1961. It was the most important year in history: John F. Kennedy became the President of the United States! The Beatles played their first gig! The failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba began! Ernie Davis became the first African-American…
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In the 1951 Stanley Donen-directed musical Royal Wedding, Fred Astaire and Jane Powell are a brother/sister dance team who travel to England to perform during the nuptials of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and manage to each find love along…
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As we continue to remember the life of iconic director Stanley Donen, we wanted to encourage you to take a few moments and peruse the MovieFanFare archives to read some articles that illustrate how unforgettable his films are. Although written…
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On this day where we celebrate Hollywood’s greatest, let us look back at a true great, the Best Picture-winning In the Heat of the Night. This groundbreaking 1967 drama based on John Ball’s novel stars Sidney Poitier as Philadelphia homicide…
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With the 2019 Academy Awards mere hours away, we thought we’d take a look back at one of the strangest team-ups in Oscar history: When Pee-Wee Herman met Robocop during the 1988 ceremony. Yeah, we don’t know what this was…
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Whether you realize it or it, Stanley Donen helped shape your love for the art of cinema. The beyond legendary director, who died yesterday at the age of 94, directed classics like Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Face, Damn Yankees,…
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It was on this day seemingly a lifetime ago that Special Agent Dale Cooper first entered the town of Twin Peaks. His life, and television, was never the same again… Each year on February 24th, fans of David Lynch and…
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Now available on Blu-ray in a two-disc set from the Warner Archives Collection, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is MGM’s rollicking 1954 musical set against the backdrop of 1850’s Oregon. Expertly directed by Stanley Donen (who also directed Singin’ in…
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Hollywood’s biggest night is upon us! This Sunday evening, the 2019 Oscars will be held, honoring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s picks for the most distinguished films of last year. In this week’s poll, we asked you…
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All of us have favorite films that are a little extra special to us because we grew up with them. The Parent Trap, featuring Hayley Mills, is one of those films for my sister and I. It was a favorite to…
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