Sixty years ago this week, moviegoers were invited to “Lose That Long Face” and watch Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born. There are plenty more stars and plenty more fascinating facts for you to read about inside.
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Some of the best-loved TV shows of the Baby Boomer era made their debut 50 years ago. This week’s poll asks which “Golden Anniversary” series–from Bewitched and The Munsters to Flipper and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.–is your favorite.
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His Oscar-winning body of work includes the scores for Born Free, Out of Africa, and 11 of the James Bond movies. Guest writer Rick29 offers a quintessential quintet of the best film scores by British-born composer John Barry.
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Have you ever seen one of those classic movie love stories where the idea is for you to want the couple to be together…but you really, really don’t? Welcome to my experience with Alfonso Arau’s much-beloved Like Water for Chocolate.
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Moviegoers went behind bars with Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins 20 years ago this week with the release of the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption. Plenty of other key moments from Hollywood history are waiting to bet set free inside.
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Her death last month ended a film career that lasted for 70 years. This week’s MovieFanFare poll salutes Lauren Bacall and asks for your pick for her top screen performance: The Big Sleep, Key Largo, Written on the Wind, and more.
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It’s one of the most iconic scenes ever filmed, and it was shot 60 years ago this week. If you’re “itching” to learn even more dates and facts from Hollywood history, all you have to do is click here.
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Lots of laughs develop when klutzy cameraman Red Skelton comes to the aid of heiress Arlene Dahl in Watch the Birdie. Guest writer Angela Petteys reviews the 1950 MGM comedy, which also stars Ann Miller.
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Fans of the James Bond series mourned the passing this week of actor Richard Kiel, who played the steel-toothed Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. MovieFanFare shares 10 facts about the seven-foot-plus heavy, his life and his notable film and TV roles.
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