The military comedy movie genre would never be the same after Robert Altman’s outrageous Korean War satire M*A*S*H, which opened 45 years ago this week. More fascinating facts from the history of film are featured inside.
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The annual furor over the Academy Award nominations (this year’s omission of Selma’s David Oyelowo, for one) is a tradition as old as the Oscars themselves. In this classic article, writer Brian Sieck offers alternate picks for five of the Academy’s winners.
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Henpecked family man Egbert Sousè (W.C. Fields) gets a new lease on life when he’s hired as The Bank Dick. Guest writer Steve Bailey reviews the bulbous-nosed funnyman’s comic gem, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
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The great movies of 2014 are past; what are your first great movies of 2015? What did you see in the theater? Re-watch at home? Add to your video library? Here’s the first of my New Year’s viewings!
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Last week Meryl Streep extended her own record, receiving her 19th Academy Award nomination for playing the Witch in Into the Woods. This week’s poll wants to know which of these performances you think was Meryl’s best.
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Filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen won immediate acclaim with their noir-flavored debut feature Blood Simple, released 30 years ago this week. It’s simple if you want to learn about more key Hollywood dates; just read inside.
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Remember Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)? The one starring Spencer Tracy? It’s better than its reputation. Let’s talk about why.
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Join guest blogger Blair Kramer as he shares his love of making movie model kits, beginning with (not to scale, obviously) plastic replicas of Godzilla and other classic kaiju!
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So, did this morning’s Academy Award announcements give you Oscar fever? We’ve got a remedy: just click here to see which 2014 nominees are out now–or coming soon–to DVD and Blu-ray so you can catch up before the big night next month.
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Bad movie fans, rejoice! The nominees for the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards, “celebrating” the worst Hollywood had to offer last year, have just been announced. See the complete list, and share your worst 2014 cinema experiences, here.
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