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Kirk Douglas Turns 95!

John Farr | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Robert Mitchum, Walter Matthau, Charles Laughton, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Stanley Kubrick, Academy Awards, Burt Lancaster, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Spartacus, Best Movies by Farr, Vincente Minnelli, Ava Gardner, Laurence Olivier, Lauren Bacall, Lana Turner, Michael Douglas, Old Hollywood, Hollywood, Celebrities, Entertainment News
John Farr

Should we call him "Spartacus"? Or "Champion"? Both names certainly fit the man. Kirk Douglas turns 95 tomorrow, and he is still very much with us.

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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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The Top Father/Son Movie Stars, Bar None

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Steven Soderbergh, Glenn Close, Peter Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Anthony Quinn, Benicio Del Toro, Stanley Kubrick, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March, Billy Wilder, Jane Fonda, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Don Cheadle, Vincente Minnelli, Henry Fonda, Ava Gardner, Jeff Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Lemmon, Lana Turner, Lloyd Bridges, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News
John Farr

With advance apologies to Lloyd and Jeff Bridges, Henry and Peter Fonda, Martin and Charlie Sheen, this special designation belongs to Kirk and Michael Douglas.

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Liza Minnelli: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fred Ebb, Liza Minnelli, "Liza's at the Palace, Gene Hackman, John Kander, Las Vegas, Judy Garland, Kay Thompson, " MGM Grand, Vincente Minnelli, Raquel Welch, " Ron Lewis, Youtube, Frank Sinatra, " "New York-New York, "Cabaret, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

Liza Minelli wants everyone to know that they her new DVD, Liza's At the Palace, is in stores. The show played on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event.

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For Father's Day, A Few Cinematic Takes On Being A Dad

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Movie Recommendations, Spencer Tracy, Akira Kurosawa, Vincente Minnelli, Robert Duvall, Vittorio De Sica, Movie Reviews, Emir Kusturica Best Movies, Meryl Streep, Fatherhood, Father's Day, To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck, Fathers, Entertainment News
John Farr

Prior to this Sunday, why not check out some first-rate DVD titles that examine the distinct challenges of fatherhood, and how we either rise to the occasion or, for a host of reasons, fall short.

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