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17 October 2012

Lurch on, Universal monsters! Scary centennial series creeps up on Halloween.

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Midway through October, 2012, we recommend a great celebration of monster movies, “A Monstrous Centennial” at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. [...]

8 October 2012

The Tramp meets the Dying Swan

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A beautiful encounter between two great movement artists captured in this 1922 photograph. Charlie Chaplin and Anna Pavlova. [...]

4 October 2012

Ninety-year-old men in tights: “Robin Hood” at the Egyptian Theatre

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The story of the medieval English hero who robs from the rich and gives to the poor gets its first Hollywood treatment with this immortal silent classic. ts 1922 debut at the Egyptian Theatre was the first Hollywood movie premiere! [...]

16 September 2012

Happy birthday, George Chakiris

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One of the great American dancers — and the rare dancer to win an Oscar … celebrates a birthday today. [...]

14 September 2012

Jerry Lewis, amped on technology

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In a rare and wonderful evening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the great comedian Jerry Lewis talked about his use of film technology to amp up his considerable personal humor. [...]

12 September 2012

Thank you, Turner Classic Movies, for “Choreography by Jack Cole”

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An historic cultural moment occurred Monday, September 10, 2012, when Turner Classic Movies (TCM) gave a marvelous jolt to the recently revived interest in Jack Cole – a full evening tribute to the talented choreographer. [...]

11 September 2012

Happy birthday to a champion of dance named Marge

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A lovely birthday cruise ’round the Isle of Manhattan honors the nonagenarian veteran of stage and screen, Marge Champion. [...]

29 August 2012

Robert Osborne asks: “Why did Jack Cole fade away?”

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Robert Osborne, veteran host of Turner Classic Movies, interviews dance critic and artsmeme writer Debra Levine in “Choreography by Jack Cole,” on TCM Monday September 10, 2012. [...]

12 August 2012

An actress & her dance coach

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Marilyn Monroe relied on Jack Cole for dance coaching like no other. [...]

25 July 2012

Bob Fosse’s “From This Moment On” from Kiss Me, Kate

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Among the major dancers in this colorful number, Carol Haney, Tommy Rall. [...]