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Genius Uncovered: The Film Legacy of Howard Hawks

John Farr | Posted 05.21.2012

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Over a forty-plus year career, it's astonishing that this brilliant director was Oscar-nominated only once. As I've often said, sometimes the Academy gets it wrong. This was one of those times.

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Books You Hold in Your Hand

James A. Fragale | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Sean Egan, Full Service, James-Kirkwood, Spencer Tracy, Scotty Bowers, Gore Vidal, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Hollywood, Katharine Hepburn, Books News

While he was bartending a Hollywood party, Lucille Ball sashays in and slaps Scotty Bowers in the face. (Bowers matchmaker-ed for Desi Arnaz). One wonders why he wasn't hit more often. On the other hand, I, for one, would like to shake his hand.

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When Comedy Was Clean and Comediennes Were King

John Farr | Posted 05.20.2012

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For those wanting a respite from today's low, "in-your-face" brand of comedy, here are a few tried-and-true classics featuring these top screen comediennes. These special ladies made us laugh -- and feel smart -- at the same time.

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Five Classic Movies You Need to Revisit

Bryan Young | Posted 04.28.2012

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While everyone has their attention fixed on cinema because of the Academy Awards, there are some classic Blu-ray releases I'd love to kindle (or rekindle) interest in.

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DVDs Worth Owning - and Giving - for Christmas

John Farr | Posted 02.15.2012

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I just know many of you out there are scrambling to catch up on your holiday gift giving. This article's for you.

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Andy Rooney and Me

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.29.2011

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I don't care if he's married. I don't care if he's over 50. I don't care if he's a curmudgeon. I don't even care if his eyebrows enter a room five minutes before the rest of him. Andy Rooney's the guy for me.

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Dyan Cannon Talk's Cary Grant's Drug Addiction

HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 11.26.2011

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One of the greatest movie icons ever, Cary Grant, led a secret life for years, but now his ex-wife Dyan Cannon is talking about her marriage to the le...

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As He Turns 75, Thoughts on the Legacy of Robert Redford

John Farr | Posted 10.19.2011

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I saw no mention of Robert Redford's birthday amongst all the pop dreck that seems to capture people's attention these days. I am going to attempt a tribute of sorts, as I can think of few people in the entertainment field more deserving.

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PHOTOS: Who Is The Greatest American Film Actor Ever?

Posted 09.02.2011

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The number of American-born all-time greats in the field of writing, painting, and composing is legion, but given the nation's relative inception (con...

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New York Public Library Buys Timothy Leary’s Papers

nytimes.com | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Timothy Leary, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The 60s, Richard Nixon, Jack Kerouac, New York Public Library, Beat Poetry, Timothy Leary Papers, Hallucinogens, Lsd, Allen Ginsberg, Cary Grant, Books News

When the Harvard psychologist and psychedelic explorer Timothy Leary first met the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1960, he welcomed Ginsberg’s particip...

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Cary Grant 'Enjoyed' Being Called Gay, Says Daughter

people.com | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 06.27.2011

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Hers was a Hollywood fairy-tale existence few, if anybody, can live: being the child of arguably the most famous movie star in the world -- and, certa...

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Christian Bale: So Many Good Parts, but Is There a Part Missing?

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christian Bale strikes me as a complete enigma. Yes, his acting chops are prodigious, but he seems to me to be all technique and no heart; we get buckets of perfectly formed ice, but very little fire.

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Take Me Home Tonight Has a Hidden Heart

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) has the charm and sensuality of a young Cary Grant and uses these charms on Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer) who is his...

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PHOTOS: Cary Grant's Estate In Palm Springs For $2.995 Million

Posted 05.25.2011

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Via LA Times: Actor Cary Grant named his Palm Springs estate "Las Palomas" when he moved into the home in the mid-1950s with his third wife, fellow ac...

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For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Those wanting to get closer to that more traditional and comforting take on the eternal "boy meets girl" predicament need only look back and revisit the great film romances of the past, movies that reflect those long-vanished ideals.

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They Belong in Every Home: The Ten Best Holiday Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

The values and emotions imparted in these timeless films are sure to stoke the spirit of "Peace On Earth, Good Will Towards Men" (and women). Happy viewing!

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State Of Grace: The Enduring Magic of Grace Kelly

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Hitchcock cast Grace Kelly in 1954's Dial M For Murder, he quickly knew he'd found his ideal female muse: an impossibly beautiful blonde who could convey ice on the surface while exuding fire underneath.

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Missing Mr. Matthau

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the first of this month, Walter Matthau, who left us just a decade ago, would have turned ninety. Ruminating on this unnoted milestone made me consider anew what a unique and gifted screen actor he was.

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A French Celebrity Photographer Reflects on Pursuing Picasso, Dalí, and Cary Grant

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julia the Hindu, and the Pray in Eat Pray Love

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The powerful forces of celebrity and popular culture have thrust India's Vedic heritage into the spotlight. All the media attention inspires some to cynicism and others to a genuine spiritual enquiry.

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A Tale of Two Sisters: Hollywood's Longest Running Feud

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

It is exceedingly strange and more than a little sad that actresses Olivia de Havilland, 94, and her sister Joan Fontaine, 93, have been estranged for many years, the result of an intense sibling rivalry which has never dissipated.

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Artlog's Top Art & Culture Picks

Artlog | Posted 05.25.2011

Well, the World Cup has officially ended (congrats, Spain!), and some of you are probably left feeling a little lost and without purpose. Let the art world bring you back to life!

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A Is for Amy & Adonis: Chapter S

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bartlette emitted a low-level but steady whine from her mother's arms. She had sprouted a tooth, and along with it a temperature and a rash on her bottom.

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Hitchcock, In Sinister Shades Of Gray

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than dismiss or rail against the new competitive threat of television, Hitchcock seized the fledgling industry by the throat and created his own mystery series, which he hosted each week.

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Movie review: Knight and Day

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Sarsgaard, There's Something About Mary, Peter Stone, Stanley Donen, Being John Malkovich, What Happens in Vegas, Charlie's Angels, James Mangold, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Knight and Day Movie Review, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Charade, Entertainment News

Even as he approaches 50, Tom Cruise broadens his range -- maybe not to a Cary Grant level of charm, perhaps, but certainly to something a lot less determined and disciplined than usual: something that approaches actual goofiness.

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