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Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, A Tribute to Western Filmmakers

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Laura Grieve

Final Resting Places, A Tribute to Western Filmmakers This month we’ll be again paying tribute to Western filmmakers as we visit their Southern California gravesites. We’ll begin by honoring several Western directors. The prolific George Sherman began his career in … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Leading Ladies

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Leading Ladies In my last Western RoundUp column I shared photographs of the final resting places of a number of Western sidekicks and supporting Western players. That column was focused on male actors, and this time around … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: “Killer” Noir

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: “Killer” Noir Film noir is not easy to define. Sometimes, it’s not even easy to determine whether a film is noir or not. Whenever I’m asked to describe film noir, I respond that generally speaking, noir films portray … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Will Penny (1967)

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Will Penny (1967) In my February Western RoundUp column, I wrote about Rio Bravo (1959), an old favorite I’ve seen countless times over most of my life. This month I chose to write about a film I’ve never seen before, … Continue reading →

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Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: Ben-Hur” (Giveaway runs now through Mar 30)

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Annmarie Gatti

Win tickets to see “Ben-Hur” 60th Anniversary on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Apr 14 & Wed Apr 17 You’re either for me or against me! – Messala If that is the choice, then I am against you. … Continue reading →

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The Big Country 60th Anniversary Blu-Ray Giveaway (now-Aug 4)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Annmarie Gatti

The Big Country 60th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-Ray Giveaway “Kino Lorber’s majestic Blu-ray presentation of The Big Country is nearly an essential presentation of William Wyler’s masterpiece, on a disc loaded with enough extras to satisfy casual and rabid collectors … Continue reading →

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Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Four (Feb 22)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by minooallen

  Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Four ….. Sunday February 22nd: One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest at 10:30pm EST Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, Milos Forman … Continue reading →

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31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Annmarie Gatti

 And the Academy Award goes to Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress! Ah, the wonderful Olivia de Havilland.  The sweet and lovely ingenue who starred opposite Errol Flynn in eight fabulous adventure films… and of course, the actress who played … Continue reading →

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Silent Chicago: Chariot Races and Copyright Infringement: A Tale of Ben Hur (Remakes and the Early Days of Film, 4)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Janelle Vreeland

  Chariot Races and Copyright Infringement: A Tale of Ben Hur In 1907, the state of the American film industry was rather poor and was still, largely, in its infancy. D.W. Griffith had just joined the industry as an actor, … Continue reading →

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31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Oscar Snubs – Myrna Loy!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by minooallen

  Never Even Nominated: Myrna Loy Award season has begun, which means it’s that time of year, again — the time when the below meme makes its way across the far reaches of the Internet. Leonardo DiCaprio every Oscar night. … Continue reading →

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