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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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The New Republic: Opinion- Jeet Heer: ‘Why Film Critics Were Blind To The Big Lebowski’s Brilliance’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I sort of look at The Big Lebowski as a parody of hipsters as a movie that makes fun of hipsterism and sends America the message that this is what … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, 1998, Ben Gazzara, Bums, California, Comedy, David Huddleston, Ethan Cohen, Hipsterism, Hipsters, Hollywood, Jack Kehler, Jeff Bridges, Joel Cohen, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Los Angeles, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliot, Satire, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid, The 1990s, The Big Lebowski, The Big Lebowski 1998, The Big Lebowski 1998 Movie, The Cohen Brothers
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Marilyn Monroe History: AMC’s Backstory: The Making Of The Seven Year Itch
Source: Marilyn Monroe History: AMC’s Backstory: The Making Of The Seven Year Itch The Seven Year Itch is not one of my favorite movies. It’s a very good funny movie that is at least ten-years ahead of its time, but … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged Adultery, AMC, AMC Backstory, Backstory, Billy Wilder, Censorship, Charles K. Feldman, Comedy, George Axelrod, Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe, Political Correctness, Satire, Sex, Sexual Comedy, Sexy Women, The 1950s, The Seven Year Itch, The Seven Year Itch 1955, The Seven Year Itch 1955 Movie, Tom Ewell
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Agrimenso: Myra Breckinridge AMC Backstory 2001: The Making of a Legendary Comedy
Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review Myra Breckinridge is one of those movies that looks better as it ages, because it was so ahead of its time. I think the makers of the film calculated wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC, AMC Backstory, Backstory, Calvin Lockhart, Comedy, Cultural Revolution, David Giler, Farrah Fawcett, Gore Vidal, Hollywood, Homosexuality, John Huston, Mae West, Michael Sarne, Myra Breckinridge, Myra Breckinridge 1970, Myra Breckinridge 1970 Movie, Pornography, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Robert Fryer, Satire, Sexual Comedy, Sexual Revolution, Sexuality, Sexy Women, The 1960s, Tom Selleck, Transgender, William Hopper
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Bolinha Franca: The Notorious Landlady 1962- A Diplomat Falls in Love With a Murder Suspect
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Kim Novak similar to Diana Dors in The Unholy Wife is the perfect women to play a murder suspect because she’s so cute and sweet. It is hard to believe … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged Britain, England, Estelle Wood, Fred Astaire, Henry Daniell, Hollywood, Jack Lemmon, Jack Quine, Kim Novak, Lionel Jeffries, Maxwell Reed, Philippa Bevans, Romantic Comedy, Ronald Long, Sexy Women, The Notorious Landlady, The Notorious Landlady 1962, The Notorious Landlady 1962 Movie, United Kingdom
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Columbia Classic’s: Video: Pushover 1954, A Good Cop Goes Bad on a Stakeout
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress “Money isn’t dirty, just people are”. One of the better lines from Pushover delivered by the great Kim Novak who was great at delivering lines because she had … Continue reading
Classics Cinema: The Long Haul 1957- A Look at Organized Crime in The Trucking Industry
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Take Diana Dors who is a hot sexy baby-face goddess, perhaps the cutest Hollywood goddess of all-time and The Long Haul is still a very good movie. Because it … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Mullard, Britain, Diana Dors, England, Hollywood, John Harvey, John Welsh, Ken Hughes, Liam Redmond, Michael Wade, Norman Rossignton, Organized Crime, Patrick Allen, Peter Reynolds, Sexy Women, The Long Haul, The Long Haul 1957, The Long Haul 1957 Movie, Trucking Industry, United Kingdom, Victor Mature
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Marilyn Monroe Video Archives: Monkey Business 1952 Trailer: When Grownups Act Like Children
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I’ve actually seen three Marilyn Monroe movies in the last week where Marilyn wasn’t the cutest gorgeous sexy women in the movie. I’m still somewhat in shocked by … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Grant, Charles Coburn, Comedy, Douglas Spencer, Esther Dole, George Winslow, Ginger Rogers, Howard Hawks, Hugh Marlowe, Larry Keating, Marilyn Monroe, Monkey Business, Monkey Business 1952, Monkey Business 1952 Movie, Robert Cornthwaite, Romantic Comedy
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Pink Fairy Girl: Video: The Unholy Wife 1957 Trailer: A Baby-Face Killer Strikes
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I believe Diana Dors, or someone like her would be perhaps the last person you I could imagine being a killer, especially a murderer and a women who … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina Brunetti, Arthur Franz, Beulah Bondi, Diana Dors, Douglas Spencer, Gary Hunley, James Burke, John Farrow, Marie Windsor, Murder Mystery, Mystery Suspense, Rod Steiger, Steve Pendleton, The Unholy Wife, The Unholy Wife 1957, The Unholy Wife 1957 Movie, Tol Avery, Tom Tryon
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The Best Favorites: Planes Trains & Automobiles Trailer: The Classic Just Trying to Get Home For The Holidays Movie
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat Plains Trains and Automobiles is kind of personal to me, because it reminds me of a guy I grew up with. If he were to ever read this post would probably … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, America, Comedy, Holiday Movies, Holiday Travel, Hollywood, John Candy, John Hughes, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Planes Trains and Automobiles 1987, Planes Trains and Automobiles 1987 Movie, Steve Martin, Thanksgiving, The 1980s, United States
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