The scene is Grauman’s Chinese Theater. It is the 1945 Academy Awards presentation. Leo McCarey, et. al are running away with the statuettes, nearly sweeping every category for which the film was nominated. (Much to the dismay of Billy Wilder,…
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This week’s new Blu-ray and DVD offerings include everything from a pair of Disney favorites (one new, one classic), to classics from the Warner Archives, recent theatrical offerings, cult hits, and so much more. Movie lovers, have we got a…
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Right out of the gate February has a great amount of new releases. Along with recent theatrical hits, there’s a bunch of vintage favorites with stars ranging from Marlon Brando to Dudley Moore making their DVD and Blu-ray debuts this…
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Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean that the fun has to be! Ensuring that the Yuletide merriment endures all year long, Universal Studios is releasing Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch on DVD and Blu-ray on February 5th. The animators at…
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1. Stephen Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” specifically for Glynis Johns, whose husky voice worked best with short phrasing. She sang it in the original 1973 stage production of A Little Night Music and won a Tony for Best Leading…
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These days, far too often do audiences take for granted the skill and planning that goes into making a fight sequence in a film seem believable. When done right, movie fight choreography can redefine the way that viewers respond to…
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While the musical western is now an entirely dead genre, that wasn’t always the case. Annie Get Your Gun, Calamity Jane, Oklahoma!, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Paint Your Wagon all mixed tales of frontier life with song and…
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Movie, TV, and Broadway legend (and possible Game of Thrones cast member?) Angela Lansbury wowed a New York City audience on Sunday at at 25th Anniversary screening of the Walt Disney animated favorite Beauty and the Beast. The 90-year-old actress…
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