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Nathaniel Thanks You

26 November 2009 5:00 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

I am surely in a friend & food coma while you're reading this. Happily so! This Thanksgiving I'm grateful for all of you. You keep coming back daily to read the latest cinematic musings here at The Film Experience. Obsessing on the movies is really meant to be a team sport so I appreciate the fine company. They don't make movie theaters with one seat in them.

So thank you for being here daily from all over the world -- not just the States -- with an especially amorphous shout out to readers in Canada, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, Mexico and The Philippines. You've always been supportive. And a big hug to my magical elves contributors who've really helped keep the blog going during a difficult year.

Normal programming resumes tomorrow but I must give thanks to the following sources of cinematic happiness at the moment: ambiguous endings, »

- NATHANIEL R

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Birthday Suits: Nov 9th

9 November 2009 7:35 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Today's Birthdays 11/09

1869 Marie Dressler is awesome. She gave one of the most aggressive Best Actress winning performances evah. If you haven't seen Min & Bill (1933), you must. You must, you must, you must.

1883 Edna May Oliver feisty character actress

1886 Ed Wynn Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins. He loves to laugh... long and loud and clear. Audiences were always ready to laugh along with him

1922 Dorothy Dandridge first black woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars (Carmen Jones) and what a neat coincidence that she was portrayed by the first black actress to eventually win the Best Actress Oscar (Halle Berry) in the bio Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1948 Bille August Danish director of The Best Intentions and Pelle the Conqueror fame

1955 Fernando Meirelles director of declining films: City of God, The Constant Gardner, Blindness. I'm not trying to be mean. But... um... do you have faith he'll pull out of it? »

- NATHANIEL R

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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes

4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)

“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.

The Godfather (1972)

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.

On the Waterfront (1954)

“You don’t understand! »

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Oscar to Ingrid: Here's not looking at you, kid

31 October 2009 4:27 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Strange, but true: Ingrid Bergman wasn't nominated for best actress in "Casablanca," which won best picture of 1943. It's one of many shocking snubs in Oscar history. See who else Golden Boy slapped in the past — check out this forum thread where our posters are sighing, fuming and scratching their noggins over other snubs like Audrey Hepburn ("My Fair Lady"), Richard Gere ("Chicago") and one that, personally speaking, really ticks me off: Jim Carrey ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). When you get to the first forums page, remember to click the page numbers at top and bottom to continue reading. Photo: Warner Bros. Get Gold Derby on Twitter. Join the Gold Derby Group... »

- tomoneil

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Obama and 'Wild Things': President as movie critic

22 October 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

I'm surprised there's been little media reaction to the casual comment President Obama made the other day about Where the Wild Things Are: The president was visiting a local public school, he's known to be a big fan of Maurice Sendak's book, he's screened the movie, and, as reported in The Washington Post, he told his kid constituency, "it's worth seeing." Given the dust stirred up by adults when Obama made a speech to schoolchildren last month on the apolitical subject of studying hard and doing one's homework, it's easy to imagine a grown-up anti-Wild Things faction criticizing »

- Lisa Schwarzbaum

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You Must Remember This.

29 August 2009 6:42 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Jose here to commemorate Ingrid Bergman who would've turned 94 today. The Swedish acting goddess starred in dozens of films, won three Academy Awards, two Emmys and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a career that spawned over four decades.

She is best known for her iconic role in Casablanca though she wasn't Oscar nominated for it. Her history with the Academy is rather bizarre. She was nominated seven times and even if she only lost on four of those occasions, it's still fair to say she was a bit underrated by them. Hollywood neglected some of her best work. Even the actress herself thought she was overrated at one point.

When she created chaos after engaging in an extra-marital affair with Italian neorrealist master Roberto Rossellini she also delivered some of her greatest work. Obviously the film industry ignored this and only accused her of immorality. But is it »

- Jose

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Darth Vader Line Tops List of Most Famous Movie Misquotes

12 May 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

“Luke, I am your father” is a famous line from The Empire Strikes Back, one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time, right? Wrong. The line, which tops a list from the site I love film and is highlighted over at The Guardian, is actually “No, I am your father.” Its a line Vader says in response to Luke who told him Obi-Wan Kenobi said Vader killed his father. Oh well, it was pretty close.

