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The Greatest Oscars Tie in History Guest Post(s) at TFE
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Oct 25, 2013
Credit: Nathaniel Rogers In 1968, Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn made Oscars history when they became the second two actors to tie for their Academy Award. (The first were Frederic March and Wallace Beery in 1932.) Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn are two of my favorite actresses, and read more
Hammer Horror Blogathon: Curse Of Frankenstein
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Oct 21, 2013
This week as part of Classic Film & TV Cafe‘s Hammer Horror Blogathon, it is my ghoulish delight to review for you the 1957 Hammer Films classic, The Curse of Frankenstein. The 1950s were a fertile period for B Horror; America had William Castle and a young upstart named Roger Corman, and read more
BAAM Crossover Part 2: Army Of Darkness
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Oct 19, 2013
It’s impossible to contain the insanity that is the Evil Dead Trilogy in one night, so Gabe and I were forced to break this crossover into two parts. And while marathoning all three movies would have been an impressive test of our endurance, I’m glad we cut the series in two for two reasons: 1) read more
BAAM Crossover Part 1: Evil Dead 1&2
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Oct 15, 2013
Another holiday is upon us, which means one thing: more Beer And A Movie Crossovers! Are these reviews your favorite way to celebrate the holidays? They’re definitely mine. Usually Gabe and I watch very, very bad horror movies (sometimes they’re even so bad we stop watching them, as with read more
Agents of SHIELD & expanding the Marvel Universe
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Oct 5, 2013
Last year while counting down to The Avengers, I noted that Marvel was doing something unprecedented with its multi-movie franchise. For the first time, a company was building an expansive universe. The six movies, Iron Man 1&2, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, and finally The Avenger read more
5 Movie Musicals So Nice They Made Them Twice
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Sep 28, 2013
As last week’s post on Show Boat showed, Hollywood has a history of repeating itself. (This is fortunate for me; otherwise this blog wouldn’t exist!) Here are 5 less complicated musicals that have been given the Hollywood treatment over and over.
5. Sparkle (1976 & 2012) - Sparkle read more
Show Boat in Black and White
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Sep 21, 2013
Show Boat is many things. First, it was a nostalgic novel by Edna Ferber. Then it became a defining moment in American musical theater by two theater greats, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. Show Boat is a lithograph of American theater before Vaudeville. It’s a melodrama about a girl in read more
4 Films to Vote for the National Film Registry
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Sep 7, 2013
Now’s the time to vote! For a few weeks a year, the National Film Preservation Board opens up voting for the National Film Registry to the public. The National Film Registry is a list of films that the Library of Congress deems culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Unf read more
HMWYBS: Spring Breakers Isn’t My Cup of Jungle Juice
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Sep 4, 2013
One thing I’ve loved about participating in The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot series is that it has pushed me out of my comfort zone. It’s easy to get stuck in a blogging rut by writing about only certain movies, and only in a certain way. Thanks to Nathaniel, I̵ read more
Gotham City and The Metropolis Of Tomorrow
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 31, 2013
Batman is back in the news, and today I am giving a lecture on Gotham. I love when I’m accidentally topical. If you’re unable to join us in Long Beach for the Queen Mary Art Deco Festival, here is an excerpt from my lecture, Streamline Superman and the Deco Dark Knight: Art Deco & Superheroes. read more
HMWYBS: “Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid” & the Posse from Hell
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 28, 2013
As played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have to be the most charismatic killers Hollywood “counter culture” cinema produced. Bonnie & Clyde were still rough and bloody, and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider rubbed up against American authority like sa read more
5 Movie Musicals Better Than The Originals
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 24, 2013
I was surprised and elated by the great response to last week’s Gypsy Super Album! I’ll do another one again soon, but in the meantime, the lack of the movie cast recording on the super album got me thinking not only about those movie musicals that are worse than their Broadway originals (a subject read more
Robert Redford is “The Natural” at The Film Experience
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 22, 2013
Hey there, Recyclers! As part of the countdown to Robert Redford’s return to cinema (at least in front of the camera), The Film Experience is doing a series on our favorite fair-haired American legend. I contributed an article on my second or third favorite baseball movie, The Natural, yesterd read more
HMWYBS: Lana Turner Is “The Bad and the Beautiful”
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 21, 2013
The Bad and the Beautiful may be the best movie about movies made during the era of the Studio System. Balancing reality with romance, Vincente Minnelli’s film is a perfect example of how Hollywood could make itself look good even when it was being bad. The framing narrative of the three point-of-v read more
HMWYBS: The Color Purple
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 14, 2013
This week, I needed a break from preparing for my streamline superhero lecture for the Queen Mary Art Deco Festival (shameless plug says what?). With that goal, I sat down to watch The Color Purple for the first time as part of The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot series. Turns ou read more
5 Movies About San Francisco (1)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 10, 2013
One critique guest blogger Adam had in his great review of Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine was that the film did not have a good sense of place. Considering that Blue Jasmine is inspired by a play and written by a man both famous for great use of location (New Orleans in the case of A Streetcar Named Des read more
5 Movies About San Francisco (2)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 10, 2013
One critique guest blogger Adam had in his great review of Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine was that the film did not have a good sense of place. Considering that Blue Jasmine is inspired by a play and written by a man both famous for great use of location (New Orleans in the case of A Streetcar Named Des read more
HMWYBS: A Shadow Of A Doubt About Universal Studios (2)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 7, 2013
I’m about to commit film geek blasphemy: I’m going to talk about an Alfred Hitchcock movie without mentioning the master of suspense himself. The only reason I know I can get away with this is because there is a talented group of bloggers over at The Film Experience who will examine Shadow Of A read more
HMWYBS: A Shadow Of A Doubt About Universal Studios (1)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 7, 2013
I’m about to commit film geek blasphemy: I’m going to talk about an Alfred Hitchcock movie without mentioning the master of suspense himself. The only reason I know I can get away with this is because there is a talented group of bloggers over at The Film Experience who will examine Shadow Of A read more
A Bentley Named Desire: “Blue Jasmine” Guest Review by Adam! (2)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 3, 2013
Hey, recyclers! Give a warm welcome to my friend Adam B., who will at some point be starting his own blog on gothic novels. In the meantime, enjoy his great guest review! Knowing my love for A Streetcar Named Desire, Anne offered me a tip before I went to see Woody Allen’s latest, Blue Jasmin read more