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Although there were no official nominations for the second Academy Awards, Chester Morris (born February 16th; 1901-1970) was under consideration for his performance in Alibi, 1929, but his true claim to fame came through  Boston Blackie, a character made popular by writer Jack Boyle in 1914. Morri read more

James Baskett accepting his Honorary Oscar from Ingrid Bergman   An overlooked actor, whose best work has not been seen in the United States (excepting on VHS and DVD imports) since 1986. I of course am speaking of the still controversial Song of the South, 1946, a Walt Disney live action-anim read more

Let's usher in this Valentine's Day with a typical moment of introspective minimalism out of Bollywood... Yes, it's dear Miss Priyanka Chopra starring as the love interest of both Mr. Ranveer Singh and Mr. Arjun Kapoor (he's the scruffier of the two).  The film, Gunday, is the big Valentine's read more

On Sunday, February 13th, 1955 The Big Combo premiered in Japan and the United States. Directed by the master-of-style Joseph H. Lewis, photography by near-legendary-cinematographer John Alton, written by Philip Yordan (read further on Yordan from The Film Noir Foundation), music by David Raksin and read more

Classic Film Aficionados On Sunday, February 13th, 1955 The Big Combo premiered in Japan and the United States. Directed by the master-of-style Joseph H. Lewis, photography by near-legendary-cinematographer John Alton, written by Philip Yordan (read further on Yordan from The Film Noir Foundation), read more

On Sunday, February 13th, 1955 The Big Combo premiered in Japan and the United States. Directed by the master-of-style Joseph H. Lewis, photography by near-legendary-cinematographer John Alton, written by Philip Yordan (read further on Yordan from The Film Noir Foundation), music by David Raksin and read more

Classic Film Aficionados On Sunday, February 13th, 1955 The Big Combo premiered in Japan and the United States. Directed by the master-of-style Joseph H. Lewis, photography by near-legendary-cinematographer John Alton, written by Philip Yordan (read further on Yordan from The Film Noir Foundation), read more

Classic Film Aficionados Witness for the Prosecution premiered nationally on February 6, 1958; this classic film had World Premiere in Los Angeles, in December of 1957, therefore qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards. Umm, umm, good! Witness for the Prosecution is delightful like a Shepherd’s read more

Witness for the Prosecution premiered nationally on February 6, 1958; this classic film had World Premiere in Los Angeles, in December of 1957, therefore qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards. Umm, umm, good! Witness for the Prosecution is delightful like a Shepherd’s Pie, an all-in-one-meal read more

Witness for the Prosecution premiered nationally on February 6, 1958; this classic film had World Premiere in Los Angeles, in December of 1957, therefore qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards. Umm, umm, good! Witness for the Prosecution is delightful like a Shepherd’s Pie, an all-in-one-meal read more

Classic Film Aficionados Witness for the Prosecution premiered nationally on February 6, 1958; this classic film had World Premiere in Los Angeles, in December of 1957, therefore qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards. Umm, umm, good! Witness for the Prosecution is delightful like a Shepherd’s read more

  Actress, writer, producer and director, the First Lady of Hollywood-Multiplicity and the Poster-Girl for Film Noir, both in front of the camera and behind; Lupino starred in some of the finest of the hard-edged films of the 1940’s. As with many actresses, she began with simple turns in swe read more

Classic Film Aficionados   Actress, writer, producer and director, the First Lady of Hollywood-Multiplicity and the Poster-Girl for Film Noir, both in front of the camera and behind; Lupino starred in some of the finest of the hard-edged films of the 1940’s. As with many actresses, she began with read more

  Actress, writer, producer and director, the First Lady of Hollywood-Multiplicity and the Poster-Girl for Film Noir, both in front of the camera and behind; Lupino starred in some of the finest of the hard-edged films of the 1940’s. As with many actresses, she began with simple turns in swe read more

Classic Film Aficionados   Actress, writer, producer and director, the First Lady of Hollywood-Multiplicity and the Poster-Girl for Film Noir, both in front of the camera and behind; Lupino starred in some of the finest of the hard-edged films of the 1940’s. As with many actresses, she began with read more

Feed the Kitty, directed by Chuck M. Jones (also, he designed the characters), gave us the first appearances of bulldog Marc Antony and Pussyfoot the kitten; 3 follow ups were made: Kiss Me Cat, 1953; Feline Frame-Up, 1954, and in 1958, Cat Feud. This truly is a funny animated short (7 minutes long) read more

Feed the Kitty, directed by Chuck M. Jones (also, he designed the characters), gave us the first appearances of bulldog Marc Antony and Pussyfoot the kitten; 3 follow ups were made: Kiss Me Cat, 1953; Feline Frame-Up, 1954, and in 1958, Cat Feud. This truly is a funny animated short (7 minutes long) read more

Classic Film Aficionados Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a (pardon the following puns) buckish, ripping, almost as strange as a real life yarn, with a story line as big as the Empire State Building-climbing gorilla himself. A little love is saluted along the read more

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a (pardon the following puns) buckish, ripping, almost as strange as a real life yarn, with a story line as big as the Empire State Building-climbing gorilla himself. A little love is saluted along the way, jokes coming at read more

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a (pardon the following puns) buckish, ripping, almost as strange as a real life yarn, with a story line as big as the Empire State Building-climbing gorilla himself. A little love is saluted along the way, jokes coming at read more