Lists for the listaholic anonymous amongst us, top ten or otherwise
Woo hoo!!! Today is the day. 9 Days. 60 Films. 25 Events. From today all the way to next Saturday the 20th, this is the place to be for film lovers in the Upper Midwest! Have you gotten your tickets yet? They are selling fast, in fact when I went to the SHOWPLACE ICON THEATRE …
Continue reading Spotlight on five great documentaries – and they’re all playing at TCFF!
TCFF is just four days away and I've finalized the movies I'll be watching during the 9-day film fest. I'm just thrilled that there's quite an eclectic lineup we've got this year, practically there's something from every genre. I've blogged about some of them on this post, but below is my full schedule of what …
Continue reading Counting Down to TCFF! The Films I Can’t Wait to See
A piece of sad news came over the radio waves this morning as I heard that legendary crooner Andy Williams passed away after a year-long battle with bladder cancer at the age of 84. My mother was a huge fan of his music, along with other popular vocalists in the 60s and 70s like Frank …
The New York-born actor passed away eight years ago of heart failure. He would've been 60 years old today. Hearing the Superman theme the other day I suddenly thought of the man behind that heroic role. My admiration for Christopher Reeve went as far back as 1978 when I was only a wee girl. It's …
Continue reading A Birthday Tribute: Top Five Christopher Reeve’s Roles
Just yesterday I saw this info-graphic that Hollywood's creativity is waning. I mean, zero original movie in 2011?? WOW! I wonder how 2012 fares, but there sure are a bazillion remakes, sequels, prequels, what have you, and that trend isn't likely to end anytime soon. Well, Rodney at Fernby Films are currently doing Worst Film …
Continue reading Ted’s Picks of Worst Films of the Year so far
Greetings, all and sundry. After finishing my three post 'arc' highlighting the career of Jack Lemmon, I've decided to delve and poke around a bit in the arena of Classics. And cast some light upon the easily known and often unsung heroines. Who plied their beauty, moxie and craft to make their often secondary roles …
I first published this list back in November 2009, and I've been wanting to do an update in a while, thanks to the suggestion from Iba @ ILuvCinema. As I said back then, this kind of list is a matter of opinion/preference, and it's impossible to please everyone. This one in particular is not meant …
Continue reading TEN Notable Foreign Actors to Watch – Where Are They Now?
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