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The 1940's! Probably my favorite movie decade. Just finished watching Howard Hawks' "To Have and Have Not" for the umpteenth time. And I still get a thrill over the way nineteen year old Lauren Bacall turns every scene she's in into a display of cooler than cool fireworks. Surely one of the...

Yes, it's in the eye of the beholder. But there's no question that - among movie actresses - beauty never was and never will be in short supply. Choosing a list of the most beautiful is - of course - a totally subjective exercise. But, here goes. My Golden Dozen - the loveliest of the lovely -...

An optimistic tip of the hat to one of Hollywood's golden years. - involving titles that likely fall under the Warner Archive umbrella. Not an exhaustive list of their 1935 holdings, but certainly the ones I'd most like to see get a new lease on life as shiny new Blu-rays. It's probably just a...

The prestigious Sight and Sound movie poll that emerges once every ten years is due again in a few months. Critics and directors from all over the world submit their choices for ten best films ever made. Results are tabulated to form a comprehensive master list spotlighting the top 100 choices...

Every year when the Oscar nominations for acting are announced, there’s always an outcry about who got robbed. Of course, with just five slots open, everybody can’t be included. But here – in my opinion – are some fantastic performances that should have cracked that top five (and in many cases...

Am enjoying Baenwart's recent thread "Movies You Want on HD Disc But Don't Ever Expect to See". It got me thinking that there have been a number of titles I just never figured would materialize on Blu-ray. Cherished but little discussed favorites or movies I'd been itching to see for years. What...

I often find it fun to imagine alternate casting in old Hollywood films. Almost all of the following are pictures I like. But I keep thinking I’d have enjoyed them even more with a little bit of cast tweaking. I’ve restricted my choices to films from the classic era (for me, that’s pre-60’s). In...

Sending up optimistic smoke signals here. Warner Archive has access to a matchless catalogue of vintage titles (from MGM, Warner Bros., RKO, Goldwyn and Monogram/Allied Artists). The past year’s been pretty rocky for them. But now that George Feltenstein’s back where he belongs (guiding the...

I’ve enjoyed several superhero movies over the years (“Spider Man: Homecoming”,“Aquaman” and the much-maligned "Batman Forever" come to mind). But I tend to give most of them a miss these days. And it’s not because I have any bias against CGI. Quite frankly, I’m frequently enthralled with the...

I’m a senior who grew up loving that beautiful 20th Century Fox logo and the stars and films it represented. As most collectors know, the whole Fox catalogue was acquired in recent years by Disney. And that company’s attitude toward releasing physical media (beyond high profile franchises) seems...