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Cheeta The Chimp, RIP.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Addenda: There’s now some debate over whether the chimp who expired over the Christmas holiday … more →

Tags: Action, Golden Age of Cinema, Film news, Thinking about movies, Tarzan, Johnny Weismuller, Cheeta, Classic Tarzan movies, Maureen O'Sullivan

Holy Rosebuds! Welles' "Citizen Kane" Oscar Sells For Nearly $1M.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Yep. You read that right. The Academy Award that director Orson Welles won for his 1941 classic … more →

Tags: Biopic, Film news, Thinking about movies, Award Shows, Citizen Kane, Orson Welles, Sotheby's Orson Welles' Oscar sold

New "Three Stooges" Trailer Released.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: I think I’ll stick with the original shorts. … more →

Tags: Comedy, Golden Age of Cinema, Film news, Trailer trash, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, The Three Stooges, The Three Stooges Movie Trailer, curley howard

Producer Mike Kaplan's Collection Of Vintage Movie Posters Goes On Exhibit.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: And there’s some corkers, including this terrific French poster for Audrey Hepburn in “F … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Film news, movie-musicals, audrey hepburn, Funny Face, Mike Kaplan Poster Exhibit

"The Artist": Remembering The Hollywood Of Old.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: It tells you everything you need to know … … about the state of contemporary cinema that … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Film news, silent movies, silent movies, Old Movies, Nostalgia

Dueling "Snow White" Trailers Hit The Web.1 comment

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Rachel White as Snow White from a Disney marketing campaign. So You May Not Have Heard … … more →

Tags: Action, Kids' Cinema, Family Films, kristen stewart, Snow White and the Huntsman, Snow White, Mirror mirror, Julia Roberts

Weekend Box Office And The Monday Must-Read.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: So You Know What Audiences Like? That’s right, you guessed it, movies about Greek gods and Ada … more →

Tags: Action, Golden Age of Cinema, Biopic, Box Office Tallies, Film news, Screen Sirens, femmes fatale, Henry Cavil, Box Office tallies

The 10 Greatest Silent Movie Stars.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Greta Garbo. Max Linder. Charlie Chaplin. They were as totemic in their time as Bogart, Gary Cooper … more →

Tags: Comedy, Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Ourselves, Thinking about movies, silent movies, The Observer's 10 Greatest Silent Film Stars, silent movies, charlie chaplin

Grace Kelly Lives On The Silver Screen Again.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Princess Grace of Monaco gets the “King’s Speech” treatment: The Guardian has the … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Biopic, Film news, Screen Sirens, princess grace, Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, Charles deGaulle, Monaco

They Died With Their Boots On (USA, 1942)

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Name: They Died With Their Boots On Release Date: 1942 Writers: Wally Klein (screenplay), Aeneas Mac … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Ourselves, Guy Cinema, Thinking about movies, Reviews, Golden Age of Hollywood, Errol Flynn, Olvia DeHavilland

"Three Stooges" Banner And Poster Released.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: From The Good Folks At SpoilerTV: “For those of you that did not know, The Farrelly Brothers a … more →

Tags: Comedy, Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Guy Cinema, Film news, Reboot-Itis, Sean Hayes, chris diamantopoulos, Will Sasso

A Defense: A Swash Well Buckled.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: With Yet Another … … iteration of “The Three Musketeers” set to hit the big … more →

Tags: Action, Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Ourselves, Guy Cinema, Film news, Thinking about movies, Basil Rathbone, The Three Musketeers

Why We Still Love Rin Tin Tin.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: A New Book Examines The Life … … of Hollywood’s favorite pooch. From Salon this mo … more →

Tags: Action, Our Films, Ourselves, Film news, Kids' Cinema, Rin Tin Tin, Susan Orlean, Rin Tin Tin The Life The Legend, Book Reviews

A Veronica Lake Moment.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: It’s Saturday night. And on Saturday nights, here at Casa de Cineaste, Saturday nights are Fil … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Ourselves, Noir, Screen Sirens, femmes fatale, film noir, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd

Ed Wood, Reconsidered.1 comment

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Name: Ed Wood Release Date: 1994 Writers: Rudolph Gray (book), Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski … more →

Tags: Sci-Fi, Biopic, Horror, B movies, Thinking about movies, Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, tim burton, Ed Wood

The Bishop Murder Case (USA, 1930).

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Name: The Bishop Murder Case Release Date: 1930 Writers: S.S. Van Dine (book); Lenore J. Coffee (scr … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Noir, Reviews, Basil Rathbone, film noir, Philo Vance, Mysteries, S. S. Van Dine, pulp fiction

A Look At The "Citizen Kane" Blu-Ray Release.

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: In Slate this morning, film critic Fred Kaplan sings the praises of the upcoming Blu-ray DVD release … more →

Tags: Golden Age of Cinema, Our Films, Ourselves, Film news, film news, Fred Kaplan, Slate, blu ray dvd, Citizen Kane

The Living Ghost (USA, 1942)

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Name: The Living Ghost Release Date: 1942 Writers: Howard Dimsdale (story); Joseph Hoffman (screenpl … more →

Tags: Action, Golden Age of Cinema, film noir, Monogram Pictures, Poverty Row movies, James Dunn, Joan Woodbury, Paul McVey

Criminal Investigator (USA, 1942)

jlmicek wrote 1 year ago: Name: Criminal Investigator Release Date: 1942 Writers: George Jeske, Edmond Kelso Director: Jean Ya … more →

Tags: Action, Golden Age of Cinema, film noir, Robert Lowery, edith fellows, Monogram Pictures, Poverty Row movies, Movies about journalists


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