As I have stated before I enjoy the concept of film noir. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it was created by French essayist Nino Frank to describe a specific sub-genre of mysteries that became popular post-World War II…
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Who doesn’t love a great franchise? Long-running series of films and television shows provide audiences with the opportunity to check in with their favorite characters to see what exciting exploits they have gotten into. We currently have a variety of…
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For this Create-A-Caption, I’m taking a not-so-fond look back at 1983’s Jaws III. Although this writer has a fondness for the Dennis Quaid sharkspolitation flick (which was shown in 3-D during its original theatrical run), I am definitely in the…
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“Take the stairs! Take the stairs! For God’s sake, take the stairs!” proclaimed the ad line to 1984’s The Lift. In general, that’s advice that should be heeded by most film characters. Angie Dickinson played a housewife that was brutally…
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They’re both stars of sci-fi sitcoms. They’re both funny. They’re both hairy. And they both had endless merchandise produced dedicated to their characters when their shows were on the air. For this poll, we want you to pick between two…
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“Men of steel! Women of fire!” Released on December 11, 1942, Pittsburgh is a compelling drama that reunited The Spoilers stars John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Marlene Dietrich. In this effort from director Lewis Seiler, Wayne stars as Pittsburgh Markham,…
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Steven Spielberg‘s 1977 sci-fi crowdpleaser Close Encounters of the Third Kind was a blockbuster exploration of that greatest of all cosmic questions: Are we alone in the universe? According to the film, the answer is a resounding no, and like…
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She was the scripter of such popular MGM films as National Velvet, Lili, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, yet even diehard movie fans may not know her name. Guest writer Constance Metzinger salutes the life and work of screenwriter Helen Deutsch,
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The past and the future collide this week, as the new Blu-rays and DVDs now available are a great mix of recent hits and classics from the golden years of Hollywood. To quote the motto of Pokémon, you gotta catch…
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KL Studio Lorber have just released a pair of Hollywood comedy classics on Blu-ray that are a must for your home video library. Both of these pictures are helmed by the legendary Billy Wilder, and if you somehow haven’t seem…
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