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Based on the novel The Looters, by John Reese, Charley Varrick was directed by Don Siegel from a script by Howard Rodman. Walter Matthau stars in the title role; a former trick pilot and crop duster, Charley is reduced to robbing banks with his wife Nadine (Jacqueline Scott), and his young, hot-headed partner, Harman Sullivan …
Released in 1928, The Circus marked the final appearance of the Little Tramp during the silent. era. 1928 was a time of transition for the motion picture industry. It would be the only year where silent movies and talkies were produced in roughly the same number. By 1929, most films had dialogue. Chaplin would make …
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As I’ve asserted before, I’ve never been much of a horror fan. Sure, I’ve watched countless films in the genre through the years, but few make a lasting impression. An American Werewolf In London is one of the few exceptions. Released in 1981, the story is as much a tragicomedy as it is a horror …
New York City, 1978. Three women are the best of friends and married to gangsters. Cathy (Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) is a stay at home mother; Ruby (Tiffany Haddish) has a racist mother-in-law (Margo Martindale); and Claire (Elisabeth Moss) is regularly beaten by her bully of a husband. When their spouses are …
Young Jamie Goddard (Marcia Forbes) is a troubled girl who loves her collection of toys a little bit too much. The movie opens with her snuggling up to a fluffy toy soldier in a decidedly sexual manner. Jamie works in a toy store where she especially loves the dolls that her long absent father (Peter …
Now available on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, Shazam! The Complete Live-Action Series collects all 28 episodes of the Filmation program, which initially aired from 1974 to 1976. After airing under its own title for the first season, Shazam! was paired with The Secrets of Isis to create The Shazam!/Isis Hour. The set contains …
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The three Angels (Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu) are back. The super detectives still work for Charlie (voice of John Forsythe), though there’s a new Bosley (Bernie Mac, replacing Bill Murray). They’ve been hired by the U.S. government to retrieve two high-tech rings, that when combined, reveal the names of people under the …
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Though it has now achieved cult status, Brian DePalma’s Scarface failed to impress critics during its original theatrical run in 1983. Made for an estimated $25 million, box office response was tepid, only grossing only $66 million. Cartoonish and campy, Scarface played like a spoof of hard-core violence with a profanity-laced soundtrack so full of …
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During the silent era, Lon Chaney made a series of unforgettable films including The Hunchback of Note Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Released in 1957, Man of A Thousand Faces is loosely based on his life story. James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy) stars as Chaney. While it’s true that Cagney was …
Now considered by many one of the greatest films of all time, The Wizard of Oz wasn’t a major success upon its release on August 15, 1939, due to the films large budget and modest box office return. But from 1959 to 1991, The Wizard of Oz was an annual television tradition in the United …
