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Weekend Roundtable: Send in the Clowns

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:00:32 +0000

Clowns seem to be having a bit of a moment this year. A few weeks after Pennywise terrorized audiences, the Clown Prince of Crime gets an origin story in theaters this weekend. Our latest Roundtable topic looks at some of our other favorite fictional clowns. Deirdre Crimmins It feels like I’ve been talking about clowns...

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Weekend Roundtable: Gone Too Soon

Josh Zyber — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:00:55 +0000

Entertainment history is filled with stories of actors, singers, and other artists whose struggles with drug or alcohol abuse ultimately took their lives. For our Roundtable this week, we remember some of the great talents lost to addiction. David Krauss Judy Garland has been classified by many as the “world’s greatest entertainer.” She was also...

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You Made Me Love You: A Judy Garland Appreciation

David Krauss — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:00:06 +0000

The new bio-pic Judy, which chronicles the difficult final months of Judy Garland’s life, will be released in theaters this week, but to fully appreciate the brilliance of the “World’s Greatest Entertainer,” you need to see her in her prime. Garland’s 1962 TV special captures this legendary performer at her zenith, and proves just what...

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Judy Review: This Can’t Be Love

Jason Gorber — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:00:51 +0000

In many ways, Judy is a run-of-the mill bio-pic that tells the tale of a beloved Hollywood star hoping for a last glimpse of glory at career’s end. Settling somewhere between Paul McGuigan’s underappreciated Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool and last year’s warm if egregiously maudlin Stan & Ollie, the film serves as a...

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Weekend Roundtable: Anger Management

Josh Zyber — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:00:18 +0000

Anger is a very primal emotion that makes great fodder for movie plots. Our Roundtable this week looks at some of our favorite movie scenes in which characters lose their tempers and rage out. Shannon Nutt There are a lot of good choices for this one, but my favorite is the scene in Planes, Trains...

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From Silents to the Seventies: Summer Stock

David Krauss — Thu, 16 May 2019 16:00:25 +0000

Forget your troubles, c’mon get happy! Summer Stock is at last available on Blu-ray, and Warner Archive’s excellent rendering makes this modest but enormously entertaining musical a must-have for any fan of the genre. Summer Stock Theatrical Release Date: August 31, 1950 Blu-ray Release Date: April 30, 2019 Directed by: Charles Walters Starring: Judy Garland,...

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