“A silent movie? In this day and age?” Chances are, a silent movie-about-the-movies is about to take the Best Picture prize at this year’s Academy Awards. At least, all the usual signs are now pointing to The Artist making a…
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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! Dolly & I were supposed to have a nice quiet lunch together. Did everything need to be…
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Angel and the Badman (1947) is one of my very favorite John Wayne movies, one which I revisit on a regular basis. The movie is a simple tale about gunslinger Quirt Evans (Wayne) who is wounded and nursed back to health…
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While the name “Jerry Lewis” is most closely associated with comedy, the cinematic Everyman has also made some impressive forays into serious fare. There is, of course, his fantastic, Oscar-nomination-worthy turn as talk show host Jerry Langford, kidnapped by stalker…
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From dancing gang members and singing nuns to race relations in the South and New York street hustlers, the Best Picture winners of the 1960s had it all. Vote for which of the 10 Academy Award-winning films is your favorite.
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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and as such, love is in the air. With that in mind, here’s a question for you: what do you think the most romantic movie of all time is? Do you think it is a classic…
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Guest blogger Rory B. writes: I love James Cagney because he played gangsters but also danced. He was flirty with a love for life but a tinge of pathos. In real life he was married to one woman for 64 years. He was that perfect…
Read more →February 18, 1913: The Edison Film Co. introduces its synchronized film-phonograph Kinetoscope process for showing “sound films” in New York. February 14, 1927: Director Alfred Hitchcock first tries his hand at suspense with The Lodger, based on the Jack the…
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Good day, I’m Julian André, and welcome to Craptastic Cinema. Trog was Joan Crawford’s last film role. Pity. The First Queen of the Movies had earned three Academy Award nominations, winning Best Actress for Mildred Pierce. But that was back…
Read more →It’s one thing to walk out on a movie before it’s over (or, sometimes it’s more than one thing, as you will see if you click on over to Have You Ever Walked Out on a Movie?). It’s another matter entirely to…
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