Playwright Arthur Miller vs. Red Scare paranoia: The Crucible and the Salem witch hunts demythologize the concept of ‘American exceptionalism.’
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Danielle Darrieux in ‘La Ronde.’ Film icon Danielle Darrieux turns 100: Longest ‘star career’ in movie history? Screen legend Danielle Darrieux is turning 100 today, May 1. In all likelihood,…
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Danièle Delorme: Rare woman director muse and pioneering female movie producer also featured in blockbuster bigger than Star Wars.
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Ménilmontant and Emak-Bakia movie reviews: Avant-Garde Paris’ memorable offerings for those willing to take a chance.
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Honorary Award bypassed Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson and Rita Hayworth among dozens of other women as Academy focused on male recipients.
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Jean Kent in ‘Madonna of the Seven Moons.’ Jean Kent: British film star and ‘Last of the Gainsborough Girls’ dead at 92 News outlets and tabloids – little difference these…
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Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh: Legendary ‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ star would have turned 100 today Vivien Leigh was perhaps the greatest film star that hardly…
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Production designer J. Michael Riva. Marlene Dietrich Grandson J. Michael Riva, Robert Clatworthy, and Harper Goff: Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame 2014 Production Designers Robert Clatworthy, Harper Goff, and…
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Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe Movies Turner Classic Movies, Saturday, Aug. 5 6:00 AM THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist. Director: John…
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Clara Bow, Mantrap: The Silent Era’s “It Girl.” What do Andrei Tarkovsky, Edward G. Robinson, Clara Bow, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Audrey Hepburn have in common? Easy. They’ll all be…
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Curtis Harrington, best known as the director of numerous stylized horror films, died on Sunday evening, May 6, at his Hollywood Hills home. Harrington had never fully recovered from a…
Catherine Deneuve: César Award Best Actress Record-Tier after her latest nomination. Article includes list of rare Anglophone César nominees.
Patrice Chéreau and Queen Margot star Isabelle Adjani. Patrice Chéreau dies: French director best known for ‘Queen Margot’ & gay-related dramas Screenwriter, sometime actor, and stage, opera, and film director…
Death in the Garden with Simone Signoret and Georges Marchal. I hadn’t even heard of Death in the Garden before its recent DVD release on the Microcinema label. It ranks…