Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th. You could give your Mom a card, flowers, or an apology for putting her through 27 hours of labor. But why not give her a gift you can enjoy together? The classic rom-com, Sabrina. Because the best things in life aren’t things. They’re experiences with people we love.Read More
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Show biz has had its share of “official” teams: Laurel & Hardy. Martin & Lewis. Sonny & Cher. Then there’s Tracy & Hepburn. From 1942 until Tracy’s death in 1967, they were an “unofficial” team in nine movies, and a devoted couple after hours.Read More
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Troops, tanks, bullets, bombs. They’re all essential wartime tools. But in 1942, world leaders acknowledged that a mere movie called Mrs. Miniver was a “secret weapon” that changed the hearts and minds of millions...which was exactly the point.Read More
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Humphrey Bogart told Orson Welles that he was shooting “the worst picture I’ve ever been in.” Ingrid Bergman pleaded with director Michael Curtiz to reveal which man her character would choose, yet with daily script revisions, the best Curtiz could offer was, “Play it in between.” Everyone at Warner Bros. thought it would be a big, fat nothin’ muffin.Read More
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Regular readers of this blog know that I love “Pre-Code” films, those naughty little gems made between 1930 and 1934, when studios were in the risqué business of ignoring strict Motion Picture Production Code censorship...er, guidelines.Read More
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“Beautiful women aren’t funny” is a persistent myth in Hollywood that’s news to anyone who’s ever seen Carole Lombard, Lucille Ball, or Marilyn Monroe act up. But if you had only caught Jean Harlow in dramas like Hell’s Angels (1930) and The Public Enemy (1931), you might have dismissed her as just another pretty face with a bodacious bod.Read More
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Like many actors, studios during Hollywood’s Golden Age were often typecast. MGM specialized in high-gloss escapism. Universal made spooky monster films. And Warner Bros.? They owned the gangster genre.Read More
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