July 28, 1928: Encouraged by the response to the few minutes of sound in The Jazz Singer, Warner Bros. releases Lights of New York, the first all-talking picture. July 31, 1928: Audiences first hear MGM mascot Leo the Lion’s mighty…
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Juliette Lewis: The Ultimate Sour Patch Kid
She can be sour and sweet, sometimes simultaneously. A while back, I did a feature on the fabulous Jennifer Jason Leigh where I mentioned the film Crooked Hearts and how delighted I was to see Leigh co-starring alongside the inimitable…
Read more →Let There Be Fright! Remembering Dr. Shock
One of the fringe benefits of producing Ghouly Irv’s MovieFrightFare videos is how often I can wax nostalgic—both inside my head and occasionally by way of little nods in our programs—about Dr. Shock. Remember Dr. Shock? If you’re a monsterfan…
Read more →A Star Is Born (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937)` Before inventions like reality TV and YouTube, Hollywood hopefuls would have to pack up and actually move to Hollywood to have any chance at stardom. With the aid and well wishes from her grandmother, Esther Victoria…
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Author Tess Gerritsen on the new TNT Series Rizzoli & Isles
Quick. What is Rizzoli & Isles? A: A law firm B: An accounting firm C: A new cable TV series D: A large book store chain If you answered “C,” then you are correct, sir (or madam). In the debuting…
Read more →The Runaways
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! “Cheri, you know I’m not the most dainty chick around, but the way you’re sitting…it’s not exactly…
Read more →Skull Heads (2009): Movie Review
Guest blogger Ted Brown writes: Skull Heads Plot: For generations, the strange, inbred Arkoff family has lived in their creepy Italian castle undisturbed by the outside world. Until one night when their sanctuary is invaded by a trio of treacherous…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 07.18.10
July 22, 1934: After seeing MGM’s Manhattan Melodrama at Chicago’s Biograph Theater, gangster John Dillinger is gunned down outside by G-men. July 20, 1938: The major film studios are named to a governmental antitrust lawsuit over their dominance in both…
Read more →Serenade Me, Mr. Powell: 20 Million Sweethearts (1943)
Ginger Rogers is a triple threat. She can sing, act and dance. She even won an Oscar for her 1941 performance in Kitty Foyle. I taped several of her films that I haven’t seen (I’m trying to see all of…
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