Young, Incredibly Handsome Farley Granger in They Live By Night
“They Live By Night” from 1948 was the featured film on TCM’s Noir Alley on Sunday, 7/2/2017. Eddie Muller (“your guide through the gutter”) gave some fascinating background on the...
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John Garfield’s Last Film: He Ran All the Way
Just as I rekindled my interest in film noir, I discovered TCM’s Noir Alley, where they feature a film noir every Sunday morning at 10 am Eastern/9 am Central. “He...
Cast of The Phenix City Story
A look at the character actors who appeared in this 1955 film noir that was based on a true crime in Alabama
Clue Watch: National Film Registry
Jeopardy! has had categories relating to the National Film Registry 4 times since the year 2000. Two of them were in 2014, and you know what that means– they’re due...
Tori Spelling as the Mom in the 2016 “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?”
In the 1996 made-for-TV movie “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?”, Tori Spelling played a college student named Laurel Lewisohn. She gets involved with a possessive fellow who will murder...
Dionne Warwick Biopic: If Lady Gaga Won’t Play Cilla Black, Then Who Should?
There’s been a bit of an awkward situation over who will be playing Cilla Black in an upcoming biopic of Dionne Warwick, legendary interpreter of Burt Bacharach/Hal David compositions. At...
The Magnificent Seven 2016 – Not a Remake
For many, The Magnificent Seven (2016) will be the first one they ever see while fans of The Magnificent Seven (1960) might have some misgivings about even going to see...
Favorite Godfather Quotes
Of course, the most well-known quote from The Godfather Triilogy is “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” but there’s a lot more in here.
NBC News Features Arthur Chu’s Documentary
In a Dec. 16, 2015 article, “Documentary Explores ‘Jeopardy’ Champion’s Rise, Asian-American Identity,” NBC News talked to Yu Gu and Scott Drucker, the directors of Arthur Chu’s “Who is Arthur...
Barbara Payton Caused the Top Hollywood Scandal in 1951
Tom Neal and Franchot Tone were both in love with beautiful blonde actress Barbara Payton in the early 1950s, and that love triangle led to the scandal of the year...
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