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Reviews: The Top 10 Best Historical Movies (MGM)

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MGM (January 28, 2024) – Highlights from the Top Ten Best Historical films including:

A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Directed By: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Kruger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O’Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Liv

The Alamo (1960)
Produced and Directed by John Wayne
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O’Brien, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Carlos Arruza, Jester Hairston, Joseph Calleia, and guest star Richard Boone

The Battle of Britain (1969)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York

De-Lovely (2004)
Directed By: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Written for the screen and Directed by Randall Wallace
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godreche

Alexander the Great (1956)
Written, Produced and Directed By: Robert Rossen
Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Danielle Darrieux

The Great Escape (1963)
Produced and Directed by: John Sturges
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Directed By: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, with Edmond O’Brien as “Tom Gaddis,” also starring Betty Field, Telly Savalas

The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Directed By: John Guillermin
Cast: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, E. G. Marshall

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Produced and Directed By: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland as “”Irene Hoffman,”” Maximilian Schell, and Montgomery Clift

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Technology: How AI Is Changing Entertainment

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The Economist (January 4, 2024) – A new wave of artificial intelligence is starting to transform the way the entertainment industry operates. Who will be the winners and losers?

Video timeline: 01:07 AI is changing the music business 04:09 How big data revolutionised entertainment industries 05:20 Can AI predict a film’s success? 09:26 How generative AI is creating new opportunities 12:36 What are the risks of generative AI?

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The New York Times Magazine – Dec 24, 2023

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (December 22, 2023):

He Was My Role Model. My Mentor. My Supplier.

A portrait of Lonnie in a car looking into the camera.

Decades after I left hustling to become a writer, why did I seek out the man who drew me into that world?

By Mitchell S. Jackson

O.G. rings me in the a.m. to say he’s just touched down in Phoenix. It’s the day before he said he’d arrive, and while there was a time when I’d treat the seeming opacity of his plans as par, the call’s a minor surprise. He asks for my address and tells me he can drop by as soon as he grabs his rental car. “Cool,” I say, as if the call ain’t ramped my pulse, as if my crib is presentable for guests. It isn’t. So I shoot out of bed and get to cleaning and straightening the first floor, going so far as to light a candle. It’s been umpteen years since I’ve seen O.G. — Lonnie’s his name — and God forbid he judge me anything less than hella fastidious.

In Jordan, a Sprawling Palestinian Diaspora Looks Towards Gaza

The story of 2.3 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan has been shaped by generations of war and exile.Photographs

by MOISES SAMAN

How Do You Make a Movie About the Holocaust?

A photo illustration of various stills from movies about the holocaust collaged together.

With “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer is just the latest director to confront the problem.

Poetry makes nothing happen, W.H. Auden said in 1939, when words must have seemed especially impotent; but cinema is another matter. For several decades after the end of the Second World War, what’s come to be seen as its central catastrophe — the near-total destruction of the European Jews — was consigned to the status of a footnote. The neglect was rooted in guilt: Many nations eagerly collaborated in the killing, while others did nothing to prevent it. Consumed by their own suffering, most people simply didn’t want to know, and a conspiracy of silence was established.

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Movies: Inside The Making Of ‘Napoleon’ (2023)

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FRANCE 24 (November 21, 2023) – After “Alien”, “Gladiator” & “Thelma and Louise”, director Ridley Scott presents Napoleon to the French, with Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine.

The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon, Paris’s Military Museum, Eve Jackson tells us more about the film which, as well as a good few battle scenes, focuses on the big love of his life.

Vanessa Kirby talks about the challenges of playing his wife. Plus, French cinema darling Tahar Rahim, who plays Paul Barras – a general who helped Napoleon’s ascent – discusses the historic significance of the film.

Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/9wuR.y

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REVIEWS: THE BEST JACK LEMMON MOVIES (MGM)

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MGM (September 16, 2023) – Enjoy some of Jack Lemmon’s most iconic scenes in this crafted compilation:

  • Irma La Douce (1963) – Produced and Directed By: Billy Wilder Screenplay By: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
  • Some Like It Hot (1959) – Directed By: Billy Wilder Screenplay By: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown
  • The Apartment (1960) – Directed By: Billy Wilder Written By: Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, David Lewis, Joan Shawlee, Naomi Stevens, Hope Holiday, and Edie Adams
  • Avanti! (1972) – Produced and Directed By: Billy Wilder Screenplay By: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Based on the Play By: Samuel Taylor Cast: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966) – Produced and Directed By: Billy Wilder Written By: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, with Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, and Judi West

Cities, History, Movies, Tours, Travel, Videos, Views

San Francisco Views: Tour Of Alfred Hitchcock 1958 Movie ‘Vertigo’ Locations

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KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA (August 27, 2023) – ‘Vertigo’, one of the enduring classics of American cinema, was Alfred Hitchcock’s love letter to the Bay Area many of the views he recorded in 1957 are little changed 65 years on.

Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D’entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac. The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor. The film stars James Stewart as former police detective John “Scottie” Ferguson, who has retired because an incident in the line of duty has caused him to develop acrophobia (an extreme fear of heights) and vertigo, a false sense of rotational movement. Scottie is hired by an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a private investigator to follow Gavin’s wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), who is behaving strangely.

The film was shot on location in the city of San Francisco, California, as well as in Mission San Juan Bautista, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Cypress Point on 17-Mile Drive, and Paramount Studios in Hollywood. It is the first film to use the dolly zoom, an in-camera effect that distorts perspective to create disorientation, to convey Scottie’s acrophobia. As a result of its use in this film, the effect is often referred to as “the Vertigo effect”. In 1996, the film underwent a major restoration to create a new 70 mm print and DTS soundtrack.

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Reviews: The Best Charles Bronson Movies (MGM)

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MGM STUDIOS (August 19, 2023) – Check out some of Charles Bronson’s best scenes in this crafted compilation.

  • The White Buffalo (1977) – Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
  • The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Produced & Directed By: John Sturges
  • Breakheart Pass (1975) – Directed By: Tom Gries
  • The Great Escape (1963) – Produced and Directed by: John Sturges
  • Murphy’s Law (1986) – Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
  • Chato’s Land (1972) – Produced and Directed By: Michael Winner
  • Jules Verne’s Master of the World (1961) – Directed By: William Witney

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Reviews: The Best Burt Lancaster Movies (MGM)

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MGM STUDIOS (May 20, 2023) – A compilation showcasing some of Burt Lancaster’s best on-screen moments including:

  • Valdez is Coming (1971)
  • Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
  • Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
  • Separate Tables (1958)
  • Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

Burton Stephen Lancaster was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex, and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series.

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TV: Inside The Hollywood Film And TV Writer’s Strike

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Wall Street Journal (May 15, 2023) – The Hollywood writers’ strike has more than 11,000 movie and television writers in the Writers Guild of America on strike for the first time in 15 years.

Video timeline: 0:00 Writers’ strike has brought productions to a halt 0:50 How streaming has transformed the industry 4:20 The 2007-2008 writers’ strike 4:59 The writers’ demands 7:13 The strike’s impact on the entertainment industry

WSJ sat down for exclusive interviews with the showrunners of “Abbott Elementary” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” to understand the key sticking points that led to the writers’ strike and what’s next for the entertainment industry.

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Historic Tour: Locations In ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry’ Film (2023)

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National Trust (April 27, 2023) – Based on the bestselling novel by Rachel Joyce, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton is exclusively in cinemas from April 28 2023.

Recently retired, Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who is content to fade quietly into the background of life, until one day he learns that an old friend is dying. He sets off to the post office to send her a letter and decides to keep walking: all the way to her hospice, 450 miles away.

The Bath Skyline in Somerset and Minchinhampton Common in Gloucestershire were both used as locations for the film, which was shot sequentially across the UK over several weeks, mirroring Harold’s own pilgrimage through England’s many varied landscapes – from bustling cities to wild moorland.

Here Jim and Rachel tell us how being on location helped bring to life story’s themes of reconnecting with the land and embracing the unknown. Filming at National Trust places helps provide our charity with income which we use to keep those houses, gardens and landscapes in good condition for everyone to visit and enjoy.