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September 4, 2012That's the bold contention of Dan Callahan's well written book Barbara Stanwyck, The Miracle Woman.
Says he:
"Mighty as they were, Davis and Hepburn were actors who sometimes indicated emotions, or ran roughshod over them.
"Stanwyck only did that once, in Sorry, Wrong Number, her last Oscar bid. ... More >>
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October 24, 2011The imminent Oscar contender The Artist puts a luminous spotlight on the days of silent films, with Jean Dujardin playing a star who's been described as sort of a Douglas Fairbanks who becomes a Fred Astaire.
But when you see the film--which deals with the bumpy transition from silents to ta ... More >>
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September 12, 2011Remember last week, when Madonna dissed a hydrangea bouquet that was given to her, muttering (after the giver had walked away) that she absolutely loathes that particular form of flora?
Well, she's turned apologetic about the whole thing--and she's being funny and clever about it too.
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June 22, 2011The Red Hook Ramblers provide the soundtrack to silent-film classics
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June 15, 2010No al fresco dining for you!Even though the endlessly talked-about Second Avenue subway still seems like a figment of a wistful city planner's imagination, it's very real -- and very personal -- for many of the Upper East Side restaurants that line the busy street.
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October 22, 2008Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre creeps you out
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April 12, 2005Through the looking glasses: From the big clock to the train top, Lloyd welcomed danger
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August 31, 2004An expressionist landmark lights the way for an extensive retro of a silent master's work
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December 16, 2003The year's most essential, best, all-time super-duper boxed DVD sets—bar almost none
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