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Academy Attempts To Block Sale Of Oscar Statuettes

August 31, 2007 Rich Drees

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the bestowers of the Academy Awards, is filing suit in Los Angeles Superior Court to block the sale of Oscar statuettes that originally belonged to silent film [click for more]

SONG OF THE SOUTH- Finally?!

July 6, 2007 Rich Drees

It’s been a question that seems to have been on Disney fans’ lips since the first DVD players rolled off the assembly lines and into retail outlets over 10 years ago- “When is Disney going [click for more]

Mr. Blandings Goes To Toledo

April 2, 2007 Rich Drees

Hollywood has always been about ballyhoo, sometimes hyping its films through outlandish promotions designed to catch a moviegoers imagination enough to get them down to the local cinema and placing their cash into the boxoffice [click for more]

Andy Hardy’s Dilemma

June 19, 2006 Rich Drees

So this past Saturday night I fall asleep on the couch watching Turner Classics’ all-night William Powell-Myrna Loy marathon. No biggie, though, as I’ve seen all 13 of their collaborations numerous times, even the rather [click for more]

POUND: Revisiting A Neglected Cult Classic

April 7, 2006 Rich Drees

Although much has been written about the numerous films from early in Hollywood’s history that weren’t preserved, the same neglect can happen to more modern films as well. Case in point- writer/director Robert Downey, Sr.’s [click for more]