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Harry Morgan, An Appreciation.
Veteran character actor Harry Morgan, best known for his work as Col. Sherman Potter on the sitcom M.A.S.H., has died. He was 96. Born in 1915, Morgan had a career in film (“To The Shores of Tripoli“)...
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Bill Hicks’ Missing “Letterman” Appearance.
Not strictly movie-related, I know. But this comes as a belated Happy Birthday to the late comedian, who would have turned 50 years old this year. Over on Slate, David Hoaglund makes a persuasive...
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Report: Silence of the Lambs, Forrest Gump Added To National Film Registry.
Helllooo … Clarice …. Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter steps a little further into film history today as director Jonathan Demme’s 1991 tale of the erudite serial killer with a taste for human flesh...
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Woody Allen’s First “Midnight in Paris” Was A 1971 Short Story.
Here’s a fascinating piece by Steve Pond over at The Wrap, who notes that Woody Allen took a fantasy trip to the Lost Generation’s City of Light years before last summer’s sleeper hit Midnight in...
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An Appreciation: Dying’s Easy. Comedy Is Hard.
The late Sam Kinison, in performance, probably around 1987-1988. Where have all the comedians gone? I bring this up because the other night I was watching “Man on the Moon,” the 1999 biopic of the late...
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Thomas Edison Produced The First On-Screen Kiss.
This is pretty fascinating (from Brain Pickings, via IO9): “Thomas Edison is responsible for some of the most significant, and is even credited as the inventor of the movie industry itself. But besides...
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Ethan Hawke: “Nothing Went The Way I Thought It Would.”
In a soul-searching interview with The Guardian, the 40-something actor could well be speaking for the rest of his generation. Hawke stars in the upcoming “The Woman in the Fifth,” in which he plays...
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The Top Five, Can’t Miss Silent Films.
Intrigued by “The Artist” but don’t know where to start learning about silent films? Worry no more. The Guardian has put together a handy list of its Top 5 Can’t Miss Silent Films. There’s some good...
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Review: Red State (USA, 2011)
Name: Red State Release Date: 2011 Writer: Kevin Smith Director: Kevin Smith Cast: Michael Angarano: Travis Michael Parks: Abin Cooper Deborah Aquila: Mrs. Vasquez Nicholas Braun: Billy-Ray Ronnie...
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An Appreciation: Composer Robert B. Sherman.
If you’re a parent who’s ever taken your child to Disney World or Disneyland, and, let’s face it, that’s most of us, then you’ve no doubt wished mightily that the Mouse served alcohol before hopping...
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Woody Allen’s First “Midnight in Paris” Was A 1971 Short Story.
Here’s a fascinating piece by Steve Pond over at The Wrap, who notes that Woody Allen took a fantasy trip to the Lost Generation’s City of Light years before last summer’s sleeper hit Midnight in...
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