It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958): Edward Cahn’s Sci-Fi Horror
Edward L. Cahn directed this independently made sci-fic horror, produced by Robert Kent, and starring Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith (Shirley Patterson), and Kim Spalding.
Encanto: Box-Office Winner
Disney Animation’s musical adventure Encanto is succeeding in luring families back to the multiplex and is looking at a five-day Thanksgiving opening of $40 million or more after grossing $11 million on Black Friday.
House of Gucci: Tom Ford, Fashion Designer on Ridley Scott’s Biopic
The filmmaker and former creative director of Gucci weighs in on Ridley Scott’s take on the “absurd” and “tragic” realities portrayed in the new movie.
Sondheim: Musical Giant Remembered by Hollywood Stars
Hollywood stars took to social media to share tributes and memories of the award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who singlehandedly revolutionizing the American musical theater.
Oscar: Monsieur Vincent–Maurice Cloche’s French Film, Second Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
Monsieur Vincent, the French film directed by Maurice Cloche, was the second winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Shoeshine (1946): De Sica’s Neorealistic Classic, First Oscar Winner of Best Foreign Language Film
Shoeshine won the first Honorary Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1946, before an annual competitive category was established in 1956.
Dead Reckoning (1947): John Cromwell’s Noir Melodrama, Starring Bogart and Lizabeth Scott
John Cromwell directed Dead Reckoning, a film noir, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott and featuring Morris Carnovsky.
Thanksgiving: Family Entertainment–Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963): Minnelli’s Comedy of Widowed Father (Glenn Ford) and Son (Ron Howard)
Happy Thanksgiving! Family Entertainment–Hollywood Style. Minnelli’s domestic comedy, about the readjustment problems of a recently widowed radio exec and his precocious son is nicely played by Glenn Ford and Ron Howard.
Oscar Actors: Irons, Jeremy–Best Actor, Reversal of Fortine (1990)
In 1990’s Reversal of Fortune, based on the 1985 Alan Dershowitz best-seller, Irons, then 41, played Claus von Bülow, a Danish aristocrat charged in 1982 with attempting to murder his socialite wife, Sunny von Bülow (played by Glenn Close), via an insulin injection that left her in a vegetative state.
Oscar Politics: Colman, Olivia–How Co-Stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz Plotted….
I said I was not doing it unless we could all be equal. So they ignored me, and did something selfless and charitable.
A View to a Kill: Bond–Behind the Scenes
Along with the other stories in Ian Fleming’s 1960 anthology For Your Eyes Only, the original short story “From a View to a Kill” was originally envisioned as an episode of an abandoned 1958 CBS James Bond TV series. A View to a Kill was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who […]
Bicycle Thieves (1949): Vittorio De Sica’s Oscar Winning Masterpiece
Vittorio De Sica's "The Bicycle Thief" ranks as one of the most important films to come out of post WWII Italy, a seminal statement of the new-realistic movement that revolutionized the world of cinema. The movie received the 1949 Best Foreign Language Oscar.
Last Duel, The: Historical Epic, Told as Rashomon-like Saga, with Male and Female Perspectives
It was also a thrilling story that could generate catharsis and empathy and one that I hoped would develop in the viewer a sense of compassion–Ben Affleck
Lord of the Rings: New Series at Amazon–Season 1 in 2022; Season 2 Shooting
Amazon is guarding plot details around the series, including its official title.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973): Fielder Cook’s Children’s Movie, Starring Ingrid Bergman
Fielder Cook directed The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (aka The Hideaways in Home video releases), a children’s movie, based on E.L. Konigsburg’s novel of the same name, starring Ingrid Bergman in one of her last roles.
Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021: How to Watch NY Event Online
The 95th annual celebrations return to an in-person route Thursday, November 25 in New York.
Super Cops, The (1974): Gordon Parks’ Action Policier, Starring Ron Leibman and David Selby
From Our Vaults Gordon Parks, better known for Shaft, directed the actioner policier, Super Cops, starring Ron Leibman and David Selby. The film is based on the book The Super Cops: The True Story of the Cops Called Batman and Robin by L. H. Whittemore. The film was released just months after the successful cop […]
Hollywood 2021: Movie Stars and Education–Clooney
“Why not access all of this young talent that we have in our own backyard,” says Clooney.
General Hospital: Actor Steve Burton Fired Over Refusal to Be Vaccinated
General Hospital star, Steve Burton confirmed on Instagram the rumors that he was fired from the long-running ABC soap opera because he would not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jurassic World: Dominion: Prologue of First 5 Minutes, Prehistoric Scene
Jurassic World: Dominion, from Universal, is due out June 10, 2022.
