If you caught Movie Irv’s 2011 Oscar Predictions, you already know that our resident guru called The King’s Speech a lock for a Best Picture nomination. Now, see whether or not Irv thinks the historical drama starring Colin Firth, Helena…
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S.Z. Sakall: Call Him “Cuddles”
Suppose for a moment you were an actor. What would you do if, in the opening credits of what’s arguably the biggest film you’ll ever be in, the studio misspelled your name? Would you get flustered and sputter to yourself in…
Read more →Fall Under the Chilling Spell of The Magician
Monster kids, don’t miss “The Magician” (1926), a little-seen silent horror classic starring none other than Paul Wegener (“The Golem”).
Read more →The Wizard of Oz: What Was Your First Movie Scare?
The Wizard of Oz: How does someone become a movie freak? These are the formative experiences and moments of one cinephile. I was young (probably 5 or 6 years old) and we were driving back from a family party. Being…
Read more →Movie Poll: For Thanksgiving, what’s your favorite cinematic “turkey”?
The Birds: Ten Things to Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds from 1963, which originally appeared as our Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are hundreds of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11.21.10
November 21, 1931: Released only months after Dracula, Universal Pictures has another horror hit in Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff (article archive) as the scientist’s creation. November 25, 1940: Voiced by Mel Blanc, Woody Woodpecker laughs his way into cartoon fame…
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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! Nicole & Sandra were caught off-guard by Tom’s innocent gaze. The idea of making a deep-fried turkey…
Read more →First Time Watch: The Trial (1962)
The late master filmmaker Orson Welles once stated in an interview that The Trial was the best film he ever made. That’s highly unlikely since the American Film Institute voted Citizen Kane to be the greatest American film of all-time,…
Read more →The Naked Jungle: Eleanor Parker and Charlton Heston Find Love – and a Lot of Ants
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: The producing-directing team of George Pal and Byron Haskin followed up their classic War of the Worlds with The Naked Jungle (1954), a well-written character study which builds to a lively climax involving billions of soldier…
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