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ADVERTISEMENT We don’t necessarily go to the movies to cry, but it tends to happen. Well, unless you’re a manly man, in which case you likely only cry at a movie when a football star dies, or Jason Statham wrecks a beautiful car. But the fact is that there are a lot of depressing movies [...]
Posted by Jeff Kelly on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged American Beauty, cool hand luke, Denzel Washington, depressing endings, depressing movies, Harvey Milk, inspiring sad films, Jeff Kelly, John Steinbeck, Life is Beautiful, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Oskar Schindler, Paul Newman, Philadelphia Tom Hanks, Randall McMurphy, Roberto Benigni, Schindler's List, Sean Penn, Steven Spielberg, The Grapes of Wrath, tom hanks, Tom Joad
Family dynasties are a grand tradition in Hollywood. Below are a list of clans of famous actors, directors, writers, and producers who were related to each other. The criteria for this list is how much talent the combined members of the family had and how many generations the dynasty spanned. 10. The Reitman Dynasty Members: Ivan, [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Ever since the days of silent film, audiences have crowded into theaters to see films that push the envelope of action and suspense. One of the biggest crowd-pleasers are incredible stunts. Professional stuntmen in Hollywood have made careers of risking life and limb on a daily basis all in the name of entertainment. There have [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Friday, December 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Television · Tagged Allen Robinson, Ben-Hur, Buster Keaton, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, clint eastwood, Dar Allen Robinson, Devil Horse, Dick Grace, Harold Lloyd, India, Jackass, Jackie Chan, Joe Canutt, Joe Powell, John Ford, John Huston, john wayne, Johnny Knoxville, legendary silent comedian, Ryan Dunn, sean connery, stagecoach, Steamboat Bill, Steamboat Bill Jr., Steven Spielberg, Stunt, stuntman, The Devil Horse, The Man Who Would Be King, Yakima Canutt, Yakima Canutt filmography
The term “horror movie” first appeared in the writings of critics in response to the release of Universal’s Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). The term has since come to describe any film that strives to elicit the emotion of fear, disgust, and shock. A large collection of classic scary movies have screenplays that are based [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged A Nightmare on Elm Street, Bannane Head, Beware! The Blob, British Broadcasting Corporation, Captain, Caril Ann Fugate, catholic church, Central State Hospital, Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Charles Starkweather, Child's Play, Chuck Russell, Crest Service Station, David Brown, Douglas, Dracula, Ed Gein, Edmund Kemper, Entertainment Weekly Inc., Estes Park, film, Frank Mundus, Freddy Krueger, Gary M. Heidnik, Gary Oldman, George Pollard Jr., Grady, halloween, Henderson Island, herman melville, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jack Palance, jaws, Jerry Brudos, Larry Hagman, Luther Miles Schulze, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Natural Born Killers, Necrophiles, Newgate Prison, Oliver Stone, painter and author, Peter Benchley, Psycho, Raymond Bishop, Robbie Mannheim, Robert Eugene Otto, Robert Jensen, Roland Doe, Ronald Edwin Hunkeler, Sawney Bean, Scream, Speculative fiction, Stanley Hotel, Stephen King, Steve McQueen, Steven Spielberg, Sultan Mehmed II, The Blob, The Exorcist, The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, Theodore Roosevelt, Timberline Lodge, Wes Craven, William Friedkin, William Peter Blatty
Whether it was Marty McFly, Gordon Gekko, the Terminator, Jake La Motta, the working girl (Melanie Griffith), or sharp-shooter Jimmy Chitwood, the 1980’s was a memorable decade of iconic heroes, novel advances in technology, and the cementation of blockbuster culture at the movies. Hollywood has always been a fast-moving town with new sets of winners [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies, People · Tagged American film directors, Back to the Future, Barry Levinson, Blade Runner, Blue Velvet, brazil, Crimes and Misdemeanors, David Lynch, Dead Poets’ Society, Do the Right Thing, film, gandhi, Gordon Gekko, Jake La Motta, James Cameron, Jimmy Chitwood, Martin Scorsese, Marty McFly, Mel Brooks, Melanie Griffith, Monty Python, Oliver Stone, Peter Weir, Platoon, Richard Attenborough, Ridley Scott, Robert Zemeckis, Roger Ebert, Romancing the Stone, Spike Lee, Stephen Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, Terry Gilliam, The Abyss, The color Purple, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Time Bandits, Twin Peaks, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, woody allen
