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HOORAY FOR 1933—EIGHTY YEARS LATER
If I had my druthers—and a month’s vacation—I would camp out at Film Forum in Manhattan beginning Friday for Bruce Goldstein’s mind-boggling salute to the movie year of 1933, which he calls "Hollywood’s Naughtiest, Bawdiest Year." (If you don’t get the reference, brush up on your movie musicals!)
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HIGH SPIRITS AT OSCAR NOMINEE LUNCHEON
There’s no suspense or sense of competition, just an air of cheerful camaraderie at the annual Oscar nominees’ luncheon, which was held Monday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The increasingly crowded awards season, with galas, q&a sessions and presentations galore, takes a toll on high-profile particip...
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THE EXTENDED DISNEY FAMILY AND PETER PAN
The new Blu-ray/DVD/Digital release of Walt Disney’s "Peter Pan" includes the bonus features from previous DVD releases plus a few additions, including "Growing up with Nine Old Men," a short documentary in which Ted Thomas, the filmmaker and son of top Disney animator Frank Thomas, checks in with t...
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NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH…
Monday’s press release reads, “The Walt Disney Studios has announced that its live-action release previously known as 1952 will be titled "Tomorrowland."
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BEN AFFLECK ON STAGE
Every year, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival gives me the opportunity to host its Modern Master tribute to a major star or filmmaker. This year Ben Affleck and I spent more than two hours on stage reviewing his career, with excerpts from his many films, beginning with "Dazed and...
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DISNEY ANIMATION ART BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
Who ever thought you’d be able to flip original Disney animation art—just as the master animators drew it, in pencil form—or purchase high-quality replicas of the first Disney artwork ever sold to the public? Both options are now available to one and all.
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MOVIE REFERENCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
When I was told that someone had transformed my 1,600 page paperback reference "Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide" into an iPhone app, I’ll admit I was wary…but the folks at MobileAge did a fine job and now the newly updated app for 2013 is ready.
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SEEING DOUBLE: RARE FILMS IN ALTERNATE VERSIONS
UCLA Film and Television Archive is giving film buffs in Los Angeles an unprecedented opportunity to view six pictures from the transitional period from silence to sound in dual versions, back to back.
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STARS SHINE AT AFI LUNCHEON
Every year, the American Film Institute convenes a jury to select the Ten Outstanding Films and Television Shows of the year. The outcome is a celebratory luncheon that everyone seems to agree is an oasis in the crowded awards season.
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OSCAR NOMINATIONS: SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
Attention, Oscar pundits: there is no such thing as a shoo-in or a “lock.” There’s also no such thing as a snub. Today’s Oscar nominations, announced at 5:38 a.m. by Emma Stone and this year’s Oscar host, Seth MacFarlane, were as unpredictable as ever...
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