Cameraman exposed (along with the camera itself), sets falling, lines flubbed, a bat on a stick, and Jonathan Frid walking out with his street clothes in tow during the closing credits. And we, the loyal audience, were still hooked. (Some…
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Patricia Routledge Remembered: “It’s Prounounced ‘Bouquet’!”
One followed a social status-obsessed West Midlands haufrau; the other an amateur detective from Darwen. Since 1990 Patricia Routledge delighted TV viewers on both sides of the Atlantic with starring roles in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances and the crime…
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Let’s face it. Certain movie directors were/are horror specialists. Some set the tone for fright cinema (Tod Browning) or supplied shocks on shoestring budgets (Roger Corman). Some redefined the tropes of zombie flicks (George Romero). And some are busy…
Read more →Fall into Savings with This Movies Unlimited Coupon Code!
Ready for some October savings? Here’s your chance, courtesy of Movies Unlimited‘s latest Coupon Code. Just buy three or more DVDs or Blu-rays and enter it for an extra 15 percent off. All of the details are featured above, but…
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Even casual cartoon watchers know the name Mel Blanc. Beginning in 1936, the actor known as “The Man of 1,000 Voices” gave vocal life to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Tweety and Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, and many more…
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They made a giant splash in an afternoon TV Gothic soap opera, but how did their careers fare after its five-year run? Smart readers will know what show I’m talking about. Here’s a hint; It was the only daytime drama…
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Today is the first day of October. The weather is turning a little nippy. Pumpkin patches are popping up across the countryside. And stores are urging you to stock up on enough candy to give the neighborhood kids a week-long…
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It’s almost inconceivable that today marks 70 years since James Dean died. The 24-year-old star, driving his Porsche 550 Spyder from Los Angeles to Salinas to take part in an auto race, was killed after colliding with another car along…
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Hollywood often gets a deserved bad rap for squeezing blood from stones (or beating dead horses, or whatever colorful metaphor one wishes to use) with ill-conceived and unnecessary sequels. Still, you have to give them some credit for allowing many…
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To conclude MovieFanFare’s Golden Anniversary salute to the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this week’s poll offers you a chance to vote for which RHPS character is your favorite. Are you a devotee of “absolute pleasure” and…
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