April 20, 1903: A judgment on appeal in Edison v. Lubin allows a film to be copyrighted in its entirety, rather than each individual frame. April 20, 1909: Broadway star Mary Pickford signs to appear in films for director D.W….
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Vivien Leigh and the Search for Rebecca
One of the things Vivien Leigh did after finishing filming on Gone with the Wind was test for the role of the second Mrs. DeWinter in the film version of Daphne DuMaurier’s Rebecca. The film, being directed by Alfred Hitchcock…
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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! Dressing up for dinner meant something completely different to Clark Kent than it did Lois Lane. …
Read more →Fridays with Frightenstein
My love of Vincent Price’s tongue-in-cheek horror films (and horror-comedies) really blossomed in the 1990s, but the seeds were planted much earlier, all the way back to my days as a child watching TV in the 1970s. Vincent could be…
Read more →What Are The Best Blu-Ray Movies? Ask Movie Irv & Anthony
Just what is this strange thing called Blu-ray, you ask (if, that is, you’re one of the ones asking)? Is it better than DVD? Should I consign my DVD player to the scrap heap along with my VCR, Videodisc, and…
Read more →The Asylum: Imitation Is Their Sincerest Form
Great minds think alike, the saying goes. Well, replace the word “great” with “Hollywood” and, not surprisingly, it still applies. It also explains why every so often the studios come out with similarly-themed movies within a few months or so of each…
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All’s Fair…In Politics And Movies
Having been treated, over the last few months, to a dismaying display of bare-knuckles political hardball at its most venal, it is tempting to assume that such behavior in the political arena is unprecedented. Surely we have reached an all-time…
Read more →This Week In Film History 04-11-10
April 12, 1911: Cartoonist Winsor McCay brings his popular Little Nemo in Slumberland characters to animated life in Little Nemo and the Princess. April 17, 1924: The merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and the independent Louis B. Mayer Company…
Read more →Crispin Glover: Hollywood’s Favorite Eccentric
While he’s rarely been cast as a leading man throughout his career, the somewhat odd and off-the-wall thespian known as Crispin Glover is proof positive that there’s no such thing as a small part. Additionally, the talented actor refreshingly makes…
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