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This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Identifying notable Academy Award winners from the 1920s is a very easy task. That’s because the first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company closed in 1923, and the blog was shut down. What would cause a billionaire to retreat from the public eye for a quarter century, causing many people to wonder if he was actually still alive? Some speculate that Howard Hughes’ withdrawal…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down. I became a fan of Denzel Washington after a chance encounter with him in 2009. He won’t remember it, but my former co-worker and I recall it every so often. We were…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down. Dame Judi Dench’s first acting role was that of a snail when she was a young girl, but she was no slowpoke then, and she isn’t slowing down now. This diminutive actress…

When a popular TV series ends, what becomes of its sets and props? Oftentimes, they’re auctioned off, so that devoted fans can keep a memento as they mourn the loss of their screen friends. That’s what happened with more than 200 items from the Mad Men sets. Last spring, Screenbid offered props and set decorations taken straight from the…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. It’s easy to come up with names of heroes for inspiration, isn’t it? Top of mind are those extraordinary people we learned about in…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. What is it about mothers in film? Walt Disney often did away with them, devastating the protagonists (like Bambi), and in many other films,…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. One of the most-rented movies from 2006, and one of my favorites, is The Holiday, starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. The plot centers around…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Ever since Rachel McAdams began starring in major motion pictures, she’s enjoyed rich adventures, in many locations playing, a wide spectrum of characters. She’s…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Kate Winslet became a household name in 1997, when she starred in Titanic, at the age of 22. Now in her early forties, she…