Articles for tag: Carole Lombard, Jerry Garcia, Myrna Loy, Sundance Institute, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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Famous People Born in California

As we all know there are many famous and notable people who were born in California. However, there are many that I never realized were from California. Those are the notables you will be reading about here. I was completely amazed, shocked, and saddened by the life of Robert Frost who I did a bit ...

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Top 5 William Powell & Myrna Loy Movies

Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and of course, Bogey and Bacall; these are some of the greatest on-screen duos of all time. And yet, my personal favorite flies under the radar time and time again. The aforementioned brilliant pairings all stuck to essentially the ...

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Top Positive Portrayals of Moms in Movies

It is surprising that there are not more good moms portrayed in films. There are plenty of bad moms, and bad step-moms. And it’s not just Disney that has that market cornered. Think of Carrie, Mommie Dearest, and Serial Mom. As a mom, it is disheartening to see so many portrayals of moms as mean, ...

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DVD Review: Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan in Laws of Attraction

Julianne Moore sets feminism back several decades in the film Laws of Attraction. Moore stars as high powered New York City divorce lawyer Audrey Woods, a cardboard cutout of a character, whose calm, cool, and collected exterior is just a facade that hides her overwhelming insecurity and lack of an authentic sense of self. As ...

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Spartanburg SC Public Library Sponsors: “Cinema Sandwiched In”

The Spartanburg SC Public Headquarters Library is hosting “Cinema Sandwiched In” for the rest of January 2012 and through February. This event is free for the public and you can bring your own lunch and enjoy a classic film on designated Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in the Barrett Room. This is a great opportunity to ...

Great Movie Duos: Powell and Loy

There is perhaps no movie duo more enduring or loveable than that of William Powell and Myrna Loy, made famous and best known as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man series. There was an unsurpassable chemistry between them on-screen, and even off, that made them unforgettable to audiences of the 1930’s to today. ...