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UPDATE #2: Classic Film Fans Get Lucky on Fox’s 100th Birthday
Updated 1/21/16 – New info in italics. Christmas comes early this year for classic movie buffs, courtesy of 20th Century Fox. On Thursday night at the New York Film Festival, Fox chairman Jim Gianopulos announced that the studio will celebrate its centenary by making 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Fox Cinema Archives, Streaming
Tagged 20th Century Fox, classic films on iTunes, Fox
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The Best Warner Bros. Musical Warner Bros. Never Made
Confession: I have a man crush on 1930s crooner Dick Powell. Although he was pushing 30 when he made his film debut for Warner Bros., Powell seemed perpetually boyish and unspoiled by the harsh realities of Depression Era adulthood. In … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, DVD Blu-Ray Review, Fox Cinema Archives
Tagged "Darryl F. Zanuck", 42nd Street, Alan Dinehart, Ann Dvorak, Busby Berkeley, Dick Powell, Fox Cinema Archives, Fred Allen, GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933, Gus Kahn, Hail the Conquering Hero, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, Patsy Kelly, Raymond Walburn, Ruby Keeler, Thanks A Million, Warner Bros
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Rarely Seen Jack Benny Film Makes DVD Debut
The title character in Sidney Lanfield’s comedy THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD (1943) is not particularly mean, nor is he particularly funny. But he is portrayed by the otherwise hilarious Jack Benny, with support from radio sidekick Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and … Continue reading
Henry Koster’s FRAULEIN (1958)
Watching the DVD of Henry Koster’s FRAULEIN (1958) from 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives was one of my most frustrating classic film viewing experiences in recent memory. You can read all about it in my review at Cinema Sentries. In the meantime, … Continue reading
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