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Barbara Stanwyck, an obscene typo and the sordid story behind Double Indemnity
- Surprisingly, the idea for Double Indemnity – Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece about a gold-digging femme fatale and the spineless insurance agent who falls under her spell – was prompted by a catastrophic printing mistake at a smalltown rag during the Roaring Twenties. Reading through the freshly printed first edition, one of the editors was shocked to see an ad for women’s underwear which should have read: “If these sizes are too big, take a tuck in them.”
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Vintage photos show Hollywood icons mingling at the Golden Globes
From Marilyn Monroe to Marlon Brando, every big name in Hollywood history has appeared at the awards.
- EntertainmentGold Derby
Remembering ‘Remember the Night’: A Christmas movie classic with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray sizzled as the duplicitous lovers in Billy Wilder’s exceptional 1944 film noir “Double Indemnity.” But that classic based on James M. Cain’s novel wasn’t their first pairing. Four years earlier, they played very different lovers in “Remember the Night,” which was penned by the brilliant Preston Sturges and directed by …
- USThe Holland Sentinel
Barbara Mezeske: Never again
They say that if you don’t know history, you are doomed to repeat it.
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
What's streaming now: Dolly Parton rocks out, Godzilla stomps, 'The Crown' returns, 'Rustin' marches
Colman Domingo's incredible performance in the civil rights biopic “Rustin” and Dolly Parton's rock music album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. — A powerhouse performance by Colman Domingo fuels the Netflix drama “Rustin,” streaming Friday, about the civil rights pioneer and March on Washington architect Bayard Rustin.
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Wes Anderson Talks Early Hollywood Censorship in ‘TCM Picks’ Video for Barbara Stanwyck’s ‘Baby Face’ (Exclusive)
Wes Anderson recommends Warner Bros.’ early Barbara Stanwyck vehicle Baby Face, made in 1933 during pre-Production Code Hollywood, for top viewing as part of the November 2023 Turner Classic Movies lineup in the Asteroid City director’s own TCM Picks video that dropped on Wednesday. The Hollywood studio made the infamous melodrama from director Alfred E. …
- EntertainmentVariety
Martin Scorsese Talks the ‘Glamour of Evil,’ Actors He Wish He’d Worked With and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ at Montclair Film Festival
Sin, forgiveness, the glamour of evil, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlon Brando, terrible preview screenings for “Goodfellas,” Robert De Niro’s silence and, of course, “Killers of the Flower Moon” were all topics of conversation during Montclair Film Festival’s Filmmaker Tribute to Martin Scorsese on October 27 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The director, who has …
- EntertainmentGold Derby
Oscars flashback: ‘The Robe’ and ‘Roman Holiday’ turn 70
f it was the summer of the megawatt blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” September has turned into a month of sequelitis with “The Nun 2,” “Equalizer 3” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.” Even Kenneth Branagh’s “A Hunting in Venice,” is the third installment in the actor/director’s Hercule Poirot mystery series. It’s all a bit …
- EntertainmentParade
What Is 'Film Noir'? A Guide to the Classic Movie Genre
Bad guys, dangerous dames and dirty deeds. Explore the delicious darkness of this Hollywood mainstay.
- EntertainmentExaminer Enterprise
Here are the top 11 movies every American kid needs to see before age 17
Today's generation of children are missing out on America's cultural history. That's where these classic Hollywood movies come in.
