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. […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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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