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The Incredible Shrinking 3-D Audience
While "The Great Gatsby" made a lot of money last weekend (box-office pundits said it “overperformed,” which means they called it wrong), only 33% of ticket buyers chose to see it in 3-D.
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With Bogart On The African Queen
Last week I got to sail on the actual African Queen with Bogart—Stephen Bogart, that is. The occasion was the first annual Humphrey Bogart Film Festival, held in Key Largo, Florida, the setting of the 1948 Bogart-Bacall picture "Key Largo."
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The Game-Changer: Ray Harryhausen
When Ray Harryhausen’s "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" came out in 1958, it didn’t dominate the box-office as "Iron Man 3" did this past weekend.
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Disney, Hitchcock, and Marilyn Flying High
If you fly out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on American Airlines’ commuter service, American Eagle, you must take a shuttle bus to a remote terminal, where you’ll be surrounded by giant photographic blowups of celebrities boarding American planes, back in the days when flying was a mor...
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Remembering Deanna Durbin
The only people who don’t like Deanna Durbin, it seems to me, are people who’ve never seen her movies. Possessed of a glorious, bell-like soprano voice, she was presented to moviegoers of the 1930s in a series of irresistible comedies that showcased a fresh, sunny screen personality. Delightful f...
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Movie-Buff Heaven: The TCM Classic Film Festival
Another edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival has wrapped in Hollywood, and I had a great time hosting a variety of events, as a backup to the channel’s stalwarts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, and meeting a vast number of dedicated movie fans from all parts of the country.
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Studio Vaults Open—On DVD
Many of the major studios no longer want to be in the DVD (or Blu-ray) business; they’d rather stream or download their films. There are some notable exceptions, however, and they spell good news for serious buffs and collectors.
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HOW TO PITCH A MOVIE…AND MORE
It’s long been a joke in Hollywood that the only way to sell a movie is to compare it to a previous hit. But what’s a joke to some people is a tutorial for others.
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ANDRÉ PREVIN: A WELCOME RETURN
One of the first records I ever purchased was André Previn’s jazz version of "My Fair Lady"….and I’ve never fallen out of love with this wonderful album.
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A FOND FAREWELL TO ANNETTE FUNICELLO
For baby boomers, the news of Annette Funicello’s death hits hard. Millions of us came home from school every day to watch "The Mickey Mouse Club," and she was one of the most popular Mouseketeers.
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