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B-Roll: Frank Capra’s LADIES OF LEISURE (1930)

Apr 14, 2015 Nathanael Hood 0

Many of the greatest movie stars had not one, but two film debuts. First, there were the debut roles; the films that placed the phrase “and introducing” in front of their names in the opening credits. […]

Frank Capra, D.W. Griffith, Jean Hersholt, Henry B. Walthall, Frank Lloyd, Cecil B. DeMille and Donald Crisp
Opinion

The Oscar Ceremony That Almost Wasn’t

Feb 18, 2015 Jon Mullich 1

The red carpet, the secret envelopes, and the after-party glitz and glam have become so ingrained in how we perceive the Oscar ceremony, that it’s hard to imagine a time when they weren’t anything like […]

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Opinion

An interesting face (and some talent) go a long way: Sterling Holloway

Nov 18, 2014 Jill Blake 1

“Sterling Holloway brings a new type of comedy to the screen as different as he himself is in the Hollywood galaxy.” Where there are leading men and women to light up the marquee and draw […]

Movies

Sex Conquers All: VIVACIOUS LADY (1938)

Nov 8, 2013 The Retro Set 0

George Stevens’ 1938 screwball comedy Vivacious Lady is a shining example of what the Studio System–with all its codes, and censorship and contracts–got right. A rollicking rom-com that is bursting at the seams with everything […]

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