PBS (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
On Wednesday, prolific songwriter and singer Johnny Mercer would have turned 100. In his lifetime, he worked with more than 200 collaborators and churned out lyrics for more than 1,500 songs for both Broadway and the silver screen, which were made famous by stars like Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Louis Armstrong.
DailyStab (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Anne Hathaway has, according to Deadline Hollywood, been offered a role in Spider-Man 4 to play the role of the vampy villain The Black Cat. Sony Pictures insists no decisions have been made and other actresses rumored to be up for the role are Julia Stiles, Rachel McAdams and Romola Garai. The latest installment in the superhero [...]
Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
“The Wizard of Oz” by the Snead State Community College Department of Theatre is “The Wizard of Oz” many people remember.
Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Dorothy role challenging for actresses
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
8 tonight TCM An intended mail-order bride (Judy Garland, right) decides to open a train-stop restaurant in this 1946 musical directed by George Sidney. The score includes "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe."
Don't Mess With Taxes (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The year is winding down. You're trying to gather of all your receipts. (Yeah, I know, next year you'll institute that record-keeping system). But some paperwork is missing. What can you do? You might want to check out a 79-year-old rule regarding the estimation of tax deductions. In 1930, a federal court ruled that a...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Rehearsals are well underway for the winter showcase of Helston youth group ACT1.
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
DVD Video Review: Mike Sutton updates Eamonn McCusker's review of this wonderful film with a look at the new 4-disc Special Edition.
Movie Talk (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Couch Potato Pickings As most people know, this film about a shy northern girl with a gift for singing is based on the play written by Jim Cartwright. It was written specifically for actress Jane Horrocks because of her uncanny ability to impersonate the great divas of the 20th century. I recall a huge deal being made [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, once the most powerful and prestigious film studio in all Hollywood, is looking for a buyer to bail it out of nearly $4bn (£2.4bn) of debt. The company that gave the world Tom and Jerry cartoons, The Wizard of Oz, and a host of other classic musicals has said it has begun to explore a "potential sale".
Fox News (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Beverly Hills Courier columnist George Christy attends sold-out celebration with Hollywood Who's Who at centennial tribute for lyricist Johnny Mercer
US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
It’s impossible to watch The Wizard of Oz today without feeling, within minutes, some kind of mystical connection to people you will never know. When Judy Garland sings Over the Rainbow, there’s the sense of participating, just by watching, in some beautiful shared human experience. Yet, when it was released in 1939, the film’s ultimate [...]
Back of Beyond (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
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The Chicago Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
On Wednesday, the U.S .observed Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who have fought for our country. On Thursday, Liam Ford stopped by the WGN studios to discuss a Chicago monument that serves as a memorial to American soldiers...
LEMON HOUND (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Judy Garland Lena Horne Ella Martha Wainwright Etta James, Dinah Washington, Shirley Bassey, the list goes on and on, and on...but these four that stay with me. And of these, there is one that stands out isn't there? Impossible to choose a definitive version but one of these is particularly surprising and it's that one I keep going back to.
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bsalmons | 02/07/2009
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