Saturday, November 30, 2013

Modern Movies: FROZEN (2013)

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I admit it. I had written Frozen off because of the awful trailers. I wasn't even planning to see it, which is a huge statement given...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: SHIP AHOY (1942)

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It’s a sad fact that Eleanor Powell isn’t nearly as familiar today as she ought to be, even though male peers like Fred Astaire and Gene K...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Doctor Who at the Movies

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The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is an excellent time to look back at some of the actors who have played the adventurous Time Lord in t...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (1950)

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All of the classic swashbuckling stars had good looks and charm, but few, if any, could rival Burt Lancaster for sheer physical prowess. L...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Six Books for Your Classic Movie Christmas List

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It's time to start the Christmas shopping in earnest, and your friends and relations are asking you what you want this year. Maybe you...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943)

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San Francisco’s Barbary Coast always makes for a colorful setting, and in Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) Fox capitalizes on the opportunitie...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Classic Films in Focus: DIPLOMANIACS (1933)

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Although it’s often compared to The Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup (1933), which came out the same year, Diplomaniacs (1933) proves a far more...