November 29, 1939: The legendary rivalry between gossip queens Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons begins when Parsons is scooped on the divorce of James Roosevelt. November 25, 1940: Voiced by Mel Blanc, Woody Woodpecker laughs his way into cartoon fame…
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Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009): Movie Review
So, even Nicolas Cage is apparently having his share of financial difficulties. Will the release of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans—a controversial non-remake-remake of Abel Ferrara’s blistering 1992 crime drama—provide Cage with a much-needed morale booster? Has 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! Sure, it was just Discover magazine and not Playboy. But he wasn’t taking any chances after Mom…
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Male-odramas: Guys’ Answer To The Chick Flick
A while back our own Brian Sieck blogged about Chick Flicks and—despite its negative connotation—how dudes should at least try to embrace them. All the films Brian mentioned (Dirty Dancing, Love Actually, An Affair to Remember, The Notebook) are well…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11-16-09
November 19, 1924: Mystery surrounds the death of director Thomas H. Ince. Rumors suggest he was shot aboard the yacht of William Randolph Hearst. November 18, 1928: Mickey Mouse whistles his way onto the screen in his first speaking performance,…
Read more →Movie Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Astro Boy, Aliens in the Attic
Movie Irv Slifkin invites young moviegoers to share their movie reviews on the Movie Buzz podcast! Sarah and Rosie are back for these Kids’ Critiques of Disney’s 3-D animated A Christmas Carol, as well as reviews of the Astro Boy…
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Long before McMillan and Wife and Hart to Hart graced the TV airwaves, William Powell and Myrna Loy ruled the roost at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios with a series of movies based on the Dashiell Hammett detective novel, The Thin Man.
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It Happened One Night
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! They both smelt it. The question was: Who dealt it?
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