Christian Movies: Religious propaganda or mainstream entertainment? Especially since American cinema has always had major Judeo-Christian slant.
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Raymond Massey Movies: From Oscar-nominated Abraham Lincoln to Boris Karloff in addition to H.G. Wells visionary and James Dean’s father.
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Polly Bergen movies: She was the ‘first woman U.S. president,’ a near-rape victim in Cape Fear and Doris Day’s rival in uneven film career.
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Jeanne Crain in The Fan with Madeleine Carroll. Jeanne Crain: Lighthearted movies vs. real life tragedies (See previous post: “Jeanne Crain: From ‘Pinky’ Inanity to ‘Margie’ Magic.”) Unlike her characters…
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Anne Francis: Actress starred in Honey West. As part of its “Summer Under the Stars” film series, Turner Classic Movies is showing 12 Anne Francis movies today, including three TCM premieres.…
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Despite her Best Actress Academy Award win, Joanne Woodward never became a major box office draw. No matter. Woodward was one of the best film actresses of the 20th century,…
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The Passion of the Christ with Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ and Luca Lionello as Judas. Caviezel followed in the footsteps of, among others, H.B. Warner (The King of Kings,…
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Fess Parker, who died earlier today of natural causes at age 85, was mostly known for his television work. “Davy Crockett,” which aired as part of the Disneyland anthology series,…
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Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto: ‘Star Trek’ Premiere Photos with Eric Bana, J.J. Abrams and Zoe Saldana wearing a dazzling red miniskirt combo.
Natalie Wood movies: Actress was one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1960s. Natalie Wood movies: From going crazy over Warren Beatty to stripping like Gypsy Rose Lee Three-time…
Woody Strode in John Ford’s Western Sergeant Rutledge I’m not at all familiar with Woody Strode’s film career. I believe that most people aren’t either. And that is an excellent reason…