The Great Cinematographers of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Hal Mohr** is the only person to have won a competitive Academy Award without being nominated for it. Mohr was allowed to keep his Oscar and won a second.
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The Great Tunesmiths of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Irving Berlin tops the list with twenty-one songs, followed by Harry Warren with twenty and Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen with eighteen apiece.
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Which 7 Films Did Hitchcock Make That Were “Perfect”?
Seven films in which every shot, every camera move, every editing sequence is perfect. Four of the seven movies star either Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart.
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Eleanor and Frank Perry
Eleanor and Frank Perry’s last movie together was their best, a wonderful adaptation of Sue Kaufman’s “Diary of a Mad Housewife”.
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Eight Legendary Foreign Actresses Who Did Not Make It In Hollywood.
They were the darlings of the art house circuit. Their work in a language other than English is some of the greatest ever captured on film. But Hollywood…
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