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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Young Joe, The Forgotten Stooge
To say that “Third Stooge” Joe Besser is not held in as high regard as his predecessors Curly and Shemp is an understatement, but how deserved is his reputation? We take a look at the stage, film and TV veteran and his ’50s tenure with the trio.
Read more →The D.I.
Here, I’m taking my next look at a classic film that A Reader Recommended. Last time out, I gave you my take on the martial arts horror film The Boxer’s Omen. This time, my thanks to reader GUNNY KOON USMC…
Read more →Six Pix: Alfred Hitchcock
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. Today we highlight the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Read more →You Can’t Get Away With Murder (1939)
It’s amazing in retrospect just how long it took Humphrey Bogart’s career to launch: literally several years and a few dozen movies. One of his underrated films is 1939’s You Can’t Get Away with Murder. Here he is top billed, but…
Read more →Which Actress Is Better?
Guest blogger Courtney Small presents an interesting challenge in today’s guest post. He wants to know which actress you think is better, Sigourney Weaver or Jodie Foster? Click the more button below see a sampling of their film. Please leave your thoughts…
Read more →Quirky Comedies for Your Consideration
Comedy is subjective. What’s funny to you may not be funny to me, and vice versa. People recommend comedies to you all the time; you watch them and you don’t get it. You tell other movie fans about how much…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 04.08.12
April 12, 1911: Cartoonist Winsor McCay brings his popular Little Nemo in Slumberland characters to animated life in Little Nemo and the Princess. April 10, 1915: The controversy over D.W. Griffith‘s portrayal of blacks in The Birth of a Nation…
Read more →Edward, My Son (1949): Classic Movie Review
In 1949, 28-year-old British actress Deborah Kerr starred opposite screen veteran Spencer Tracy in Edward, My Son. Though Kerr had already won critical acclaim for a handful of popular films in her native England–among them I See a Dark Stranger (1946)…
Read more →Movie Poster Doppelgangers: Nine Lives
A cat would’ve used up all its lives by now. But Poster Doppelgangers is still on the prowl. Purloined poster designs are like cat-nip to us, and this is the latest batch we’ve sniffed out. Direct Hits .
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