Some of the other famous misquotes include a classic from Casablanca where Ingrid Bergman’s character supposedly utters the line “Play it again Sam.” Like the line from The Empire Strikes Back, this one isn’t in the movie either. What’s actually said is “Play it Sam. Play As Time Goes By”, which is close, but not correct. Also not correct is Dirty Harry’s famous “Do you feel lucky punk?” line form »

- Chris Ullrich

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The 25 DVDs Barack Obama Gave to UK Prime Minister

11 March 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently made a visit to the United States to sit down and chat with President Barack Obama. As with most such visits, the two leaders exchange gifts. Brown gave Obama an ornamental pen holder made from the timbers of the Victorian ship Hms Gannet, which was used in anti-slavery patrols alongside its sister ship the Hms Resolute. The desk currently used by Obama in the White House Oval office is built from the timbers of the Hms Resolute and is called the "Resolute desk." Clearly, much thought went into this unique gift, which points out how far America and African-Americans have come and shows the signifance of Obama's jorney to the White House. So what did Obama give to Brown? A box of 25 DVDs. Not only is Brown not a big fan of movies, but apparently the DVDs are not even for the right region. »

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Obama and British Pm Make it a Blockbuster Night

9 March 2009 12:46 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

To reciprocate a recent gift by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Obama handed over a collection of 25 classic films, assembled for him by the American Film Institute. It's quite a collection, containing Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, E.T., Star Wars, The Graduate, and more.

Brown's gift couldn't even come close: A stupid old pen holder. Blah. (Actually, the pen holder was made out of wood from the Hms Gannet, an anti-slave ship that was a sister vessel to the Resolute. The Resolute's wood later was used to make the Oval Office desk. Now that's a gift.)

Although I think it would be cooler to give Brown a collection of films that highlight British aggression through the ages - Zulu, Gandhi, Braveheart, The Patriot, In the Name of the Father - the Obama collection is still a pretty sweet haul. Take a look: »

- Colin Boyd

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Obama gives Brown 25 classic Us films

9 March 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Barack Obama has renewed the Us's special relationship with the UK by giving Prime Minister Gordon Brown 25 classic American films on DVD. On a recent visit to Washington, Brown handed Obama a pen holder made of wood from the Hms Gannet, an anti-slave ship that was a sister vessel to Hms Resolute. Wood from the Resolute was later used to construct the desk in the Oval Office. According to the Daily Mail, Obama's gift was a collection of 25 movies prepared by the American Film Institute. The titles include Citizen Kane, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Graduate, The Godfather and Casablanca. The latter two are listed as favourite films of Obama (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Did 'Casablanca' deserve to win best picture at the Oscars?

2 March 2009 11:11 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

In 1943, there was such fierce disagreement over the year's best picture that the four top film awards went to four pictures: the Oscars ("Casablanca"), National Board of Review ("The Ox-Bow Incident"), New York Film Critics Circle ("Watch on the Rhine") and the brand-new Golden Globe ("The Song of Bernadette"). The latter award was so fledging and low-key that it didn't have a statuette to hand out. Winners were given scrolls on the studio lot.

Variety declared "Watch on the Rhine" even better than Lillian Hellman's Broadway production, which had won best play from the New York Drama Critics Circle, but it had a hard time prevailing as best picture within the New York Film Critics Circle. On the first ballot, it tied director Clarence Brown's "The Human Comedy" and didn't amass enough votes to break away to win until the sixth ballot. "Casablanca" was not a significant contender. »

- tomoneil

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Sondheim's 'Saturday Night' at Jermyn Street

17 February 2009 9:16 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Hidden away in the tiny basement that is London's Jermyn Street Theatre is a new production of a relatively unknown gem of a show - Saturday Night - with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Casablanca screenwriters, Philip G. and Julius J. Epstein. And in the intimate theatrical world created for the piece by director Tom Littler the gem glistens and gleams with delight. »

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with some classic movie romances

13 February 2009 4:11 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Tomorrow’s the big day lovebirds – Valentine’s Day 2009. Got anything planned? No, don’t tell us we want it to be a lovely romantic surprise. But for those of you perhaps opting for a low-key night, what are your TV choices? Looking to the terrestrial TV schedules there’s not much love. Over on digital Sky 3 is showing 50 Greatest Kisses and E4 100 Greatest Sex Symbols both from 9pm, and there are some romantic movies such as Funny Face, Lover Come Back and As Good As It Gets on the Sky Movies stations. However, if you’re looking to create a particular mood come tomorrow night we’ve got some cinematic suggestions from Boxwish with love…

If you want a happy ending… Whether you’re loved-up or not a Hollywood happy ending is always certain to warm the cockles of your heart. There’s Hugh Grant charming Andie McDowell with »

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Romantic Movies for V-Day

11 February 2009 11:43 AM, PST | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling melted our souls when they took on the role of tortured lovers in The Notebook, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan taught us about friends with benefits in When Harry Met Sally, and Patrick Swayze taught us that we are never to put Jennifer Grey in the corner in Dirty Dancing! Back in 1942, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman set the standard for romantic movies when Rich Blaine had to sacrifice his love for IIsa Lund in order to keep her safe in the classic Casablanca. It is that time of year again where florists are at their busiest making beautiful floral arrangements, chocolatiers are feverishly working to create masterpieces, and movie stores are selling out of the hottest romantic movies. Valentine's Day is upon us and it is time to honor the classic romantic movies. Grab your bon bon's, your box of tissues, and get ready »

- cjoyce@mail.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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Top 10 Best Romantic Films in time for Valentine's Day!

