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For Kerr, ‘South Pacific’ Was a Hit That, Oddly, Helped No One


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Actor John Kerr, who died on Feb. 2 at the age of 81, told me the film he enjoyed making the most was "The Pit and The Pendulum," directed by Roger Corman and co-starred Vincent Price. He recalled that Corman was an excellent director and Price kept him laughing during the entire production. In 1958, Kerr played...read

John Kerr, South Pacific Star and ‘Culver City-The Reel Hollywood’ Narrator


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Actor John Kerr, who won a Tony Award for his role in the Elia Kazan stage production of "Tea and Sympathy," died on Feb. 2. He was 81 years old. I first met Mr. Kerr 35 years ago, in 1978, when...read

Les Miserables: Victory Over Revenge


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I never did get the chance to see the theatrical production of Les Miserables; such are the vagaries of the calendar. Fortunately, there is this magnificent film from the director of the superlative crowd-pleaser, The King’s Speech.read

Peering Into Windows 8 (Part 2)


General Art

After almost two weeks of working with Windows 8, I’ve gained enough experience to reinforce my suspicion that critics of the OS are either operating with a bias against Microsoft or are simply old dogs whimpering at new tricks. An unfair characterization, no doubt, but I remain baffled at the hostility towards Windows 8. In my experience, Windows is just like Windows 7, only with a Start screen instead of a Start menu.read

The Day a Cowboy Legend Ended in a Crash


Film

A little old lady was being interviewed by the host. Seems that when she was an aspiring actress in the 1920s, one of her earliest assignments had been to ride double with the famed cowboy Tom Mix when he performed a stunt at a hotel in Santa Monica. She rode behind Mix while his horse actually climbed four flights of stairs, to the top of the hotel, and then he – they? – plunged into...read

Peering Through Windows 8 (Part 1)


General Art

If you believe the tech trades and the various opinionators who lurk in the articles’ comments section, Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, is the second coming of the much-maligned Windows Vista or, if you really want to give yourself the heebie-jeebies, Microsoft Bob...After a week working with Windows 8 on my office workstation, I'm gaining enough experience to reach a verdict of my own. Thus, the questions: Is Windows 8 a win or a fail?read

An Unexpected Pleasure


Film

Review of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' - Time has passed since Jackson first materialized Middle Earth in a trilogy of films that made pure fantasy fashionable again, although I’ll stick with the Harry Potter films as the superior accomplishment. My opinion of Tolkien’s work hasn’t changed – imagination and exhaustive attention to detail put to the service of a dull and shallow narrative – yet I’ve come to appreciate that imagination and detail through Jackson’s breathtaking rendition of Tolkien’s universe.read

Samad Sad That Activism Has Dried up in the Black Community


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How Have Radical Societal Changes Affected Black Community?


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Two Days When the Marx Brothers Taught Thalberg Lessons


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Saturday afternoon’s 3 o’clock screening of the Marx Brothers’ “A Night at the Opera” at the Vets Auditorium, to mark Culver City’s 95th birthday, is yet another hometown story for the Heart of Screenland.

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