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Today, the UK’s Hammer Films is still best known for its string of gothic horror films from the 1950s through 1970s (thanks in large part to their frequent appearance on television), but there was so much more to Hammer Films than just genre films and quota quickies. Hammer Fil... More

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are out and this year 54 different movies have been recognized with 121 individual nominations in 23 separate categories, led by Everything Everywhere All at Once with 11 nominations in total including Best Picture, 4 Acting nominations, an... More

Nominations for the 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards are out and this year 17 different movies have been (dis)honored for their exceptionally poor performances. (Two of the Razzie nominated films – Blonde and Elvis – are also Oscar-nominated this year, though in different categor... More

The 80th annual Golden Globe awards were presented on Jan. 9, honoring outstanding motion pictures and television programs from 2022. There were 135 nominations in 27 different categories. The nominees were drawn from 36 different motion pictures and 30 different television progr... More

The 2019 Disney acquisition of 20th Century Fox[1] resulted in the creation of two companies:[2] 20th Century Studios,[3] now owned by The Walt Disney Company, and FOX Corporation,[4] an independent company with a controlling interest owned by the Murdock family.[5] This essentia... More

Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) gets all the press, so it tends to overshadow its sibling Dec. 26, the second day of Christmas.[1] In traditionally Catholic countries, Dec. 26 is St. Stephen’s Day, honoring the first Christian martyr[2] but in British Commonwealth countries, Dec. 26 is... More

November is all about Thanksgiving in the United States,[1] and Thanksgiving is all about the turkey[2] – it’s even known as Turkey Day. According to the National Turkey Federation,[3] Americans prepare some 40 million whole turkeys each Thanksgiving,[4] accompanied by mashed... More

RRR (2022) is something of a cultural phenomenon, likened to The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) by John Powers, pop culture critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, for the level of audience participation. Even though the film is now available for streaming, it still plays to theatrical a... More

As I sit here, pondering life’s many mysteries, I find myself wondering, “Why do superheroes wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes?” Are they in that much of a hurry? Is it because they’re always getting dressed in the dark? Does it have something to do wit... More

On July 8, 1958 Ruth and Edmund Bacon welcomed their sixth child, Kevin, into the world. Perhaps knowing that he was destined to become the center of the universe, they stopped there. Kevin Bacon’s early acting career showed initial promise, but failed to deliver. His first fi... More

The American motion picture industry evolved from a novelty into a business at the turn of the 20th century in New York City. From its silent start all the way through the Studio Era, New York remained the financial center of the American motion picture industry. As the industry ... More

On May 26, 1897 Bram Stoker published Dracula, a Gothic horror novel featuring the titular vampire Count, and our collective nightmares have never been the same. Dracula is an epistolary novel, the literary equivalent of a “found footage” movie like The Blair Witch Project, ... More