August 27, 1953: Audrey Hepburn captivates audiences with her Hollywood debut as the runaway princess in Roman Holiday, for which she’ll win an Academy Award. August 27, 1917: The first feature to be directed by John Ford, the Harry Carey–Hoot Gibson western Straight…
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Bring On Some More James Bond Bad Guys
In my first piece about the James Bond bad guys, I pointed out the fact that Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the notorious head of SPECTRE (The Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) was a somewhat puny fellow in You Only…
Read more →Under The Radar: Unknown And Underrated Films
Yes, it’s summertime, which means it’s the season for the big blockbusters such as Captain America: The First Avenger, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the latest Harry Potter movie. They’re grandiose, popular movies that everyone knows about…
Read more →Ya Gotta Have A Gimmick: Audience Lures From 3-D to Smellovision
The fourth Spy Kids film from Robert Rodriguez, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, is advertised as being presented in 4-D. This can only mean one thing: 3-D plus the added feature of being able to smell what…
Read more →Lone Scherfig Gives Us One Day
Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig has been directing films and TV shows for 25 years. But after work on such acclaimed efforts as Italian for Beginners and Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself), she moved into the limelight with 2009’s An Education,…
Read more →Letter Imperfect VI
One measley letter. That’s the difference between an esteemed film and our movie poster parodies. Well, that and some Photoshop fun. L’enfant terrible Citizen Kane
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What Happened to Carole Landis?
My sophomore year of high school I had one of the best teachers I’ve ever had during my student career. Her name was Leslie Pierce and she taught honors English. We read a lot of really boring books like “The…
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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! “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. Ha! I always wanted…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 08.14.11
August 18, 1925: MGM settles on the winner of a fan magazine contest to rechristen contract starlet Lucille LeSeur, and adds “Joan Crawford” to the lexicography. August 16, 1926: Up-and-coming starlet Clara Bow inks a deal with Paramount, but refuses…
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