Happy Anniversary, "Star Wars!"
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, my mom gave me a preview ticket for a movie and I went knowing nothing about it except that it was made by the director of "American Graffiti" and co-starred Alec Guiness.  It was the original Star Wars, which celebrates its 35th anniversary today.  I went ba

posted 12:40:18pm May. 25, 2012 | read full post »

Pixar Favorites Back in Theaters This Weekend
Four popular Disney•Pixar movies are returning exclusively to AMC Theatres for the Memorial Day holiday weekend to provide a perfect alternative for families in the midst of PG-13 summer movie season. From May 25 through May 28, “Toy Story 3,” “Ratatouille,” “Up” and “WALL•E” wil

posted 12:13:39pm May. 25, 2012 | read full post »

Today on TCM: Strange Cargo
"Strange Cargo," starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, is on the surface the story of prisoners escaping from a Devil's Island penal colony.  But it is also a powerful and moving spiritual allegory with a Jesus-like character played by Ian Hunter and a devil-like character played by Albert Dekker

posted 12:00:11pm May. 25, 2012 | read full post »

Whitney Houston Sings "His Eye is on the Sparrow" for "Sparkle"
Whitney Houston sings the classic spiritual "His Eye is on the Sparrow" in this poignant and uplifting selection from the soundtrack of her final film, "Sparkle," which will be released later this summer. [iframe src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F

posted 8:00:12am May. 25, 2012 | read full post »

Men in Black 3
Welcome back, Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones. The stars and director of one of the most creative and purely entertaining movies of the last 20 years are back for a third that does not match the original but makes up for the mangled sequel.  It has some references and tributes to the first two, though i

posted 6:00:05pm May. 24, 2012 | read full post »