Tag Archives: 20th Century Fox

UPDATE #2: Classic Film Fans Get Lucky on Fox’s 100th Birthday

Posted on October 2, 2015 by willmckinley

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 →

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Screening Report: CLEOPATRA’s 50th Anniversary – Mummified on Arrival

Posted on May 24, 2013 by willmckinley

Everything about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s CLEOPATRA (1963) is outsized – except, apparently, the audiences at Wednesday’s nationwide 50th anniversary theatrical screenings. I attended the 7 p.m. show of the digitally restored epic at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on … Continue reading →

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Henry Koster’s FRAULEIN (1958)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by willmckinley

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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