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DVD Extra: At long last, 'At Long Last Love' Plus a Bogdanovich Doppleganger
This travesty, in which the stars could neither sing nor dance (we were supposed to find their ineptitude charming) is widely regarded as one of the feeblest musicals ever made and may have damaged... Read on
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Is 'Man of Steel' the most expensive pro-choice movie ever? (Contains spoilers)
There wasn't room in my review of "Man of Steel'' the other day to discuss one of the most interesting, and surely controversial, aspects of David Goyer's script (from a story he wrote with... Read on
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DVD Extra: Pre-Codes With Boris Karloff, Warren William, Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson
Boris Karloff had appeared in something like 60 movies over 11 years before his first important part in Howard Hawks' "The Criminal Code,'' the first of his 13 film appearances in 1931, the year... Read on
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Updated DVD Extra: 3-D 'Wizard of Oz' and 'House of Wax,' as well as 'Big Parade,' all drop Oct. 1, with 'Oz' also getting IMAX run
This week's reviews (of five pre-code titles) will be coming a bit later. But first a raft of news about upcoming titles, seeing as how Warner Home Entertainment has just announced the same street... Read on
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Why Not a 'Cinderella' Movie Musical?
I see Disney is revving up a big-budget, live-action "Cinderella" to be directed by Kenneth Branagh from script by Aline Brosh McKenna ("Devil Wears Prada."), with Lily James in the title role.... Read on
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DVD Extra: Saluting Shamroy
We critics tend to focus a lot on directors and actors, but Twentieth Century Fox's remarkably consistent product during the studio era was defined just as much by its ace cinematographers,... Read on
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Dueling Liberaces: 'Sincerely Yours' (1955) vs 'Behind the Candelabra" (2013)
I thought it would be fun to watch Gordon Douglas' Liberace vehicle "Sincerely Yours'' (1955) -- just out from the Warner Archive Collection -- back-to-back with Steven Soderberg's Liberace bio-pic... Read on
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DVD Extra: Warners' Classic gangsters
Warner Bros.' first Blu-ray set consisting entirely of new-to-format pre-1950 titles, out today is appropriately called "Ultimate Gangsters Collection -- Classics.'' It's comprised of four genre... Read on
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DVD Extra: Fred MacMurray's cynical Hollywood press agent gets religion, with help from Valli, Frank Sinatra and Ben Hecht
Sometimes it can be rewarding to revisit a "classic'' film you haven't seen in decades, even if it didn't impress you much the first time around. A positive review of Irving Pichel's "The Miracle of... Read on
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Oscar Watch: Mixed reviews may not stop 'The Great Gatsby'
Predictions based on advance tracking have Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby'' opening at $40 million or more, perhaps a record for even a semi-serious period drama, albeit one that's also a major... Read on
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