Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
BLUE HILL - Dr. Richard Woychik, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor since 2002, will discuss "A Healthier Future Through Individualized Medicine: Promises, Realities and Challenges" as part of the George Stevens Academy Summer Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
NHatky (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
GUANTANAMO BAY: Prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver unveiled a graphic video on Monday of the September 11 attacks and other al-Qaida operations that is likely to play a repeated role in pending war crimes cases. The video is entitled "The Al Qaeda Plan", an echo of "The ...
Walt at Random (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Penny Serenade, 1941, b&w. George Stevens (dir.), Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan. 1:59 [1:57]. Great stars, a generally good print, good soundtrack—but I found this one disappointing. It’s told entirely in flashbacks as Irene Dunne plays records from the “Album of a Happy Marriage” as she’s about to walk out the door. Seems [...]
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Instead, we're getting Gary Ross's THE CRUSADERS, an historical drama about the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topka decision (which paved the way for school desegregation in the U.S.). It's territory that's been previously covered by a very earnest television movie (George Stevens Jr.'s SEPARATE BUT EQUAL), but, as far as I can remember, never in a theatrically released film - at least, not...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Arts & entertainment: Is film a young man's game? Three of this season's most intriguing movies are by directors well past 70
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global loyalty marketing specialists Visible Results have appointed Steve Marquis as Director, Business Development in its US office. Marquis will be responsible for driving Visible Results'...
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
SHANE the Greatest Western Movie of All Time, Western Writers of America Announces : "SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SHANE, director George Stevens' classic 1953 movie about a weary gunfighter caught up in a land war between Wyoming ranchers and farmers, is the greatest Western movie of all time, Western Writers of America has announced. For top honors SHANE, which Pulitzer...
MovingPictureBlog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
According to members of Western Writers of America , a nonprofit organization of more than 600 professional scribes, the greatest Western movie ever made is -- drum roll, please! -- Shane , George Stevens' 1953 classic starring the late, great Alan Ladd as a weary gunfighter forced to take sides in a Wyoming land war. The writers also have announced their choices for the all-time Top Ten cinematic...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
St. Boniface Theater -175 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco (near Civic Center BART)
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
St. Boniface Theater -175 Golden Gate Ave., SF (near Civic Center BART)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SHANE, director George Stevens' classic 1953 movie about a weary gunfighter caught up in a land war between Wyoming ranchers and farmers, is the greatest Western movie of all time, Western Writers of America has announced. For top honors SHANE, which Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novelist A.B. Guthrie Jr. adapted for the screen from Jack Schaefer's...
GreenCine Guru (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Reviewer: Jeffrey M. Anderson Rating (out of 5): ***½ Anthony Mann may be the most underrated Hollywood director of all time. His career went through four distinct phases, from unremarkable "B" films to remarkable "B" films (the noirs T-Men...
Leonard Link (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Two matinees this weekend complemented by school-related activities: an open house for graduating students and their families at NYLS on Saturday, and our commencement this morning at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Both of those were very successful and fulfilling...
LIBERTAS (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
2:30pm PST - I Remember Mama (1948) - Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka. Dir: George Stevens. BW-134 mins, TV-G One of the movies that made me love movies. Not older than twelve, it was a rainy afternoon with only a 9″ black [...]
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Entertainment (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
George Stevens Jr., the author of the new Broadway bioplay "Thurgood," talks about the Supreme Court justice legend that inspired him.