Before people were able to access information by way of the Internet, written text was the primary resource for knowledge. The history of books has been linked to political and economical contingencies, as well as the history of ideas and religion. In the ancient world, humans developed writings as a desire to create a lasting [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Literature · Tagged Accuray Systems, Ahmed Jibril, Alfred Kinsey, Alice in Wonderland, America, American Federation of Peace, and lecturer, Anne Sullivan, Arnold Arboretum, artificial intelligence, Astronomer, author, biologist, businessman, Campania, Caserta, catholic church, Central Europe, Central Intelligence Agency, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, co-author, College of Engineering, Cologne’s Faculty of Theology, computer scientist, Congress, Divine Things, Drug Enforcement Administration, faster-than-light travel hypothesis, Fatima, Flying Saucers, food, foreign minister, Founder, France, freelance writer, Frost Fairies, Frost King, geologist, Germany, Greater London, Harvard, head, Heinrich Kramer, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Frost Fairies, Hilary Evans, Hitler, Holy Office, Human sexuality, Inc., interstellar travel, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Incorporated, Italy, J. Allen Hynek, Jacob Sprenger, Jacques Vallée, James H. Jones, jesus, John Doe, Jose da Fonseca, Joseph Lash, Judith Reisman, justice minister, Kindle, KINDLE GROUP, King, Kinsey Institute, Kinsey Institute for Research, Kinsey Reports, law abiding handbook, Leonard C. Lewin, Lester Coleman, Libya, Libyan government, London, London court, Lonnie VanZandt, Lyndon B. Johnson, major U.S. cities, Margaret Canby, Maria Valtorta, Marian, Michael Anagnos, michigan, model, movable type printing press, multidimensional travel, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Advisory Committee, nazi party, New York, New York City, New York Federal court, new york times, Nicholas Pende, Nook, Nook Industries, North America, official U.S. policy, Palestine, Pan American World Airways, PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC, Pedro Carolino, Perkins School, Perkins School for the Blind, physicist, Pik Botha, political activist, Polyamory, president, priest, principal investigator, Professor, professor of entomology, Province of Caserta, Province of Lucca, psychiatrist, Purdue University, respected researcher, Rockefeller Foundation, Roman Catholic Church, Roosevelt Demands, Russia, Scotland, Semtex, Sophia Hopkins, South Africa, Soviet Union, SRI International, Steven Spielberg, Sweden, teacher, The Miracle Worker, The New York Times Co, the University of Michigan, Theodore Dalrymple, Theodore Kaufman, Time Magazine, Tuscany, U.S. government, U.S. intelligence, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, University of Cologne, University of Cologne’s Faculty, University of Michigan, USD, Viareggio, Vietnam, Vittorio Tredici, Volkischer Beobachter, writer, Yi script
Only 83 films have won Best Picture to date and the general sentiment is that winning the big prize ensures that your film will have a place among the classics. Here are 10 films that won the grand prize that are not considered classics today: 10. The Broadway Melody, 1929 Since sound was introduced into [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged Academy Award for Best Director, Actor, America, American cinema, American film directors, Around the World In 80 Days, arsenic, arsenic and old lace, assistant, Atlantic City, Cannes film festival, Carol Reed, Cecille B. DeMille, Cesar Romero, Charles Coburn, Charles Dickens, china, Dances with Wolves, Dennis Schwartz, director, eccentric free-spirited professor, Elizabeth Taylor, Entertainment_Culture, film historian, films, Forrest Gump, Frank Capra, Frank Sinatra, Funny Girl, George Kaufman, India, Irene Dunne, It's a Wonderful Life, John Ford, John Huston, King, Louis B. Mayer, Marlene Dietrich, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM head, Mike Todd, Moss Hart, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mrs. Miniver, National Society of Film Critics, Oklahoma, On Golden Pond, Orrin Konheim, Oscar, Pakistan, producer, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reds, restless newspaper editor, Richard Dix, Roger Ebert, Sound film, Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, studio head, Susan Stark, Thailand, the 1924 Olympics, The Broadway Melody, The English Patient, The Golden Globes, The Greatest Show on Earth, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Oscars, the Pulitzer-prize, The Third Man, third Oscar, Tim Dirks, United Kingdom, United States, Washington, winston churchill, Wonderful Life, You Can't Take It With You
