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Toxic Birthday Suits

2 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Your cinematic birthdays for 12/02. If it's your big day, let us know.

Steven, Lucy and Warren

1894 Warren William, charming snake, pre-code movie star who was often paired with formidable actresses like Claudette Colbert (Imitation of Life, Cleopatra), Joan Blondell (Gold Diggers of 1933, Stage Struck) and Bette Davis (Three on a Match, Satan Met a Lady)

1914 Ray Walston, the Damn Yankees! devil had a lengthy career on screens small and large

1914 Adolph Green, musical giant of 'Comden & Green' fame. I can't even begin to choose a favorite song by that duo. Plus they wrote the screenplay to Singin' in the Rain!

1923 Maria Callas, La Divina. Fanny Ardant recently played her in Callas Forever. The next actress who'll have a go at her is Eva Mendes in Greek Fire

1925 Julie Harris was Oscar nominated for her film debut (The Member of the Wedding), co-starred with James Dean (East of Eden) and »

- NATHANIEL R

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Cleopatra 75th Anniversary Edition (Universal Backlot Series) - DVD Review

17 April 2009 6:28 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Universal begins a new collection of classic films, the Backlot Series, with the release of Cecil B. DeMille.s historical epic. It.s welcome news for fans of cinema - such as me. The film may be a bit creaky as far as acting style goes, but it still has a sexy side and an abundance of pageantry. More please, Universal. Cleopatra (Claudette Colbert) is the queen of Egypt, but finds herself in political trouble as an attempted coup threatens to strand her in the desert and lose her crown. She outsmarts her usurpers and sneaks into their audience with Julius Caesar (Warren William) and succeeds in defeating them in their own game. She also takes Caesar as her lover »

- Jeff Swindoll

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What Films Did TCM 'Forget' On Its 15 Most Influential List?

15 April 2009 2:41 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Tonight I watched the new Criterion Blu-ray release of Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear and at the top of the film I was reminded of the influence it had on the opening of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch as cockroaches were tortured by a young boy compared to the scorpion that was thrown onto a pile of ants at the opening of Peckinpah's feature. However, does this mean Wages of Fear should be considered one of the all-time most influential films? When TCM released their list of top 15 most influential films of all-time they opened up a much larger can of worms than I had actually assumed they did as conversations began sprouting up all over the Internet. The two most frequent comments I saw regarding the list (not dealing with specific film omissions) were: 1.) there weren't any films listed that were released after 1977 (Star Wars) and »

- Brad Brevet

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 7, 2009

7 April 2009 1:36 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Doubt I have this Blu-ray sitting right here and plan on popping it in as soon as I get done with this column and will hopefully have a review up in the next day or so. Doubt is a solid film with fantastic performances and with cinematography from Roger Deakins I am sure it will look gorgeous in high-def (even though Deakins didn't exactly bring his A-game to this one). The features, however, do look a bit on the weak side with four traditional featurettes and a commentary from writer/director John Patrick Shanley, but Shanley's comments may prove to be solid enough for a recommendation. However, all likelihood is this one is best left as a rental as I don't consider it a buy based on my one theatrical experience. No Country for Old Men (Collector's Edition) Along »

- Brad Brevet

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: March 31, 2009

31 March 2009 2:14 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed As I am typing this up I am completing my tour of the five most recent James Bond Blu-rays released last week. I have already watched Goldfinger, Moonraker, The World is Not Enough and Quantum of Solace and I am watching Never Say Never Again for the first time with plans of watching Thunderball immediately afterward. I am sure many of you know the story and why I will be watching Thunderball, but for those that don't, stay tuned as it will certainly be part of my Bond Blu-ray Round-Up Part Two. If you missed the first one you can read it here. As for what else is on my plate I just received the new Blu-ray copy of No Country for Old Men as well as Doubt. I am also interested in taking a peek at Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra, »

- Brad Brevet

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5 articles from 2009

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