Tag Archives: Hollywood

Tony Baretta: Myra Breckinridge (1970) Starring Raquel Welch

Source:The New Democrat  Myra Breckinridge may be the best movie that ever flopped at the box office.  It lost more than the 1962 New York Mets who lost something like 120 games that season.  I don’t believe the movie made … Continue reading

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Flanagan: Network (1976)

Source:The New Democrat  Anyone who’s interested in modern network news should watch the movie Network from 1976.  It’s almost forty years old now and except for the modern technology, the new players and the new stories they’d be hard pressed … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest (1959) Starring Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint

Source:The New Democrat  North by Northwest is my favorite movie of all time.  Cary Grant is my favorite actor of all time and Alfred Hitchcock is probably my favorite director of all time.  I have a couple versions of this … Continue reading

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CNN: The Newsroom- AJ Hammer On the Death of Great Comic Writer/Actor Harold Ramis

Source:CNN– talking about the life and career of Harold Ramis. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “R.I.P. Harold Ramis, Dead At 69” From Federal Jack Tube Harold Ramis will be missed for his comic writing and acting … Continue reading

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Film Society at Lincoln Center: Q&A With Raquel Welch on Myra Breckinridge

Source:The New Democrat Myra Breckinridge is not the movie that made Raquel Welch a star. Myra Breckinridge was a loser at the box office no matter how funny it was.  It was one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. … Continue reading

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Malissa Julianna: Biography of Jayne Mansfield

Source:The New Democrat To put it simply, Jayne Mansfield was the ultimate hot baby-face goddess who never grew up, and in all of her 34 years, I’m not sure she ever looked old enough to even drive. That is how … Continue reading

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Justin Sluss: The Seven Year Itch (1954) Marilyn Monroe & Tom Ewell

Source:Justin Sluss– Chopsticks with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. Source:The New Democrat “Here’s a clip of the upcoming Blu-ray Disc release of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s “The Seven Year Itch” starring Marilyn Monroe. I do not own this clip, … Continue reading

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A&E Biography: Barbara Eden

Source:The New Democrat  There is much more to Barbara Eden than her hot baby-face looks but it is really difficult for me to get past that and her role as Jeanie on the NBC hit 1960s sitcom I Dream of … Continue reading

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A&E Biography: Sophia Loren

Source:Biography– The Italian Goddess Sophia Loren. “Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning Italian actress. A striking beauty, Loren is often listed among the world’s all time most attractive women. Who Is Sophia Loren? Raised in poverty, Sophia Loren began her … Continue reading

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Profiles in History: Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Dress From The Seven Year Itch

Source:The New Democrat  One of the most famous scenes in Hollywood history happened in one of the most conservative times in American history, the 1950s, when women weren’t expected to show off their physical beauty and were looked down upon … Continue reading

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