The first Academy Awards Ceremony on Thursday May 16, 1929, lasted only 15 minutes and honored only silent films. It was
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Top 15 William Powell Movies
One of my all-time favorite actors…even though he’s not as flashy as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Clark Gable or
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You’ll be surprised at what I rank as the top Cary Grant movie! Let’s get that out of the
Continue readingThe Thin Man and Dashiell Hammett
“The Thin Man” was never meant to be a series of films, let’s get that straight right up front.
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In the early days of film, fight scenes were “staged” but real. They didn’t learn to fake their punches
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I’d have to say upfront that the female stunt performers at the very start of the film industry were
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