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1974

1974: The Motion Picture Industry’s Miracle Year

January 10, 2024January 15, 2024 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments 1974, A Woman Under The Influence, Art Carney, Brian de Palma, Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia, California Split, Charles Bronson, Chinatown, Death Wish, Elliot Gould, Faye Dunaway, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Astaire, Gena Rowlands, George Segal, Harry and Tonto, Jennifer Jones, John Boorman, John Cassettes, Mel Brooks, O.J. Simpson, Paul Mazursky, Paul Newman, Peter Falk, Phantom of the Paradise, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Altman, Robert Mitchum, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Roman Polanski, Sam Peckinpah, Steve McQueen, Sydney Pollack, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, The Parallax View, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Towering Inferno, The Yakuza, Tobe Hooper, Warren Beatty, Warren Oates, William Holden, Young Frankenstein, Zardoz

It’s the 50th anniversary of one of the great years in movie history

Heights

Nine Musicals to Watch if You Loved ‘In The Heights’

June 15, 2021 Lani Gonzalez 1 Comment Black Orpheus, Coco, Esther Williams, Fiddler On The Roof, Fred Astaire, Frida Kahlo, Hamilton, In The Heights, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Million Dollar Mermaid, Moana, Royal Wedding, Stanley Donen, Step Up 2, Step Up 3D

From Fred Astaire and Esther Williams to ‘Step Up 3D’

racist

Six Classic Films that are Just a Little Bit Racist

June 15, 2020December 18, 2024 Lani Gonzalez 8 Comments A Majority of One, Alec Guinness, Bing Crosby, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cary Grant, Claudette Colbert, Danny Kaye, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gone With The Wind, HBO Max, Holiday Inn, Imitation of Life, Louise Beavers, Mickey Rooney, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Peter Sellers, Rosemary Clooney, Swing Time, The Party, Vera-Ellen, White Christmas

This hasn’t aged well

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What a Glorious Feeling

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charade, Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Royal Wedding, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Singin In The Rain, Stanley Donen

Six Moments When Stanley Donen Changed My Life

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‘Stolen Kingdom’: The Movie Disney Doesn’t Want You To See

May 17, 2026May 19, 2026 William Schwartz 0

In his ode to nostalgia, Joshua Bailey shows the entertainment giant’s neglect and abuse

Featured Stories FILM

Should We Be Flocking To See ‘The Sheep Detectives’?

May 15, 2026May 19, 2026 Neal Pollack 0

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She Is Not a Robot

May 11, 2026May 19, 2026 Elaine Margolin 0

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A School of Magic That Does Not Patronize the Viewers

May 4, 2026May 11, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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