June 16, 1916: The merger of Famous Players and Jesse Lasky Feature Play Co. brings together Lasky, Adolph Zukor and Samuel Goldfish (Goldwyn). June 11, 1922: The “father of the documentary film,” Robert Flaherty, releases his greatest achievement, Nanook of…
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Dial H for Hitchcock: Torn Curtain
For today’s guest post, Rick 29 returns with his insights on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1966 thriller, Torn Curtain: Under the pretense of attending a conference in Copenhagen, Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman), an American physicist, defects to East Germany. His fiancée and…
Read more →The Movie Alphabet A-Z
Sometimes it’s just fun to throw a curveball to Movie Irv and then roll the camera: The Movie Alphabet A to Z How well would you have done on the spur of the moment? I’m inclined to think Irv gave…
Read more →Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953): Movie Review
In January 1953, President Truman announced that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb. Later that same year, 20th Century Fox released its own double-barreled bombshell, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. Christmas had obviously come…
Read more →Six Pix: Zombies
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. This go round finds Six Pix encountering Zombies!
Read more →Funny Face: Give ‘Em the Old Pizzazz
Pizzazz! The very word came into being with Funny Face in 1957. Stylish and energetic, Funny Face is a collaboration extraordinaire involving some of the great talents of the era: Producer Roger Edens and director Stanley Donen, screenwriter Leonard Gershe,…
Read more →The Running Man
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! “Big? You’re not big! I did Hogan’s Heroes, Match Game, and the Feud. That’s big,…
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The Greatest TV Characters of the 1960s: Maxwell Smart
Blogger Rick29 has recently been taking a look at the greatest TV characters of the 1960s. In today’s guest post, he focuses on the funniest secret agent ever to grace the small screen. Name: Maxwell Smart, aka Agent 86 Portrayed by: Don…
Read more →Oh, Henry: A Homage to Hathaway
“To be a good director you’ve got to be a bastard. I’m a bastard and I know it.” – Henry Hathaway You have your John Fords, your Howard Hawkses, your Sam Peckinpahs and your Budd Boettichers. You also have your…
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