Articles for tag: 80s Tv, Mildred Pierce, Silent Films

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Famous People Who Suffered From Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care whether you are tall or short, orange or blue. No one is completely immune to this deadly disease. The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach, in front of your spleen. It produces juices that help break down food and helps in the production of hormones that regulate ...

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3 Generations of the Barrymore Dynasty

Think of Hollywood families, and many names — Bridges, Douglas, and Sutherland among them — come to mind, but fewer are the dynasties: those that have lasted three generations or more. First among any list of multigenerational film families (and not just because of alphabetical order) is the Barrymores. During the first decades of the ...

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Silent Film Legends: Lillian and Dorothy Gish

Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish were actresses who were pioneers in the Hollywood movie industry. The Gish sisters made their mark in the silent movie era as actresses. Through the Lillian and Gish Prize, they continue to reach out and influence the arts today. The Gish Sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish were sisters from Ohio ...

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Movie Review: Chaplin (1992)

Chaplin is a film about silent filmmaker and extraordinary star Charlie Chaplin. Charlie is played by actor Robert Downey Jr. This film was brought to the world by actor and director Richard Attenborough who is famous for his directorial Oscar winning film Gandhi. In addition to Robert Downey Jr. there is an all star cast ...

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‘Blancanieves’: Best Foreign Silent FIlms of All Time

“Blancanieves” is a Spanish retelling of Snow White. It isn’t surprising that there is yet another movie about Snow White and/or a retelling of Brother’s Grimm fairy tale. What is surprising is that “Blancanieves” is a black-and-white silent film. Are foreign films going back to their roots? French film “The Artist” won tons of awards ...