With the recent announcement that Gilmore Girls is leaving Netflix after a twelve-year run, the fact that Warner Brothers recently released the entire series on Blu-ray is a godsend for fans. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Gilmore…
Forever famous for his role as Ed Norton on televisions The Honeymooners, Art Carney found success on the big screen, winning a Best Actor Oscar for his role as Harry Coombes in Harry and Tonto. In 1978, he joined Lilly…
In a career spanning more than fifty years, George Stevens directed nearly sixty films and took home the Oscar for Best Director twice, in 1951 for A Place in the Sun, and again in 1956, for Giant. In 1985, ten…
Set during the McCarthy-era witch-hunts of the early 1950s, when the US government was exposing supposed communists in the entertainment industry, 1976’s The Front was the first film to address the issue, with a cast and crew including individuals who…
Best known for his string of thrillers during the 1970’s and 1980’s, and his action films in the 1990’s, Brian De Palma has always had a subversive streak, never afraid to explore more playful themes. Released in 1970, Hi, Mom!,…
A social crusader and a champion of the first amendment, Lenny Bruce was a man ahead of his time. Incarcerated repeatedly for his act, comedians such as George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and a slew of others owe him…
Probably best known for his role as Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood, and for creating the Sundance TV series Rectify, Ray McKinnon wrote, directed, and starred as dual characters in 2007’s Randy and the Mob. Set in the…
A twenty-eight-year-old Jewish woman from a wealthy family, all Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) wants is a big house, nice clothes, two closets, a live-in maid, and a “professional man” for a husband. She seems to have it all, after her…
One of the highest grossing media franchises of all time, Looney Tunes debuted in 1930 as a series of shorts featuring a cast of characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig. Featuring a group of animators…
Originally titled Cutter and Bone, the script by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin found its way to Paul Gurian, a neophyte producer with a couple of short films and a TV movie on his resume. Based on a novel by Newton Thornburg,…