What Price Hollywood?
In What Price Hollywood? a drunken director discovers an actress, and makes her “America’s Pal”. She falls in love. but the director and her career pull them apart
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The Best of The Carol Burnett Show Volume One
The Best of The Carol Burnett Show Volume One contains 15 episodes for the 6th & 7th seasons (1972-1973). These episodes feature uproarious guest appearances from Carl Reiner, Lily Tomlin, Tim Conway, Jack Gilford, John Byner, Andy Griffith and Helen Reddy. Fan favorite sketches include “Rebecky” (the movie take off of Rebecca), “Carol & Sis,” “Nora Desmond,” and “Snow White: 15 Years Later.”
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Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 (2010) starring Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson
In Iron Man 2, Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire Tony Stark. Now that his secret identity has been revealed, Tony’s life is more intense than ever. Everyone wants in on the Iron Man technology, whether for power or profit… but for Ivan Vanko (“Whiplash”), it’s revenge!
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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946) starring Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Dorothy Ford, Lewis Stone
In a bittersweet entry in the series, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy takes the title seriously. Andy returns home from World War II, and hopes to return to college. And, to reignite his romance with Kay. There are the normal shenanigans, such as locking himself out of the house, or the big dance with 6’2″ Coffy. She’s one of the nicest people in the movie, in fact.
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The Twilight Zone season 2
Synopsis of The Twilight Zone season 2
Classic episodes — among them “Eye of the Beholder,” in which a disfigured woman undergoes surgery, and “Long Distance Call,” in which a boy calls a deceased relative — stand out in The Twilight Zone Season 2 of creator Rod Serling’s eerie, Emmy-winning series.
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Trivia for The Honeymooners
Trivia for The Honeymooners (1955) Filmed at CBS’ Studio 50 in New York, later used for “Toast of the Town” (1948). It’s now known as… Read More »Trivia for The Honeymooners
The Cat’s Meow
The Cat’s Meow (2001) starring Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard
The Cat’s Meow is the semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst’s yacht in 1924.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Haley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan
Review of Captain America: The First Avenger
First and foremost, I’d like to point out the obvious: Captain America: The First Avenger works because of Steve Rogers. Long before his transformation, he’s a likeable character that the entire audience is rooting for. He’s also multi-dimensional.
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Man Made Monster
Man Made Monster (1941), starring Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr.
In Man Made Monster, a mad scientist transforms a carnival performer into a murderous monster.
