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Month: August 2014

Fredric March
Opinion

A Shining Star: The Essential Fredric March

Aug 31, 2014 Jill Blake 11

The very first Fredric March performance I saw was actually during the “William Holden phase” of my classic film self-education. The film was the 1954 corporate boardroom drama Executive Suite. March has a supporting role as Loren […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Salt Water Tabby (1947)

Aug 30, 2014 Brandie Ashe 0

It’s Labor Day weekend, generally considered to be the last weekend of summer (though not technically so), and I currently sit on the Florida Gulf Coast, soaking in some much-needed sun. So for this week’s […]

Rage in Heaven
Movies

A “Crazy” Love Triangle in RAGE IN HEAVEN

Aug 29, 2014 Jill Blake 0

Today we celebrate the life of one of the finest actresses to appear on the big screen: the great natural beauty Ingrid Bergman. It was on this date, August 29, that Bergman was born … […]

Opinion

Errol Flynn: A Colorful Fragment in a Drab World

Aug 28, 2014 The Retro Set 0

By CARLEY JOHNSON Tomorrow, The Last of Robin Hood hits select theaters, and it’s been a film that the Maria has been tracking with keen interest for quite some time. Kevin Kline portrays Errol Flynn in […]

Movies

Presenting Judy Garland

Aug 27, 2014 The Retro Set 1

By Carley Johnson Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 piece of cotton candy directed by Norman Taurog that is sweet and pleasant, and relies on the explosive talent of Judy Garland to mask the fact […]

Movies

Foreign Policy and the Tragedy of Redemption: “A Most Wanted Man”

Aug 26, 2014 Meaghan Clohessy 0

By MEAGHAN CLOHESSY It is nearly impossible to review Anton Corbijin’s A Most Wanted Man without the reminder of Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death. The final two-hour performance (not counting his supporting role in the upcoming […]

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