Oscars: CODA Wins Best Picture of 2021
Here are the top four categories and the winners at the 94th Academy Awards that were held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 27, 2022, honoring films released in...
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Robin Williams, His Iconic Movie Roles and Quotes
Robin Williams left us suddenly at age 63 and under tragic circumstances such as none could have ever imagined. A man of many talents, Williams left behind a body of...
Who Was Yul Brynner?
Yul Brynner was an actor most famous for playing King Mongkut of Siam in “The King and I”. However, he was quite versatile and played figures from history (pirate Jean...
Hedy Lamarr, Her Movies and Her Co-Stars
Hedy Lamarr was one of the most stunning actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She was born Hedwig Kiesler in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1913. Young Hedwig was catapulted to...
Valley of the Dolls Stars Still Living
“Valley of the Dolls” is a 1966 potboiler that was written by Jacqueline Susann and promptly made into a film the following year. Although the film was panned by the...
“First Cow” Quotes, Notes and Clafoutis
Several reviews recommending “First Cow” (2019) as a fine film led me to rent it despite plentiful descriptions about lush scenery and cinematic techniques. Call me a Philistine, but the...
Quotes and Notes: While the City Sleeps (1956)
“While the City Sleeps” is listed as a crime drama and film noir on IMDB. But is it really? The film opens up with a murder, for sure, but it...
Quotes and Notes: The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
In 1939, Monty Woolley first starred in the role of Sheridan Whiteside in “The Man Who Came to Dinner” on the Broadway stage. The comical play, written by Moss Hart...
Multiple and Dual Film Roles
Often as movie viewers, we little question why a film has one actor playing dual or multiple roles in the same film. We don’t, for example, bother ourselves wondering why...
Dennis O’Keefe in Raw Deal (1948)
Claire Trevor was the sometimes narrator of the 1948 film noir, “Raw Deal”. She played Pat, the girlfriend of Joe Sullivan, whom she helped break out of prison. Dennis O’Keefe...
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