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28 September 2010

C.B.’s captivating “Cleopatra”

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We just loved Cecil B. DeMille’s Cleopatra (Paramount, 1934), and we loved it even more projected onto the Egyptian Theater’s humongous screen. Scott Eyman, author of the new DeMille biography, “Empire of Dreams,” was on hand to discuss the film with critic Leonard Maltin. [...]

8 September 2010

Jane Withers charms CINECON in “This is the Life”

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Jane Withers appeared in person before CINECON screened her high-spirited buddy picture, “This is the Life.” [...]

6 September 2010

Don Murray held Marilyn Monroe close in “Bus Stop”

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Marilyn was experienced by then, she had done about 20 films by that time. But she was missing her marks all the time. You know, there are marks — places to stand where the lighting, sound, camera angle are all correct. So the director [Josh Logan] told me, every time, put your hands on her hips and move her into her mark. I was doing this the whole film.” [...]

31 August 2010

Cleopatra reclaims the Egyptian Theater

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On September 22, following a screening of DeMille’s naughty Claudette Colbert vehicle, “Cleopatra,” (1934), Leonard Maltin will ‘view author Scott Eyman about his new biography, “Emperor of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille.” [...]

29 August 2010

Charlie Chaplin to reappear at Cinecon

The big event at this year’s Cinecon classic film festival is the screening of a previously lost Charlie Chaplin film, “A Thief Catcher” from Keystone Studios, 1914. [...]

28 July 2009

Travis Banton turned tootsies into stars

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Film fashion expert David Chierichetti talks to artsmeme about his favorite costumer, Travis Banton of Paramount Studios. [...]

30 March 2009

Wolf men and other men

"It’s rare to truly see a film anymore," said Robert Boyle, opening a conversation at the Art Directors Society tribute at the Egyptian Theater Sunday night.

The legendary art director followed that enigmatic statement by noting how television technique has infiltrated feature film production — in a bad way. According to Boyle, today’s movies are [...]