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Unexpected Musical Delights

George Heymont | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Down Argentine Way, Boris Karloff, Oscar Levant, Carmen Miranda, Film Charlie Chan at the Opera, Chico and Rita, Gwen Verdon, Warner Oland, Bob Fosse, Damn Yankees, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Academy Awards, Academy Award Nominations, Video, Academy Award Nominees, Arts News
George Heymont

Once you've experienced Chico & Rita (a sumptuous, exotic animation feature), you'll have no doubt why it was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

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3 More Intriguing Factoids From the Sci-Fi/Horror/Mystery Genre!

Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Boris Karloff, Cat People, Edward G. Robinson, Stee Reeves, Bela Lugosi, Val Lewton, Dr.Ruehl, Ingrid Bergman, The Seventh Victim, Planet of the Apes, Video, Weird News News
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.

Were Ingrid Bergman and Edward G.Robinson offered choice roles in The Planet of The Apes? Did producer Val Lewton make a grave error in 1943's "The Seventh Victim?" Was stongman Steve Reeves ever cast as Tarzan?

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Step Into This Incredible Doc -- Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.17.2011

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Brad Balfour

Having grown up enjoying Roger Corman's filmic retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's horror tales, his garish productions were lodged in my brain forever. So when I saw Corman's World, a flood of memories returned.

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Meet The Daughter Of Frankenstein

Debra Levine | Posted 07.08.2011

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Debra Levine

Boris Karloff's only daughter doesn't like frightening movies. "The Wizard of Oz scared me when I was seven. Now I leave the room during Murder, S...

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Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush

Stefan Beck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Boris Karloff, The Mummy, Dracula, Baba Ghanoush, Bela Lugosi, Horror, Dinner and a Horror Movie, Karl Freund, Tod Browning, Fritz Lang, Make-Up, Costumes, Hummus, Slidepollajax, Food News
Stefan Beck

I won't say baba ghanoush is more beguiling and haunting than The Mummy, but it's a close-run race.

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DVDs: "Twilight Zone," "Cuckoo's Nest," "Withnail" And More

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Giltz

THE TWILIGHT ZONE SEASON 1 ($99.98 on BluRay; Image/CBS) -- You don't need me to tell you about this show, do you? It's landmark television, one of ...

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The Our Gang Oscars

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tallulah Morehead

This year's Oscar producers, Adam Shankman and Bil Mechanic, were so dedicated to the quixotic task of luring in young viewers, that we were given a show full of presenters that appeared to have gone through puberty during the rehearsals.

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Drooping at the Saggy Awards

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boris Karloff, Television, Dead Actors, James Earl Jones, Mickey Rourke, Tallulah Morehead, Award Shows, Tom Cruise, Heath Ledger, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Harvey Milk, SAG Awards, Movies, Barry Humphries, Award Season, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

I worship her, but Tina Fey couldn't have won more awards if she'd died tragically a year ago. She'll probably pick up an Oscar next month, and she's not even nominated.

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