Today, there are many people who won't recognize the name of Edward G. Robinson. Of course, countless others will break into smiles and say, "Ahhhhh..." Almost no one, however, would not recognize his face.
Some houses had glamour, some had laughs, some had secrets and some had the worst of it. That was my neighborhood.
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?
Crime has not just been good to the criminals; it's been awfully good to Hollywood as well.
Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.
Technology will only offer more quality film choices as time goes by. The trick for savvy consumers and movie fans will be to stay informed as to what's really good..
2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.
What follows are my favorite under-exposed Bogie picks. I'm consciously omitting what are arguably his most famous "landmark" films.
