June 24, 1916: Mary Pickford signs Hollywood’s first “million-dollar contract,” guaranteeing her at least $10,000 a week over its two-year term. June 30, 1929: Alfred Hitchcock‘s Blackmail, which nearly saw completion as a silent film, was re-shot with sound, becoming…
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Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
If you happen to find yourself in the Philadelphia area this weekend and are looking to duck the heat, why not checkout the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, now in it’s 5th year, annually meets with…
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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 time we highlight Walt Disney films. (Specifically, these are pre-1960…
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Jenny and Eddy Still Going Steady: The final two films with the MGM songbirds Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy that have yet to hit DVD are about to arrive to us on an exclusive basis. In The Girl of the…
Read more →What’s the Best Movie Shootout?
Are you partial to ultra-cool shootouts like the set-destroying gunplay in The Matrix? Would you select something from the exotic filmography of John Woo? Are you a pure classicist, going for sturdy fare like High Noon? Would you make the…
Read more →Two Smart People (1946): Movie Review
Two Smart People could just as easily have been titled Three Smart People. It’s a “road trip” film featuring a pair of con artists, Ace and Ricki (John Hodiak and Lucille Ball), as well as a genial police detective, Bob (Lloyd…
Read more →Reliving Troubled Productions With Apocalypse On The Set
The engaging new book Apocalypse on the Set takes a breezy and entertaining look at nine film productions that essentially went through hell to get to the screen. Some of them were gigantic disasters at the box-office like Michael Cimino’s…
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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! “Don’t think of them as barnacles. Think of them as your entourage.”
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Greatest TV Characters of the 1960s: Richard Kimble
Name: Dr. Richard Kimble Portrayed by: David Janssen TV series: The Fugitive Occupation: Pediatrician before getting arrested for his wife’s murder. Lifestyle: Since he was constantly trying to evade police Lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), Kimble rarely stayed in one place for long. His…
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