Are you partial to ultra-cool shootouts like the set-destroying gunplay in The Matrix? Would you select something from the exotic filmography of John Woo? Are you a pure classicist, going for sturdy fare like High Noon? Would you make the…
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Two Smart People (1946): Movie Review
Two Smart People could just as easily have been titled Three Smart People. It’s a “road trip” film featuring a pair of con artists, Ace and Ricki (John Hodiak and Lucille Ball), as well as a genial police detective, Bob (Lloyd…
Read more →Reliving Troubled Productions With Apocalypse On The Set
The engaging new book Apocalypse on the Set takes a breezy and entertaining look at nine film productions that essentially went through hell to get to the screen. Some of them were gigantic disasters at the box-office like Michael Cimino’s…
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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! “Don’t think of them as barnacles. Think of them as your entourage.”
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Greatest TV Characters of the 1960s: Richard Kimble
Name: Dr. Richard Kimble Portrayed by: David Janssen TV series: The Fugitive Occupation: Pediatrician before getting arrested for his wife’s murder. Lifestyle: Since he was constantly trying to evade police Lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), Kimble rarely stayed in one place for long. His…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.17.12
June 19, 1905: The first “nickelodeon” opens its doors, on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh, charging a five-cent fee. First attraction: The Great Train Robbery. June 22, 1961: The Guns of Navarone, starring Gregory Peck, leads off with a bang at…
Read more →Brad Pitt: Overrated or Underrated?
He’s made women around the world swoon…and men around the world envious. His appeal has been likened to that of Robert Redford; he’s been likewise maligned as a superficial “pretty boy” (much like…well, read my own defense of a much-mocked,…
Read more →Remembering Ann Rutherford
Born in Canada in 1920, Ann Rutherford got her start in Hollywood as a teenager, acting in weekly serials. She made her feature-length screen debut in 1935’s Waterfront Lady. In the early years of her career, the young starlet appeared…
Read more →Charles Lane: Such a Mean Old Man
He may be (kind of) smiling here, but from the 1930s to the ’80s actor Charles Lane excelled at playing crabs, curmudgeons and grumps in the movies and on TV. Read about his lenghty career, which included appearances in nine Frank Capra films.
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