With the holidays winding down, it is understandable if you are feeling a bit disappointed. All of the excitement and preparation for the season seem to end before they even begin. But what if you could keep the magic of…
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What a week for new releases it is! Best known for his work on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, director Robert Aldrich takes the spotlight in this week’s new releases, with two of his other classics now hitting home video….
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Continuing the television theme from this week’s poll, here’s a rundown of some classic television shows that are currently on sale. These TV treasures offer up “the top from the tube for every generation.” Take a look: I Love Lucy:…
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In the 1940 musical comedy Too Many Girls, carefree college freshman Connie Casey (Lucille Ball) didn’t have the complete trust of her wealthy dad, so he put four of the campus jocks (Desi Arnaz, Richard Carlson, Eddie Bracken, Hal LeRoy)…
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I Love Lucy began it’s second season on September 15, 1952 with “Job Switching,” an episode that saw Lucy and Ethel taking work in a candy factory…with hilarious results. Above you see the iconic assembly line scene that many feel…
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We tend to put celebrities on a pedestal, but it’s easy to forget that they are people with the same hopes, dreams, and failings as the rest of us (albeit with a lot more wealth and fame). Sometimes in life…
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While they’ll always be remembered as the Ricardos on TV’s I Love Lucy, stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz also had big-screen success before, during and after their marriage. MovieFanFare looks at the duo’s work, focusing on their ’50s films The Long, Long Trailer and Forever Darling.
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The Lucy Show: USA 1962-68, six seasons, 156 episodes 30 minutes each, CBS, black & white (first season) and color (seasons 2 through 6). Narrated by: Roy Rowan, Cast: Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft, Candy Moore,…
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Lucille Ball: Her prodigious gift for physical farce was never really maximized during her years in Old Hollywood, and it would take the young television medium to elevate this indomitable onetime showgirl to her well-earned position as an American icon….
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Two Smart People could just as easily have been titled Three Smart People. It’s a “road trip” film featuring a pair of con artists, Ace and Ricki (John Hodiak and Lucille Ball), as well as a genial police detective, Bob (Lloyd…
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