5 Movie Death Scenes and Why We Remember Them
What makes a death scene in a movie memorable? Hard to say when we’ve seen it all from sensational shoot-outs to psychos wielding knives and chainsaws and it’s all gotten...
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Marty: 1955 Best Picture
Perhaps it was the simple love story, perhaps it was the triumph over the meddling relatives or a combination of both. Whatever it was, the love story of the Bronx...
On the Waterfront: 1954 Best Picture
“On the Waterfront” was nominated for 12 Oscars at the 27th Academy Awards, one less than “Gone with the Wind” and “From Here to Eternity”. It won 8 Oscars, the...
From Here to Eternity: 1953 Best Picture
Isn’t it strange when a film gets a huge number of nominations but the leads in it don’t win Best Actor or Best Actress? At the 26th Academy Awards, “From...
Want to Get a Baseball at a Major League Game? Become a Supermodel
Baseball players will frequently toss baseballs to fans at the end of an inning or after retrieving a foul ball. Lots of fans will try to grab these things and...
The Greatest Show on Earth: 1952 Best Picture
There were a lot of surprises in the 1950s and one of them was when “The Greatest Show on Earth” won Best Picture at the 25th Academy Awards. Starring Betty...
An American in Paris: 1951 Best Picture
“A Streetcar Named Desire” was the most nominated film (12) at the 24th Academy Awards but it did not win Best Picture. “An American in Paris” (8 nominations), starring Gene...
Supporting Cast of S U C K: Ray Donovan
Here we have some of the actors who appeared in S U C K, the fourth episode of Season 2 of Ray Donovan. Kip Pardue played F.B.I. Agent Tom Volchek...
S U C K Recap: Ray Donovan
The fourth episode of Ray Donovan, Season 2 is “S U C K” (8-3-14). Yeah, nice title, but as it turns out, it’s Mrs. Cochran’s Scrabble word. Last week, in...
All About Eve: 1950 Best Picture
At the 23rd Academy Awards, “All About Eve”, starring Bette Davis, got a record number (14) of nominations, beating the prior record holder (“Gone with the Wind”) by one nomination....
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