9 February 2009 10:44 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Love is in the air and one way to spend Valentine's day with the love of your life is to stay home and watch a really good romantic film. Need ideas? Here's my Top 10 list of the Best Romantic Films.

10. When Harry Met Sally -- Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal star as friends who fear that sex would ruin their friendship. The movie's sweet story will put anyone in a great romantic mood.

9. Love Story -- The film's popular tagline "love means never having to say you're sorry" is still relevant to this day.

8. The Notebook -- Based on the book by nicholas sparks, the film shows how love can withstand the test of time. In short, love is endless.

7. Breakfast At Tiffany's -- Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard dazzle in this high entertainment delight!

6. Annie Hall -- The love affair between Diane Keaton's unforgettable character, Annie Hall, and »

- Manny

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Noir City 7—Eddie Muller’s Introductory Remarks to The Unsuspected and Desperate

2 February 2009 5:19 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

It is a tradition at Noir City, Eddie Muller reminded his audience, that they screen one film at each festival that is utterly incomprehensible.  “Tonight,” Muller grinned, “is the night.”  The Unsuspected claims the honor, which is not to say that the film isn’t fantastic, but no one will be asked to recapitulate the plot on their way home on Muni.  To attempt so would mean possibly riding to the end of the line (“which ends up in, like, Hell”).  The Unsuspected is based on the novel by Charlotte Armstrong.  Armstrong is a terrific writer also responsible for the Marilyn Monroe noir Don’t Bother to Knock, based on Armstrong’s novel Mischief.

Muller conceded his program notes for The Unsuspected were slightly incorrect.  He billed the film as “lustrous studio filmmaking at its finest”; but, the film is actually an independent Michael Curtiz production distributed by Warner Brothers. »

- Michael Guillen

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The Ultimate Guide to TCM's 31 Days of Oscar Begins Here

31 January 2009 5:56 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

From this Sunday, February 1 through Tuesday, March 3 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins their annual 31 Days of Oscar, which brings you night after night of Oscar winning and nominated films uncut and commercial free on TCM and I have put together for you a mini guide for films to look for each day so you can either sit down and enjoy them as they play or set your DVR to record them for later. Either way, this is a great way to knock off so many of those classic films from your must see list. First, how about the TCM video montage preview. Can you name the films?

Now, for the full schedule you can click here to download the Pdf or you can browse TCM's online calendar at the 31 Days of Oscar official site. Because one thing is for sure, even though I list films for every single day below »

- Brad Brevet

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Casablanca named top movie kiss

14 January 2009 3:16 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

What makes a classic onscreen smooch? That was the riddle presented to female patients at Manchester’s private dental practice, Kissdental who were asked to name their favourite silver screen snog in a new survey. The 500 participants clearly had some serious and weighty issues to consider. Is it attractive co-stars with electric chemistry? A physical release to lots of pent-up emotion or just lusty slobbering? Whatever their definition of cool kissing, they opted for the one between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in 1942’s timeless romance Casablanca. Apparently that kiss is one that Sam can definitely play again.

Coming in second was the embrace between two-time Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in their first onscreen pairing in the tragic Titanic. On an equally epic scale but more old-school like the winner is the third placed puckering up between Omar Sharif and Julie Christie in 1965’s David Lean masterpiece Doctor Zhivago. »

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R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood

5 January 2009 3:56 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

For me, the only part of the Oscars worth watching every year is their tribute video, highlighting those in the movie industry that passed away in the previous year. It always puts a lump in my throat and often surprises me due to the passing of people I hadn’t heard about. And with the actors who were popular decades ago, it gives me a sense of melancholy nostalgia.

TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has put together their version of a tribute video which you can watch below, and it gave me the same feelings I just mentioned (I wasn’t aware they do one every year). It’s a beautiful video and very classy. They did miss a couple of people which I mention below.

 

I would suggest you watch the video before moving on to the list of names below it. It includes actors, directors, composers, screenwriters, animators, etc. »

- Vic Holtreman

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