FRI., 5-3 10:00 pm (ET) "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988) 1h 50m | Comedy a remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story, whose co-writers Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning received screen credit for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, along with writer Dale Launer. Set on the French Riviera, the film stars ...

Las Hurdes (1933)

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Nicolas Roeg’s DON’T LOOK NOW is streaming in May as part of a "Set in Venice" collection! The sweetie and I have wanted to see this one for a long time. It features one of my all-time favorites Julie Christie. I'm very excited to see this one for the first time. It's a brilliant, terrify...

This month on Svengoolie... 5/4: The Land That Time Forgot (1974) w/ Doug McClure, John McEnery and Susan Penhaligon. Screenplay by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (and based upon a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs). And directed by Kevin Connor. 5/11: House of Frankenstein (1944) w/ Boris Karloff...

Rod Taylor



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Ten favorites from 1939 (Okay, twelve, because I suppose I have to include the obligatory GWTW and The Wizard of Oz , which I certainly like, but not as much as the others on this list.) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Drums Along the Mohawk Gone With the Wind Goodbye Mr. Chips The Hound of the B...

There are many, but I'll say Come and Get It (1935), because how can you not love a film that has this scene (despite two annoying male leads):

(Before Elvis, there was Frances Farmer.)



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Bound for Glory (1976)

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Gypsy (1962) "The whole family shouts. Comes from living near the railroad tracks."

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Mame (1974) (One song is set on the moon.)

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George Zucco

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1993 Favorites (Two all-time favorites*) The Age of Innocence* Bhaji on the Beach A Bronx Tale Little Buddha The Long Day Closes* Naked Philadelphia The Remains of the Day Schindler’s List Wittgenstein A film that had its moments but should have been much better: Wide Sargasso Sea A film that every...

Frank Orth

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W.C. Fields (as The Great McGonigle in The Old Fashioned Way)

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Ten Favorites from 1948 The Big Clock Call Northside 777 Fort Apache Hamlet I Remember Mama The Naked City Scott of the Antarctic Spring in Park Lane (The most popular British movie of 1948, and an absolute joy.) State of the Union The Winslow Boy Special mention: The Creeper : for scaring the hell...