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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Prices, U.S. Department of Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Spike Jonze, Preventative Medicine
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Frank Capra's 'The Donovan Affair' gets a live soundtrack
Frank Capra is best known for the three films for which he won the directing Oscar — 1934's "It Happened One Night," 1936's "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and 1938's "You Can't Take It With You" — and the ultimate Christmas flick, 1946's "It's a...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Library of Congress, It Happened One Night (movie), Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Marriage In The Movies: A Look At Hollywood's Phantom Genre
The Hartford CourantJeanine Basinger has been happily married for 45 years, so she knows a lot about how to make a marriage work. Basinger, the founder and director of the Film Studies Department at Wesleyan University in Middletown, also knows a lot about marriage movies,...Tags: Shirley Temple, Advertising, Greta Garbo, Adultery, Cary Grant
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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...Tags: Avatar (movie), Sidney Lumet, Jaws (movie), Entertainment, Stanley Donen
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Municipal Storm Stars Win Golden Blizzies
The Hartford CourantThe Oscars are exactly one week away, but here in Connecticut, the wait is over for the Blizzies, the awards handed out for storm-related achievement. The Grand Blizzie — the Palme de Neige — goes to Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch for his...Tags: Ice Cream, Entertainment Events, Foods and Beverages, Gelato, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Serving up great Super Bowl prop wagers
They are all around you. Do not drop your guard for a moment. Who are they? My friends, believe it or not, there are millions of Americans who look just like you or me — but they are different. Are you ready for this? These people do not care...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, Lindsey Vonn
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Newtown Shooter Killed Mother First Before Heading To Sandy Hook School
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAdam Lanza's mother was shot multiple times in the head, the state's medical examiner confirmed Sunday. Authorities say Lanza then went on a rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday, killing 20 children and six adults. Lanza, 20, shot himself once...Tags: Teachers, Holidays, Christianity, Barack Obama, ABC (tv network)
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Suburban theater for the week of Dec. 14-20
"The Radio City Christmas Spectacular": The Rockettes have entered the digital age — their show now features a 50-foot LED screen and even more fabulous visual effects. But the greatest effect of all remains the high kickers themselves,...Tags: Frank Capra Jr., Times Square, Arts and Culture, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Stage review: A static radio remake of a Capra classic
The evergreen appeal of Frank Capra's film classic, “It's a Wonderful Life,” about a despairing Everyman who learns that his life has had profound meaning, translates not only to frequent TV airings during the holiday season, but to numerous...
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The Ghosts of 'Tinseltown'
JAMES STEWART 1908-1997 Best known as: The lovable Everyman in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and other Frank Capra classics; also took edgy turns in Hitchcock thrillers Holiday classic: "It's a Wonderful Life" Oscar? Best Actor in 1940 for "The...Tags: Frank Capra Jr., Natalie Wood, Mickey Rooney, Holidays, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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Stepping into the stars of Tinseltown
When Madeleine Barker's fellow cast members handed her the Oscar in the Claire Trevor Theatre, she felt excited for herself and a little sad for Judy Garland. Barker, who plays Garland in UC Irvine's upcoming musical "Tinseltown Christmas," had been...
Tags: Natalie Wood, Mickey Rooney, Holidays, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland
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“A Christmas Story”: A TBS tradition continues
Channel Guide MagazineIf TBS ever stops doing its annual 24 Hours of A Christmas Story, I will be very disappointed. It’s arguably the greatest Christmas movie of all time. (Yeah, yeah, It’s a Wonderful Life — but it only gets played once or twice a year. And...
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