Sunday, February 13, 2011

When Men "Were Men as Men Should Be"

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I saw it as The Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness . While growing up in North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s, I frequently watche...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Mythmaking of the Worst Kind: Triumph of the Will

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This 1934 “documentary” of the sixth Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg by director Leni Riefenstahl is considered by many to be the most imp...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Revenge is Best Achieved with a Sword in “Red Sonja”

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Queen Gedren (Sandahl Berg man) seeks a powerful talisman which can only be touched by a woman. Before priestesses can destroy the talisman...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Carrying the Weight for Family in Elia Kazan’s “America America”

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Elia Kazan’s 1963 saga, America America , will be released on DVD today, February 8th. Though it had previously been available in a box set ...
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Trivia Time - Part 70

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OK, last week for TT 69, several people did give it a good try, but no one even touched any of the " Who " questions. We decided...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Conan the Barbarian, a Guilty Pleasure

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Before he was the Governator or the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was Conan the Barbarian (1982).  A role that required him to show of...
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Friday, February 4, 2011

John Dall is the Cafe's Underrated Performer of the Month

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He received an Oscar nomination opposite Bette Davis, played a key role in a Hitchcock picture, and starred in a famous cult film. And yet,...
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Joseph E. Levine's "Hercules" Muscled Its Way to Blockbuster Status

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In 1959, producer and distributor Joseph E. Levine bought the U.S. rights to an Italian film called Le fatiche di Ercole (translated as Th...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Let the Countdown Begin! My 100 Favorite Films: From 100 to 91

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The idea of listing one's 100 favorite movies seems daunting, unrealistic, and a wee pompous. First, I find it almost impossible to s...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Trivia Time - Part 69

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Last week was another great week...you guys got all but one question in TT68, and I have to admit, this one is a bit obscure: 3. Name the se...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

A Summer Place: Old Love Rekindled and New Love Set Aflame

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Fans of Delmer Dave’s glossy New England soap opera are sharply divided between those who revere it as a classy, nostalgic sudser and thos...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

"Honey West" Kicked Open the Door for Female Action Stars on American TV

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Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) of The Avengers created a sensation on British television in the early 1960s with her fighting skills and styli...
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