In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on the John Wayne Westerns The Train Robbers and The War Wagon: John Wayne was the essence of the classic western. Of the 150 or so movies he made during his…
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Today’s Movie Trailer of the Day is for 1981’s madcap military comedy Stripes. If for some reason you haven’t seen this (which is kind of inexcusable, as it is brilliant), a quick synopsis: Bill Murray plays a down-on-his-luck loser who…
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Alright, alright, alright! For this week’s poll, we want you to pick your favorite film role from Matthew McConaughey! Will it be his character from Dazed and Confused? Interstellar? Dallas Buyers Club? A Time to Kill? Or one of his…
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Way more than just a movie star, John Wayne is an American icon whose work and legacy has impacted the lives of fans from all corners of the globe. Wayne himself never served in World War II himself (he desired…
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Originally released from Allied Artists Pictures Corporation, 1953’s The Maze is a spine-tingling thriller that has the distinction of being the last film directed by William Cameron Menzies (Things to Come). This in-your-face (sometimes literally given the movie’s mastery of…
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Jezebel is the acclaimed film adaptation of Owen Davis’ beloved stage play. Bette Davis earned her second Academy Award for her performance as Julie Mardsen, a manipulative Southern Belle living in New Orleans as she spends her days stringing along…
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Q: Is there a horror movie more disturbing than The Exorcist? A: No. No there is not. William Friedkin‘s terrifying and deeply unsettling 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty‘s best-seller stars Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil, a young girl possessed…
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Today we have a milestone to commemorate: Jimmy Stewart would have been 110 today. The actor and icon whose genial presence in films like It’s a Wonderful Life, Harvey, The Philadelphia Story, and Rear Window (among many others) endeared himself…
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Morton Thompson’s best-selling novel Not as a Stranger was adapted wonderfully for the big screen courtesy of United Artists and director Stanley Kramer (who made his motion picture debut with this feature). Originally hitting theaters on June 28, 1955, this…
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Earlier this week, actress Margot Kidder died at the age of 69. Although she received acclaim for her work in films as diverse as Sisters, The Amityville Horror, and Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx, she will rightfully…
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