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One of radio’s biggest stars, Harold Peary brought his “The Great Gildersleeve” character to the screen in four ’40s comedies for RKO. Guest writer Todd Liebenow reviews the second film in the series, 1943’s Gildersleeve’s Bad Day.
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To mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we’ve invited guest blogger The War Movie Buff to offer his take on 1962’s all-star WWII drama The Longest Day, an epic depiction of the Allied assault on occupied Europe
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Ann Blyth won critical praise for her portrayal of a troubled ’20s songstress and Broadway star. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the song-filled 1957 biodrama The Helen Morgan Story.
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Fresh out of rehab, Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns home for her sister’s wedding–and a stormy reunion with her family–in Rachel Getting Married. Guest writer Amanda-Marie Howard reviews the Oscar-nominated 2008 drama.
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Years before Zero Hour and Airport, James Stewart played an aeronautics engineer who takes desperate steps to stop a transatlantic flight from ending in disaster. Guest blogger Constance Metzinger takes off with a look at 1951’s No Highway in the Sky, co-starring Jack Hawkins and Marlene Dietrich.
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Easy-going sailor Bing Crosby and snooty rich gal Carole Lombard are drawn together when a yacht sinking leaves them and their fellow passengers stranded on a remote island. Guest blogger Danny Reid sets sail with a review of the 1934 pre-Code Paramount comedy We’re Not Dressing.
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With fine performances from Julie Andrews and James Garner and a Paddy Chayefsky script, 1964’s The Americanization of Emily blended WWII romance with an attack on war movie conventions. Guest blogger Kristen Lopez offers her take on this still-controversial MGM release.
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Guest writer Laura Grieve deals herself in with a review of 1954’s The Gambler from Natchez, a lush mix of frontier drama and swashbuckling action starring Dale Robertson, Debra Paget and Kevin McCarthy.
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Writer/director Joseph Mankiewicz won an Academy Award for his screenplay for 1950’s All About Eve. But was the drama inspired by a true story? Who better than guest blogger The Lady Eve to look at the origins of the classic tale of backstage Broadway backstabbing?
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Ronald Reagan, Wayne Morris and Eddie Albert played Virginia Military Institute pals in 1938’s Brother Rat, based on a popular Broadway play. Guest writer Raquel Stecher reviews the comedy and its 1940 follow-up, Brother Rat and a Baby.
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