In The Toast series today, we pay homage to recently passed Gena Rowlands, the Oscar-winning actress and star of romance blockbuster The Notebook (2004) and take a close look at the beloved role that made her a romance movie icon. In the opening scene of The Notebook (2004), Allie stands gazing wistfully out the window ...
In The Toast series today, we pay homage to recently passed Gena Rowlands, the Oscar-winning ...
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In today’s The Toast series, we pay tribute to recently passed Donald Sutherland, an Oscar-winning acting great who lit up the 1970s New Hollywood screen, and whose prolific career continued until present-day. From M.A.S.H. to The Hunger Games, Donald Sutherland was a Hollywood icon who will be deeply missed! Sitting alone at a dark dining ...
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Cue those spindly “rabbit ear” TV antennae. Twist the channel dial on that bulky “non flat screen” TV. We’re going back in time to the 1970s. Winner of 1977’s Oscar for Best Screenplay, Network is a movie that still holds up in 2024. Written by Paddy Chayefsky and helmed by Sidney Lumet, Network is a ...
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Where would cinema be without the storied streets of New York City? That iconic harbor skyline boasting the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. And those awe-inspiring skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. They loom large in our imagination, right up there alongside that iconic 1933 film King Kong. As our ...
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In that fragile space between girlhood and womanhood, there exists that magically uncomfortable, yet monumentally exciting world of female adolescence. It’s filled with questions, confusion, first kisses, and the requisite white itchy “grow” bra. Welcome to the film Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Based on the hugely popular 1970 Judy Blume book of ...
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In today’s edition of “Legend Has It,” we wish a Happy 30th Anniversary to summer blockbuster franchise Jurassic Park, whose enduring “dino” popularity will always spell summer fun, terror, and thrills. Fire up the popcorn maker because this summer marks the 30th anniversary celebration of Jurassic Park (1993). Debuting in 1993, and spanning six feature ...
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In the Toast series today, we celebrate Hollywood legend and Oscar-winning director Robert Redford, whose illustrious career spans six decades. The ‘Sundance’ kid turns a glorious 87 today! From Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) to The Horse Whisperer (1998), we round up the best Robert Redford movies. Robert Redford once said in an ...
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In today’s edition of “Legend Has It,” we welcome back the iconic archaeologist and reflect on all previous Indiana Jones movies. The fifth installment of the wildly popular adventure franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hits theaters this June 30, and we’re unearthing all the cinematic treasure. Heave a sigh of relief. It’s ...
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In today’s Toast series, we celebrate Oscar winner Audrey Hepburn, whose lovable, fashionable performances in the 1950s and 1960s redefined the term “movie star,” and made her a treasured icon still adored today. From Roman Holiday to Always, here are 15 of the best Audrey Hepburn movies. It is said that no two snowflakes are ...
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When we think of “big” New Hollywood directors, James Cameron is definitely a name that comes to mind. He’s the director of a whopping three movies that are the biggest money makers of all time: #1. Avatar (2009); #3. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); #4. Titanic, (1997). A winner of three Oscars, including Best ...
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In today’s The Toast series, we honor 2023 Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis, whose nearly 50-year career started with the iconic horror film Halloween (1978), and continues with the recent smash hit Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022). Few modern actors are multi-monikered. Perhaps none? But 2023 Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis impressively is. ...
In today’s The Toast series, we honor 2023 Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis, whose nearly ...
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In today’s The Toast series, we celebrate the 85th birthday of two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood icon, Jane Fonda. Passionate, outspoken, and prolific both on-screen and off, Jane Fonda is still going strong after 60+ years. As she strode across the Oscars stage in 2020, wearing her recycled crimson-colored gown first worn in 2014 (a ...
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What would 1970s cinema be without Sidney Lumet? Come to think of it, what would New York City cinema be? Alongside director Martin Scorsese, director Sidney Lumet is perhaps the best-known symbol of “1970s New York City film realism.” What a big descriptor. But then this talented director did big things. And while the world ...
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In this edition of Legend Has It, we honor the September 26th birthday of recently passed Australian actress/singer Olivia Newton-John and her blockbuster movie-musical Grease. Released in 1978, Grease was the most commercially successful movie-musical up until that time, and is still cherished by millions today. The tributes have been pouring in from around the ...
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From Day For Night (1973) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are 10 favorite Steven Spielberg movies. Call him the Imagination Magician. Or the King of the Action-Adventure. Whichever moniker, one fact remains: few directors tap into the modern cultural zeitgeist like Steven Spielberg. He was one of the hottest New Hollywood directors to enter the scene in ...
From Day For Night (1973) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are 10 favorite Steven Spielberg movies. Call ...
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