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THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943) Direction: Busby Berkeley Cast: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, James Ellison, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman, Charlotte Greenwood, Edward Everett Horton, Sheila Ryan, Eugene Pallette, Tony De Marco, Bando da Lua Screenplay: Walter Bullock; from a story by Nancy Wintner, George Root Jr., and Tom Bridges Oscar Movies Highly Recommended From the moment The Gang's All Here opens with a nightclub production [...]

"We want to restore the image of Carmen, who has had an incredible impact on Brazil," says Fabiano Canosa, the curator of a Carmen Miranda exhibit being held at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro. "Carmen Miranda Forever" marks (a little belatedly) the fiftieth anniversary of Miranda's death, and is being billed as the largest Carmen Miranda exhibit ever. Included are [...]

Set in a 17th-century Danish village, Carl Theodor Dreyer's masterful Vredens dag / Day of Wrath is a stark, but deeply felt indictment against religious fanaticism and intolerance. Moving performances by ingénue Lisbeth Modin and accused witch Anna Svierkier add a touch of humanity to the horrors shown on screen. It is not a coincidence that Vredens Dag was made in 1943, a time when [...]