Here are 10 trivia facts about Fail Safe from 1964, which originally appeared on our Facebook page. There are lots of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment and add more trivia we might…
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939): Movie Review
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) The nine films Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made together at RKO between 1933 and 1939 are some of the most magical and sublime movies ever made. They’re also among the wittiest….
Read more →This Week In Film History, 01.23.11
January 27, 1918: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle lord debuts on screen in Tarzan of the Apes, starring former Arkansas peace officer Elmo Lincoln. January 23, 1932: Educational Films Corporation signs 3 ½-year-old Shirley Temple to appear in a series of…
Read more →100 Great Film Quotes Not in the 2011 Movies Unlimited Catalog
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” “Here’s looking at you, kid.” “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “Schwing!” Where would Hollywood and its fans be without these and other timeless quotations? Well, back in…
Read more →The Most Dangerous Game…Now In Color?
No doubt this comes as four-year-old news to many Ray Harryhausen fans, but in the whirl and rush of so many DVD and Blu-ray releases of interest, I’d completely missed out on (or perhaps simply forgotten about) the fact that special…
Read more →Evolution of a Classic Film Fanatic
It started with a girl named Maria and a boy named Tony who thought something was coming. That’s what I usually tell people when they ask how I became a classic movie fan: it happened on a fateful March evening…
Read more →In Praise of Robert Duvall
I’ll keep on acting ’til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven’t lost my enthusiasm yet! –Robert Duvall I’ve been thinking about Robert Duvall lately. First, I saw…
Read more →Movie Poll: What Film Best Represents The Baby Boomer Years?
Design for Living (1933): Movie review
In Design for Living, Tom Chambers (Fredric March) and George Curtis (Gary Cooper) are a couple of artistic best friends. Tom is a playwright and George is a painter. They may not be rich, but they’re happy living together in…
Read more →Edward Arnold: The Big Screen’s Toughest Tycoon
One of the most imposing character players of Hollywood’s golden age, this ursine, accomplished thespian played his share of cold-hearted businessmen, crooked politcos and legendary historical figures in the course of a quarter-century on the screen. Born to the slums of…
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