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Some Memories of Hollywood Great Hal Kanter

Michael Russnow | Posted 01.08.2012

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Michael Russnow

The great writer/director/bon vivant wit Hal Kanter died on Sunday at the ripe old age of 92. And it got me to remembering, and I decided to share the thoughts with you.

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Elizabeth Taylor: Star

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, George Segal, Paul Newman, Best Movies on DVD, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Best Movies by Farr, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Vincente Minnelli, Mike Nichols, Edward Albee, Mickey Rooney, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowall, Hollywood, Entertainment News
John Farr

We have lost a national treasure. As a kid, I remember vividly Life magazine's 1972 cover of Elizabeth Taylor turning 40, and glimpsing what glamor really meant.

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Gay Icons and American Dreams in New Documentary: Making the Boys

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Wood, Michael Cunninghan, William Friedkin, Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, Mart Crowley, Paul Rudnick, Robert Wagner, Stonewall Riots, Judy Garland, Crayton Robey, Dominick Dunne, Peter White, Laurence Luckinbill, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marlene Dietrich, Tony Kushner, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

Crayton Robey's ambitious new documentary Making the Boys, about The Boys in the Band, chronicles the life, times and resonance of a cultural phenomenon.

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