April 24, 1913: With The Bangville Police, the Keystone Kops arrive on scene. Though they’ll last only a few years, they’ll become synonymous with Mack Sennett‘s studio. April 27, 1930: From Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, Lewis Milestone films All Quiet…
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Do You Cry at the Movies?
What qualifies as a three-hankie movie for you? Old Yeller? E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial? The David Cronenberg remake of The Fly? (Yes, that last one was true for me) Let’s Ask Movie Irv what makes him all weepy in the cinema:…
Read more →La Terra Trema: A Foreign Film Classic
Guest blogger Richard Finch writes: The post-World War II Italian neorealist school of cinema has to be one of the most influential movements in film history. Neorealism came about almost by accident when the Italian film industry resumed after Liberation…
Read more →Six Pix: Assassins
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 films about assassins.
Read more →Questions on Night of the Grizzly and More Answered
Q: Clint Walker, the actor who played Cheyenne on TV and starred in The Dirty Dozen, made a film about a bear that I recall was scary. Any clue what that was and if it is on DVD? A: You…
Read more →Dustin Hoffman: Ratso Rizzo vs. Michael Dorsey
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each…
Read more →The Good German: The Life and Legacy of Conrad Veidt
Guest blogger Caroline Shapiro writes: Despite having 119 film credits to his name, German-born actor Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) too frequently gets overlooked as a character actor, one whose niche is too specific to interest the classic film community en masse….
Read more →To Restore or Not to Restore?
Guest blogger Gary Sweeney writes: There’s no question that the advent of DVD has been a great step in film presentation. The medium has created a whirlwind of fascination among movie collectors with its ability to showcase more than the…
Read more →Some of Sam: Warner Acquires Goldwyn Titles
You can add another impressive library to go with the several Warner Brothers already owns. Warner Home Video–which controls the DVD rights to Warner Brothers, RKO Pictures, part of the Allied Artists library and old MGM releases– has just added…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 04.15.12
April 20, 1903: A judgment on appeal in Edison v. Lubin allows a film to be copyrighted in its entirety, rather than each individual frame. April 20, 1909: Broadway star Mary Pickford signs to appear in films for director D.W….
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