Bernard de Voto’s book Across the Wide Missouri became a surprise best-seller in 1947, earning the Pulitzer Prize for History. The brass at MGM quickly purchased the rights to the book in order to use the title and then pondered,…
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From Oscar-winners to classics from the vaults, there’s an incredible amount of new releases this week. We’ve got a little bit of everything hitting Blu-ray and DVD this week. Check out what you’ll be watching next! Aquaman Jason Momoa returns…
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School days! I remember going to college back in the 80’s. For the first couple of years it was a real party. Partly because I was just going to avoid the responsibility of getting a real job. Of course, until…
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“Who said that every wish would be heard and answered, when wished on the morning star. Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it. And look what it’s done so far…” Who doesn’t love The Muppets? Jim Henson‘s creations are…
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A musical remake of Ball of Fire must have been one of the easiest pitches of all time. After all, the original 1941 comedy–penned by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett–was about a bunch of academics writing an encyclopedia about music….
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We are less than a week away from the official start of the baseball season. Over the next seven days, we are planning on having several posts celebrating America’s pastime. To kick things off, let’s take a look at It…
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For this Open Thread, we want you to sound off about movie posters — specifically which ones are your favorite? Perhaps the unforgettable style of Saul Bass (whose work is seen above in his Vertigo poster) sticks with you? Maybe…
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It’s Create-A-Caption time again, and this week we are traveling back to 1965 to focus on The Sound of Music. The family favorite musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein that has enchanted generations of moviegoers for more than five decades features…
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Best known for directing horror and cult films, the great Larry Cohen has died at the age of 77. A hugely influential genre veteran due to his work on projects like It’s Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, and…
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Dean Martin was a singer who successfully made the transition from singer to actor. For every success in this endeavor (like Mark Walberg), there are probably at least ½ dozen who proved that it wasn’t always easy. And some who…
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