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Elia Kazan

The Glenn Beck Movie Was Made in 1957 -- It's A Face in the Crowd

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 09.23.2009 | Media

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Jesse Kornbluth

People -- and Americans in particular -- love being conned. I can't think of a better time to watch A Face in the Crowd.

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The Centennial of Elia Kazan

John Farr | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

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John Farr

Today marks the centennial of director Elia Kazan's birth, and doubtless Hollywood will soon be giving us souped-up special editions of his finest film work, if they haven't already.

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Black Malden Moan: 'Baby Doll'

Kim Morgan | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tennessee Williams, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Carroll Baker, Entertainment News
Kim Morgan

With the great titan of acting and frequent genius Karl Malden passing, I'm posting about one of my favorite Malden movies and performances -- Baby Doll.

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So Long, Mr. Malden...

John Farr | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Best Movies by Farr, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Great Movie Reviews, Great Movies, Elia Kazan, Entertainment News
John Farr

As we celebrate the Fourth, we should think of you, since you represented all the best possibilities of being American : a young immigrant, full of promise, who found identity and success in the new world.

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On His Birthday, Taking The Measure Of Brando

John Farr | Posted 05.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Mason, Martin Sheen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eva Marie Saint, Al Pacino, Mario Puzo, Joshua Logan, Julius Caesar, Tennessee Williams, Montgomery Clift, Lee J. Cobb, Method Acting, Francis Ford Coppola, Stella Adler, Dean Martin, The Godfather, Red Buttons, Apocalypse Now, The Method, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Shakespeare, On the Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris, Elia Kazan, James Michener, Entertainment News
John Farr

Brando's filmography provides sufficient proof that the actor's own demons helped stall a career that in its hey-day (the mid-late fifties) seemed limitless in potential.

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The Best City Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 02.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Yasujiro Ozu, Orson Welles, Al Pacino, Burt Lancaster, Faye Dunaway, Cities, Movies, John Huston, Henry Fonda, Marcello Mastroianni, Michael Caine, Jules Dassin, Sidney Lumet, Federico Fellini, Shelley Winters, Best Sidney Lumet Movies, Richard Widmark, Classic Movies, Great City Movies, Jack Nicholson, Elia Kazan, Tony Curtis, Entertainment News
John Farr

For those of you who love cities, movies, and by extension, cities in movies, here's a batch of capital DVD titles, and the capitals that inspired them.

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