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William Wyler’s Love Letter to His Comrades in Arms

Nov 11, 2014 Jill Blake 4

In the opening shot of William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Captain Fred Derry walks into an airport terminal in hopes of catching a flight home to Boone City, USA. Upon reaching the clerk […]

Opinion

Howard Hawks’ A Song is Born, and the Frustrating History of the Hollywood Remake

Feb 5, 2014 The Retro Set 2

If you’re like me, your skin tends to crawl at the very word ‘remake.’ All those rumors that have been flying around Hollywood about a remake of The Thin Man? You know as well as […]

Movies

Murder, Mayhem and Musical Comedy: Wonder Man (1945)

Jan 17, 2014 The Retro Set 1

The story of an identical twin, possessed by the soul of his murdered brother, on a mission to see his killer brought to justice doesn’t exactly sound like the premise of a musical comedy. But […]

Movies

Danny Kaye’s Knockout THE KID FROM BROOKLYN (1946)

Dec 27, 2013 Wade Sheeler 0

The Warner Archive Collection recently released two box sets of Danny Kaye’s greatest films. During the 1940s, Kaye had an uninterrupted string of critically and financially successful films, four of which are available in Danny […]

Movies

The Dizzy, Dazzling Debut of Danny Kaye: UP IN ARMS (1944)

Dec 19, 2013 Wade Sheeler 7

By Wade Sheeler The Warner Archive Collection recently released two box sets of Danny Kaye’s greatest films. During the 1940s, Kaye had an uninterrupted string of critically and financially successful films, four of which are […]

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