“Boo-Bop-BopBop-Bop, I love you, too!” – Pete’s Dragon Good ol’ Elliott. He is exactly the kind of companion any child would wish to have. Strong, clever, amusing, cuddly, fun to be with, and he has the ability to make himself…
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Lucille Ball Needs a Little Christmas in 1974’s “Mame”
“Haul out the holly…” You know how sometimes people get a Christmas gift that they don’t like but you think is perfect? That is the sentiment that some people have over 1974’s notorious dud Mame. Lucille Ball stars in the…
Read more →The New Hollywood: A Groundbreaking Approach to Filmmaking
In the 1960s, a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking emerged that would forever alter the course of cinema. Dubbed the “New Hollywood” movement, this was a period of transition when upstart talents arose to challenge and change the parameters of the…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Corvette Summer
Largely remembered only as a pop culture footnote due to it being Mark Hamill‘s first post-Star Wars film, Corvette Summer is a breezy comedy-drama that is perfect viewing in the sun-drenched months ahead. The film concerns the quest by Hamill’s…
Read more →What is Your Favorite Scene from “Grease?”
Over 40 years since its original theatrical release, and Grease still is the word! Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll with the hit screen rendition of the Broadway musical look at ’50s teen life. Can greaser gang leader Danny Zuko…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Jaws
With the summer now and truly under way (as record-breaking heat across the country reiterates), the blockbuster movie season is also back. In this writer’s opinion, Jaws is still the definitive summer film. Since its original release in 1975, Steven…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Jaws
With the weather getting warmer, we find ourselves daydreaming about some of our favorite summer movies. And no discussion of the matter would be complete without mentioning the movie that took a bite out of pop culture and ushered in…
Read more →Forgotten Media: “Alien” Radio Spots
In space, no one can hear you scream. We all know that. But on the radio, everyone can. To promote the 1979 release of Alien at London’s Odeon Leicester Square theater, 20th Century Fox created a series of haunting…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Godfather
The Godfather is not only widely considered to be the most brilliant mob saga in history (although you wouldn’t be violating omerta to say that Goodfellas and The Sopranos also qualify), but it also features the most notorious film moment…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Halloween
This week’s spooky Create-A-Caption is dedicated to 1978’s Halloween writer/director John Carpenter’s masterpiece of horror that first introduced the world to Michael Myers. We’ve taken a still from one of the movie’s creepier moments (which is really making a declaration…
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