pick the best one or otherwise rank them according to which ones you feel are visually the most artistic or best sum up the film.
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