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Over at his Think Again blog, Stanley Fish, the eminent literary critic, has listed his all-time favorite American films. The list is a good one, so we figured why not add some video clips to the mix, and give you a little taste of each classic. See the full list after the jump. And if [...]
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a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about Sunset Boulevard written by DancingCopper The first thing I had heard about this production was that it was being directed by Craig Revel Horward - the nasty judge from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (the one who also comes out with the most constructive and least hyperbolic comments, in my ...
Dramatic images from I WANTED WINGS, photographed by Leo Tover. This drama about three air force recruits in training, pre-war, was not Mitchell Leisen’s usual material at all, but he took over at short notice to replace a floundering director. Leisen did know a lot about aviation, and threw himself into the technical aspects of the [...]
Film News: Ron Howard drama wins six awards -- Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" won best-feature honors at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards. Star Frank Langella earned two trophies, winning for best actor and the William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award.
Before he became an official Big Deal, David Lean was simply another movie director in England. In his first 10 years behind the camera (after 10 earlier years behind the Moviola as an editor) he made solid, craftsmanlike pictures admired for their taste and restraint, as well as their high-gloss...
The World of Suzie Wong (1960) Director: Richard Quine By Marilyn Ferdinand Last night at a birthday party for a friend of mine, conversation turned to major events of the day. Here in Illinois, speculation is rampant about whether...
This is one of these movies that has always been alluded to breathlessly, as the epitome of a certain kind of 50’s romance, especially after the remake! Why, oh why, rose the piteous cry, why did Hollywood have to remake a movie so perfect, and with any actress but a perfect reincarnation of Audrey Hepburn [...]
Film News: These thesps overcame multiple noms to win -- At the 1976 awards, William Holden, nommed for lead actor for "Network," lost to co-star Peter Finch, who played a broadcaster on the verge of a meltdown. Finch's win reps one of only two times that a pic that did not win best picture overcame potential vote-splitting in a lead-actor derby.
Two mini-capsule reviews looking at a couple of live-action Paramount titles old and new: two-disc special editions for Sunset Boulevard and Tropic Thunder !
Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden...what's there not to like? Nothing. It's a romantic comedy classic out from Paramount and we've got three spare copies here. Want one? You know the drill: use the entry form below once a day to enter your info into the hat. We draw three [...]
Sunset Boulevard – The Centennial Collection DVD Review Paramount Home Entertainment Released: November 11, 2008 Paramount Home Entertainment has released a new Centennial Collection of movies on DVD, with one of them being Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard stars William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Erich Von Stroheim, and is a very dark, classic feature. William Holden plays the role of Joe Gillis,...
Sabrina – The Centennial Collection DVD Review Paramount Home Entertainment Released: November 11, 2008 Paramount Home Entertainment has released a new Centennial Collection of movies including Sabrina, Sunset Boulevard, and Roman Holiday. We will first be taking a look at the re-release of Sabrina in this new DVD set. Sabrina is a classic film which stars Humphrey Bogard, Audrey Hepburn, [...]
