October 25, 1925: France’s star of silent slapstick comedy Max Linder, 41,and his young wife are found dead in a Paris hotel, victims of an apparent suicide pact. October 23, 1950: Al Jolson, legendary entertainer and star of the seminal…
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An Open Letter to Johnny Depp
Guest blogger Samantha Klein has a few words for Johnny Depp: Dear Mr. Depp, Enough already. We get it. You’re a weird, quirky guy. You prefer to work with other weird, quirky individuals. You play weird, quirky characters. That’s pretty…
Read more →Posting Up The Mighty Macs with Carla Gugino and David Boreanaz
The Mighty Macs is not a new movie about a fast food sandwich. In fact, “Mighty Macs” is the nickname for the women’s basketball team at Immaculata University, a team that won three consecutive AIAW national championships from 1972 to…
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Alex de la Iglesia is out of control. Again, thank goodness. The Spanish director with a small but devoted cult in the States is back to his old tricks in his latest film The Last Circus. Set in Spain throughout…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 10.16.11
October 17, 1916: Swimming star-turned-actress Annette Kellerman causes a sensation when she appears in the nude in Daughter of the Gods. October 18, 1931: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age…
Read more →Don’t Bother to Knock (1952): Classic Movie Review
Guest blogger Sarah Crump writes: Lyn Lesley (Anne Bancroft in her first movie role) is a bar singer at New York’s McKinley Hotel. Upset that her boyfriend, pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark), disregarded her letter ending their relationship and has shown…
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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! Seth Brundle wonders why the Proactiv isn’t working out.
Read more →Charly (1968): Movie Review
Charly (1968) I’ve been re-watching a lot of my favorite Cliff Robertson movies recently. I’m having a tough time accepting the fact that he’s gone… I never saw any of his later films, so to me he was still a…
Read more →Dead Butch? Mateo Gil Talks Up Blackthorn
At the memorable end of 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Yankee bank robbers Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) face off against scores of sharp-shooting lawmen and soldiers in Bolivia. After Butch informs Sundance that the bandit…
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