Considering the scandal, tragedy, and failure that typically plague child stars after their careers end, you’d think any parent would keep their child as far away from a Hollywood studio as humanly possible. Yet, despite the numbers of child actors who end up as drug addicts, alcoholics, criminals, or worst of all- reality show participants, [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies, People · Tagged Academy Award, Acting, Actor, ambassador and diplomat, Badass, Big Trouble in Little China, Brad Pitt, buffy the vampire slayer, But Shirley Temple, Casper, Casper Ltd, child actor, child model and actress, Christian Bale, christina ricci, Cinema of the United States, Dakota Fanning, Dana Plato, Danica McKellar, director, Disney contract player, Emmy, Empire of the Sun, Entertainment_Culture, escape, Escape From New York, Family, Family Guy, father manager, Fred Savage, gary coleman, Ghana, Goldie Hawn, government official, great actor, great actress, Harrison Ford, I Am Sam, John Carpenter, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, kid actor, King, Kirsten Dunst, Kurt Russell, Lindsey Lohan, Mary Jane, Mass media, Mermaids, named child actor, respected actor, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, Screen Actors Guild, Screen Actors Guild Award, semi-pro baseball player, Seth Green, Shirley Temple, spiderman, Steven Spielberg, Television in the United States, The Addams Family, The computer wore tennis shoes, The Thing, The Wonder Years, Tom Cruise, transition form child actor, UCLA, young actress
We’ve seen it happen over and over again: a new movie comes along that is both entertaining and fresh, only to be followed by countless sequels and spinoffs that are not only terrible in their own right, but also somehow manage to damage the credibility and popularity of the original film. Here are ten of [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged alien, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman Forever, batman returns, film, Film genres, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, jaws, Joel Schumacher, John Carpenter, Movies, planet of the apes, Richard Donner, Rob Zombie, Sequel, Steven Spielberg, Superman, Superman III, The Dark Knight, The Highlander, The Matrix, tim burton, top 10 films, top 10 movies, worst franchises, worst sequels
As quickly as 2010 came and went, here we find ourselves in the middle of another exciting awards season. The Golden Globes have been awarded and the 83rd Oscar ceremony is next. When it comes to Hollywood’s highest honors, the Academy’s omissions often provoke more outcry and buzz than the actual winners. The Academy Awards [...]
Posted by Timeea on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged 81st Academy Awards, A Wonderful Life, Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, academy awards, Actor, actress, Adrian Lyne, Alec Coppel, Alex Forrest, alfred hitchcock, America, American film directors, Andy Garcia, Anne Archer, Barry Malkin, Bavaria, Being John Malkovich, Best Music, Bill Murray, Bob Gunton, Brian Grazer, Bruce Nicholson, Caitlin Moran, Carmine Coppola, catholic church, Chuck Gaspar, columnist, critic, Dan Aykroyd, Daniel P. Hanley, David Frost, Dean Tavoularis, director, Double Indemnity, Egon Spengler, Elliot Tyson, Entertainment_Culture, Eric Fellner, film, Film director, Film Editing, Films considered the greatest ever, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Darabont, Frank J. Urioste, Frank Langella, Frank R. McKelvy, Frost/Nixon, Gary Fettis, George Dutton, George Dzundza, George Milo, Germany, ghostbusters, Glenn Close, Gordon Willis, Hal Pereira, harold ramis, Harry Potter, Henry Bumstead, James Dearden, James Woods, Janet Leigh, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Eszterhas, John Bettis, John Bruno, John L. Russell, Joseph Hurley, journalist, Lisa Fruchtman, Mark Vargo, Michael Douglas, Michael Herbick, Michael Kahn, Michael Sheen, Michael Wood, Mike Hill, morgan freeman, Munich, Niki Marvin, Norman Bates, Once Upon A Time in America, Oscar, Oscar ceremony, oscars, Paramount films, Paul Verhoeven, Peter E. Berger, Peter Morgan, Peter Venkman, police detective, poltergeist, president, producer, prominent journalist, Psycho, Ray Parker Jr., Raymond Stantz, repressed energy, Richard Edlund, Richard Francis-Bruce, Richard L. Anderson, Richard Nixon, Robert Clatworthy, Robert De Niro, Robert J. Litt, Roger Deakins, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Sam Comer, Samuel Taylor, Seattle, Sergio Leone, Sharon Stone, Sharone Stone, Sherry Lansing, Singin' in The Rain, Sleepless in Seattle, Slumdog Millionaire, Stanley R. Jaffe, Stephen Hunter, Steven Spielberg, sun, SUN CORPORATION, Sun-Times, The Academy Awards, the BAFTA, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Golden Globes, The Magnificent Ambersons, the Oscar, The Shawshank Redemption, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Washington Post Company, Thomas Newman, Tim Robbins, Times columnist, Tobe Hooper, tom hanks, United States, USD, Vertigo, Walter Murch, Washington, Washington Post, Weaver - Dana Barrett, Willie D. Burton
