Monday, November 28, 2022

The Alternate Movie Title Game (Doris Day Edition)

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Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Doris Day film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these a...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Caprice: A Bad Day for Doris

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The 1960s was an uneven decade for Doris Day, beginning with some of her best films and ending with some of her worst. The former include Lo...
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Monday, October 31, 2022

A Halloween Vampire Movie Marathon

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Count Orlock's shadow in Nosferatu . Celebrate this Halloween with seven bloodsucking chillers and a miniseries featuring a variety of v...
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Monday, October 24, 2022

Three Coins in the Fountain: Lookin' for Love

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Louis Jourdan and Maggie McNamara. Time has not been kind to Three Coins in the Fountain , a 1954 blockbuster that earned a Best Picture Osc...
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Monday, October 17, 2022

Disney Takes on a Children's Classic and a Spooky Washington Irving Tale

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Mr. Toad--in disguise--and friends. Released in 1949, Walt Disney's  The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad  consists of two half-hour a...
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Monday, October 10, 2022

The Alternate Movie Title Game (Hammer Films Edition)

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Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Hammer film and ask you to name it. Most of these are pretty easy. ...
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Monday, October 3, 2022

Weird Woman Shines Its Spotlight on Three Unsung Actresses

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Lon Chaney, Jr. and Evelyn Ankers. Fritz Leiber's 1943 supernatural novel Conjure Wife  has been adapted for the screen three times....
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Monday, September 26, 2022

Charles Bronson Seeks The Stone Killer

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Charles Bronson as Torrey. Made two years after Dirty Harry (1971), The Stone Killer stars Charles Bronson as a Harry clone named Lou Torrey...
Monday, September 19, 2022

Pamela Franklin Reveals the Third Secret and Takes on Miss Brodie

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Actress Pamela Franklin. With the exception of Hayley Mills, Pamela Franklin may have had the best 1960s career of any young actor. She star...
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Friday, September 16, 2022

Classic Film Photo of the Week: Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon with Their Daughter

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Embed from Getty Images Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon with their three-month-old daughter Jennifer in 1966.
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Monday, September 12, 2022

William Holden Seeks Revenge!

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William Holden as Mr. Benedict. Between 1969 and 1972, William Holden made three Westerns: the first was a bona fide classic (Sam Peckin...
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Monday, September 5, 2022

An Interview with Sunset Blvd's Nancy Olson Livingston

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Actress Nancy Olson Livingston shot to fame at the age of 22 when she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Sunset Blvd. (1950). ...
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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Basil of Baker Street is The Great Mouse Detective

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Basil, the great mouse detective. The 1980s was a rocky decade for Disney animated films. Several animators, led by Don Bluth, left the stud...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

Classic Film Photo of the Week: Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck

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Embed from Getty Images Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck after their elopement to San Diego in 1943.
Monday, August 22, 2022

The Alternate Movie Title Game (Burt Reynolds Edition)

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Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Burt Reynolds film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of the...
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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Classic Film Photo of The Week: Joan Collins and Gardner McKay

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Embed from Getty Images A smiling Joan Collins and a serious Gardner McKay are attending a party circa 1959 celebrating composer Jimmy...
Monday, August 8, 2022

Atragon: The Super Submarine That Flies...and Drills!

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Atragon 's flying submarine. The 1963 Japanese sci fi adventure Atragon  is another one of those movies that played frequently on televi...
Friday, August 5, 2022

Classic Film Photo of the Week: Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue

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Embed from Getty Images Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue were married in a civil cermony at the Beverly Hills Hotel on January 4, 1964. ...
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Monday, August 1, 2022

Seven Things to Know About Buddy Ebsen

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Ebsen as Jed Clampett. 1. In his autobiography, The Other Side of Oz , Buddy Ebsen recalls Beverly Hillbillies creator Paul Henning pitching...