Cinema 1958: You Must Remember This–Trends, Events, Movies, Stars
Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know about 1958 as a Movie Year Top-Grossing Films of 1958 Rank Title Studio Box-office gross rental 1 South Pacific Magna/20th Century Fox $16,300,000 2 Auntie Mame Warner Bros. $9,100,000 3 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $7,660,000 4 No Time for Sergeants Warner Bros. $7,500,000 5 Gigi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer […]
Best Years of a Life, The: Lelouch Revisiting (Again) his Oscar Winner A Man and a Woman
Lelouch returned to the 2019 Cannes edition for the premiere of his latest drama, The Best Years of a Life, which reunites the iconic stars of his most popular film, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimee, playing the same characters 53 years later.
Film Education: U.K. National Film and TV School Teams With BFI on Diversity Program
The school is widening access to its courses and supporting applicants from under-represented groups with bursaries and scholarships.
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Filmmaker Natalia Almada’s documentary world-premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Fest, where it won the Directing Award.
Death in Hollywood: Bern, Paul (Jean Harlow’s First Husband)–Suicide or Murder?
He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932; two months later, he was found dead of a gunshot wound, leaving a suicide note.
Cinema 1947: You Must Remember This–Events, Trends, Movies, Stars
Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know about 1947 as a Movie Year
Strong Ones, The: Chilean Omar Zuniga Hidalgo’s Feature Debut, Gay Lobe Story
The feature debut by Chilean writer-director Omar Zuniga Hidalgo, The Strong Ones is a moving gay love story, with some erotic scenes.
Coda: Preview–Sundance Film Fest 2021
Sundance Film Fest 2021: Virtual Edition–Online Deals, First-time Filmmakers, Hot Films.
Send Me No Flowers (1964): Jewison’s Comedy, Starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall
One of Norman Jewison’s commercial but not particularly good comedy, Send Me No Flowers is best known for its cast.
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Movie Cycles: Iraq War Movies
A cycle of films about the unpopular Iraq war: