Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert: Pulitzer winner, TV star-critic, humanistic Twitter voice has died Roger Ebert, probably the best known movie critic in the United States, died earlier today in Chicago,…
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Male impersonator Kitty Doner: Vaudeville Theatre History. Vaudeville theatre history: ‘The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville’ Vaudeville history in Anthony Slide’s The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Vaudeville is now extinct – at least…
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Raquel Welch quotes on Mae West: A few years ago, Raquel Welch reminisced about Mae West (photo), with whom she co-starred in 20th Century Fox’s 1970 epic disaster Myra Breckinridge.…
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Debbie Reynolds Auction: Marion Davies Monumental Painting by Federico Beltrán Masses. Marilyn Monroe white dress & Audrey Hepburn Ascot gown fetch millions: Debbie Reynolds movie memorabilia auction The Marilyn Monroe…
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My Little Chickadee (movie 1940) review: Mae West and W.C. Fields are seen (sort of) together for the first and last time in Edward F. Cline’s entertaining comedy Western.
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Go West Young Man (movie 1936) review: Made after the strict enforcement of the Production Code, this amusing Mae West comedy features several surprisingly risqué situations.
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Myra Breckinridge (movie 1970) review: Raquel Welch and Mae West star in this all-out mess about a transgender woman out to castrate our male-dominated planet.
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Glamorous Actresses Carole Lombard and Mae West and Marlene Dietrich + Cecil B. DeMille DVD sets offer rare + racy and historically significant classics.
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Film Forum screenings: Claudette Colbert & Mae West + Gary Cooper Paramount Pre-Code classics “Paramount Before the Code,” consisting of more than 40 classics, semi-classics, and forgotten gems from Hollywood’s…
Sandro Panseri in Ermanno Olmi’s Il Posto. In the next few hours, Turner Classic Movies will present one of MGM’s last silent films (with synchronized score), one of the best…
Author and film historian Anthony Slide has another book out, (politically) Incorrect Entertainment or Trash from the Past: A history of political incorrectness and bad taste in 20th century American…