For no particular reason, I recently spent some time surfing through online notes on Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure, and focused with interest on studies of the play’s “open silences.” The discussion I was breezing through concerned the climactic moments of the…
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Create-A-Caption: Lost In Translation

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! “Thank god I found you! You owe me $12.65 in cab fare.”
Read more →Who (or What) Is Your Favorite ’50s Film Alien?

This week’s Movie FanFare poll is truly “out of this world,” as we need your vote for the top ’50s sci-fi movie alien. From peaceful visitors to giant robots to gelatinous blobs, there’s something (or some Thing!) here for everyone.
Read more →Classic Movie Pirates A to Z
Unless you want to walk the plank you’d better check out this article on classic pirate films from guest blogger Rick29.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 07.14.13

It was exactly 50 years ago that Jerry Lewis favored us with his magnum opus as director/star, the unforgettable
Jekyll-and-Hyde update The Nutty Professor. Since you’re our buddy, we’ve got more cinema landmarks you’ll love.
Can Amanda Bynes Save Her Career? Her Movie Rx
You thought she was cute as a button in The Amanda Show; you were impressed with her cinematic chops in What a Girl Wants (and were inspired when Michael Scott from The Office praised her leadership qualities); you were certain…
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In today’s guest post, Craig Pisani looks at some films from the 1940s that emotionally impacted his life.
Read more →Six Pix: Honest Abe

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. Six of sixteen; that is to say, a half dozen movie…
Read more →Alice in Wonderland (1951): Guest Review
Don’t be late for your very important date with this article that focuses on the classic Disney adaptation of Alice in Wonderland by guest blogger Melanie Simone.
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Right Stuff

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! Next to his aircraft he struck a macho pose.If people only knew that inside him there…
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