June 2, 1916: Victor Schertzinger composes the first original film score for an American feature, Thomas H. Ince‘s Civilization. May 28, 1935: Twentieth Century Pictures and Fox Film Corporation unite to form 20th Century Fox, overseen by Joseph Schenck and…
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This Means War
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! Dating high-powered real estate magnates was really cool. Being labeled their “timeshare” was decidedly not.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite War Movie?
This past Monday, we celebrated Memorial Day. The holiday got me to thinking about my favorite war movies, and I’m interested in hearing about yours. So let us know what your personal favorite war movie is in the comments!
Read more →John Wayne: An American Icon
The towering physical presence and charisma of the man called “The Duke” fostered a screen persona that came to embody forthright and self-determined American masculinity for countless filmgoers and that has continued to endure in popularity for generations. Years later,…
Read more →One Touch of Venus (1948): Classic Movie Review
Talkie of the Week: One Touch of Venus USA 1948, 82 minutes, black & white Universal Pictures Director: William A. Seiter Written by Harry Kurnitz & Frank Tashlin Based on the novel The Tinted Venus by F. Anstey Cast: Ava…
Read more →Six Pix: Comic Strips
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. Comic strip adaptations are featured in this edition of Six Pix.
Read more →Under The Tuscan Sun
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! “That smoke? Oh, that’s just Mt. Vesuvius. Tell you what: I’ll let you have the place at…
Read more →Film Clips: Favorite Hair Movies
The prolific documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) has a new film out called Mansome, about men’s current obsession with grooming. It offers Will Arnett and Jason Bateman, both situated in a day spa,…
Read more →Before the Hunger: Four Movies That Feature Fights to the Death
With the recent success of the movie The Hunger Games, rabid fans may be clamoring for more movies that feature gladiator style combat. The good news is that there are plenty of great films out there that feature fights to…
Read more →Jerry and Dean’s List
OK. So they weren’t Laurel and Hardy, Hope and Crosby, or The Marx Brothers. But Martin and Lewis were certainly one of the most successful comedy teams to ever achieve film stardom. And, believe it or not, to this day…
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