Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Eleanor Parker (1922-2013)

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All the newspaper headlines today noting Eleanor Parker's passing trumpet her role in The Sound of Music , which is a pity, I think, sin...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Ten Things I Liked (And One Thing I Didn't) About The Stage Revival Of Shakespeare's Macbeth Starring Ethan Hawke And Currently Playing At The Lincoln Center In New York

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1. Because I am a world-renowned critic, the tickets were free. Free is my favorite number. 2. New York City is one of my favorite place...
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Saturday, November 30, 2013

The Great Escape (1963): Mini Review

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Saw this yesterday with Mister Muleboy at the AFI-Silver. In case you've never seen it, it's based on the true story of the mass es...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Things Found On The Way To Finding Other Things: The Set Of The Thief Of Bagdad

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An aerial view of Pickfair Studios, circa 1924. That's the set of the Douglas Fairbanks masterpiece The Thief of Bagdad in the foregro...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Theatre Of Blood (1973): Mini Review

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Caught Theatre of Blood on the big screen at the AFI-Silver the other night. Starring Vincent Price and Diana Rigg, Theatre of Blood is t...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Barbara Stanwyck At The AFI-Silver: All Tickets $5!

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As if you needed another reason to come out to the AFI-Silver this weekend to meet Victoria Wilson, author of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: St...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Barbara Stanwyck Author Victoria Wilson At The AFI-Silver This Weekend

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My copy of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True arrived in the mail today and soon enough I will serve up my review of it here at the Mon...
Monday, November 11, 2013

What A Character Blogathon, Part Three: Silent Supporting Players Who Were Better In The Sound Era

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Eugene Pallette—best known for his froggy bass voice, this veteran of such films as My Man Godfrey and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington made h...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

What A Character Blogathon, Part Two: My Favorite Character Actresses Of The Silent Era

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Yesterday, I posted a list of my favorite silent era character actors. Today, it's actresses. 10. Miriam Cooper —"The Friendless...
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