Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Secret Movie Star Word Game

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Here's the answer to this week's puzzle. Congrats again to Toto for figuring out that James Cagney was the Secret Movie Star. ----...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Trivia Time - delay in posting

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Due to computer problems, there will be a delay in posting this week's Trivia Time. I hope to get things running smoothly again soon!
Sunday, August 29, 2010

The Time Machine - Victorian Beauty and Futuristic Horror

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All of us have certain movies that capture something that speaks to our dreams. Usually I suppose they are the great dramas, but I have foun...
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The Nutty Professor (1963)

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The Nutty Professor (1963). Science-fiction comedy film produced, directed, co-written with Bill Richmond and Jerry Lewis. The score was co...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Bond Is Forever: “The Living Daylights”

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General Georgi Koskov (Jero en Krabbé) of the KGB, planning to defect to the UK, specifically requests the protection an d assistance of MI6...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

About John Gilbert...an interview with Leatrice Gilbert Fountain

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Today Turner Classic Movies will showcase the films of silent screen star John Gilbert as part of its "Summer Under the Stars" lin...
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Trivia Time - Part 48

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Who Am I? I'm a banjo-player who's worked with Ann Sothern, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Mary Tyler Moore, and Shelley Fabares, amon...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Movie That Saved a Franchise--Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan

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I recently watched all six of the Star Trek films featuring the original cast. That experience confirmed what I had long suspected: Star ...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Trivia Time - Part 47 - the Answers

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Well, the only two remaining unanswered questions are #4 and #8...good work, all! #4: Austin Pendleton (it was tricky, I know) #8: Arthur Tr...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Bride of Frankenstein -- Unique In Every Way

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is such a staple for classic film lovers and horror movie lovers that it is difficult to add anything to the m...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

People-eating Plants Stalk Howard Keel and Janette Scott in "The Day of the Triffids"

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British author John Wyndham provided the literary basis for two of the most compelling science fiction films of the 1960s: Village of the D...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

An Interview with Silent Screen Star John Gilbert's Daughter...coming soon

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One Sunday night last January I turned on Turner Classic Movies and happened upon the documentary, Rediscovering John Gilbert . One of Gilbe...
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Monday, August 16, 2010

Trivia Time - Part 47

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Who am I? In my first English language film one of my co-stars was Ethel Barrymore. Among many other roles, I have played a prince, a pla...
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Trivia Time - Part 46 - the Answers

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First, thanks for playing, Lady Eve, Classic Becky and Dawn! The answers to the rest: 1. Car 99 1935; Fred MacMurray 3. The scores were all...
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Friday, August 13, 2010

The Invaders: "The Ivy Curtain"

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The first season of The Invaders ranked with the best sci fi on television in the 1960s. The premise was a canny mixture of Invasion of the...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Man vs. Machine in Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"

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The Metropolis is a huge, expansive city with skyscrapers and elevated railways. This is where the rich live lavishly and play in beautiful ...
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