Today is the first Monday in September, which here in the U.S. means it’s also Labor Day. Since becoming a federal holiday in 1894, the day has been a nationwide comemmoration of the labor movement and its members, whose work…
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One factor that can help a movie’s success is the music. A hit song can do the work of 100 publicists and can make people curious about a film. In early November 1992 “I Will Always Love You” from the…
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His acting career was kickstarted when he undressed Buster Keaton in a bathhouse. He also performed in a circus alongside an array of “human oddities,” took a potshot at William Powell, ran a luggage store with Edward G. Robinson,…
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Well, it’s that time once again, as parents across America bid goodbye to their grown children–and, in many cases, their life savings–as they send their sons and daughters off to the higher levels of academia. In other words, it’s…
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Back in the day, many television notables tried to parlay their small-screen popularity into a movie career. In today’s showbiz world, actors move from TV to film to theatre with no harm. However, it was once considered beneath a…
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Everyone has heard how the first prime time animated TV series, 1960’s The Flintstones from Hanna-Barbera, was inspired by Jackie Gleason’s seminal sitcom The Honeymooners. One year later, the studio did it again, adapting The Phil Silvers Show, aka Sergeant…
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To earn an Academy Award nomination for your film debut is no small accomplishment, but that’s just what happened to Terence Stamp following his title turn in 1962’s maritime drama Billy Budd. The famed British actor, who was born in…
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Since the silent film era, taglines have been with us to promote Hollywood’s latest cinematic masterpieces. A catchy slogan can entice the masses to shell out their hard-earned cash to see what the fuss is all about. Some taglines capture a…
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From the Ancient Roman myths of Romulus and Remus to such reality TV “favorites” as Jon & Kate Plus 8, multiple births have fascinated folks for millennia. In the early 20th century, interest in childbirth and medical science gave rise…
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The greatest bicycle movie this side of Vittorio De Sica Bicycle Thieves marked a milestone this past weekend. Saturday was the 40th anniversary of the opening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Director Tim Burton’s debut feature followed Paul Reubens as Pee-wee…
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