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The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life and On Film

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George C. Scott, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, William Holden, Instant Messaging, Sterling Hayden, All About Eve, Faye Dunaway, Ernest Lehman, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sellers, Best Movies by Farr, Burt Lancaster, Walter Huston, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Jenkins, George Sanders, Janus Films, Stanley Kubrick, Clifford Odets, Technology, A.O. Scott, Sidney Lumet, Humphrey Bogart, Criterion Collection, Preston Sturges, The Academy Awards, Writing, Al Pacino, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Double Indemnity, Tony Curtis, John Ford, Screenwriting, John Huston, Anne Baxter, Essential Art Films, Marcel Carne, Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Walter Winchell, Bette Davis, Entertainment News
John Farr

Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.

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What's Your Line? Mine Is....

Ellen Sterling | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Clint Eastwood, The Godfather, Annie Hall, Ed Helms, Terms of Endearment, Midnight Cowboy, Diane Keaton, Bette Davis, This Is Spinal Tap, Zach Galifianakis, Ellen Barkin, Beaches, Switch, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

Men, I've noticed (duh!) tend to quote lines from what one might think of as "guy" films. Women will often quote the likes of Bette Davis in All About Eve or Diane Keaton in Annie Hall.

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The Bigger Star By Farr: Bette Davis or Joan Crawford?

John Farr | Posted 03.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film Noir, Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce, Leslie Howard, All About Eve, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Rosalind Russell, Henry Fonda, Jezebel, Hollywood's Golden Age, Female Stars, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Famous Rivalries, John Garfield, Norma Shearer, Classic Movies, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

Who was the bigger star -- Bette Davis or Joan Crawford? Maybe reviewing some highlights of their respective careers can help resolve this thorny question.

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The Best Bogart Movies By Farr

John Farr | Posted 01.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Raft, Warner Brothers, Gloria Grahame, Casablanca, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, Christmas Birthdays, Hollywood's Golden Age., Classic Film, Movies About Hollywood, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Gangster Movies, Jose Ferrer, Lauren Bacall, Fed MacMurray, War Movies, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

What follows are my favorite under-exposed Bogie picks. I'm consciously omitting what are arguably his most famous "landmark" films.

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The Lure of Strong Women

John Farr | Posted 10.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Strong Women in Movies, All About Eve, Faye Dunaway, The Front Page, Bette Davis, Rosalind Russell, Movies, Sarah Palin, The Official Story, Norma Aleandro, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Joan Crawford, I'm No Angel, Mrs. Brown, The Rose Tatoo, Dead Man Walking, Mildred Pierce, Anna Magnani, Whale Rider, Judi Dench, Keisha Castle-Hughes, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Coal Miner's Daughter, Ellen Burstyn, Sally Field, Mae West, Hud, Patricia Neal, Norma Rae, The Accused, Loretta Lynn, Kelly McGillis, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Entertainment News
John Farr

Over the years, movies built on strong female characters have consistently entertained and inspired us. Instinctively, we root for these characters as we do for all non-conformists.

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Let's Bring Back...

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Anthony Michael Hall, Telegrams, Subversive Pamphlets, Hot Toddies, Nostalgia Style, Butlers, Poetry, Style, The Canterbury Tales, Fashion Models, Diana Vreeland, Skinny Models, Dorothy Parker Poetry, Unzipped, Bette Davis, Curvy Models, Katherine Hepburn, Isaac Mizrahi, Cole Porter, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Greta Garbo, Fashion, Let's Bring Back, Living News
Lesley M. M. Blume

It's been a while, but Let's Bring Back is back. The fourth of my LBB series, what follows is a celebration of rituals and objects from times past. ...

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