Thursday, July 10, 2014

Seven Things to Know About Raymond Chandler (in his own words)

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For this edition of Seven Things to Know , we selected some choice excerpts from Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler , edited by Frank MacS...
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Monday, July 7, 2014

Glenda Jackson Reigns as Queen Elizabeth

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A stellar cast carries the day in  Elizabeth R , the highly regarded 1971 British miniseries shown on  Masterpiece Theatre  in the U.S. The ...
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: A Colorful Collage of Songs & Dances...Plus an Awesome Breakfast

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The Oregon Territory in 1850 provides the setting for this high-energy, colorful musical based on a Benet short story (which, in turn, was...
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Textbook Survival: Robinson Crusoe on Mars

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I could have sworn that Robinson Crusoe on Mars  was produced by George Pal. However, as a recent viewing confirmed, Pal played no role in t...
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Seven Things to Know About Glynis Johns

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1. Stephen Sondheim wrote "Send in the Clowns" specifically for Glynis Johns, whose husky voice worked best with short phrasing. S...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Powell and Pressberger's One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

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I suspect that The Red Shoes , A Matter of Life and Death , and Black Narcissus are the films that spring to mind when most movie buffs thin...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

The Wonderfulness of "I Spy" Arrives on DVD

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The cultural significance of I Spy-- which Timeless Media will release as a boxed set on June 24th--has been covered in numerous books and e...
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Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Movie-TV Connection Game (June 2014 Edition)

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These two have a connection? This is the second edition of our latest game. In the questions below, you'll be given be a pair of fi...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

The Poseidon Adventure: Trust in Hackman

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The first--and best--of the 1970s "disaster movies," The Poseidon Adventure  has aged well over the years. I sometimes think it ge...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Five Best Classic Movie Robots

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They come in all sizes, from imposing, lumbering giants to pint-sized wheeled models. Sometimes, they can speak a variety of languages fluen...
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Monday, June 9, 2014

What do James Stewart, Billy Wilder, and Connie Francis Have in Common?

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The answer is the melodic strains of the of the song "Senza Fine." Italian composer Gino Paoli wrote "Senza Fine" in 1...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Peter Falk's First Case as Columbo

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Falk's first close-up as Columbo. Upon suspecting that her psychiatrist husband left their anniversary party for a rendezvous with h...
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Monday, June 2, 2014

Boris Karloff Hosts a Thriller

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In his 1981 history of horror fiction  Danse Macabre , Stephen King dubs Thriller "probably the best horror series ever put on TV....
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