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    Nov 20 2009
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    "The heavenly electricity:" Douglas Sirk's "Summer Storm" (1944)

    By Glenn Kenny Auteurs, DVD, Great Art, Some Came Running by Glenn Kenny
    This, recently released on DVD, really is a must-see, a terrific piece of cinematic storytelling and a key early Hollywood work from the great Sirk. Dave Kehr gave it a…
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    Nov 20 2009
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    “I can’t wear those trousers.”

    By Dan Slevin Asides
    The redoubtable Bill Nighy interviewed in The Guardian: The absence of classical work in my repertoire is due to the fact I can't wear those trousers," he says. "It makes…
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    Nov 20 2009
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    Oscarbate

    By Glenn Kenny Housekeeping, Some Came Running by Glenn Kenny
    Greil Marcus on Frank Zappa: "Is there any facet of American culture Frank Zappa hasn't pissed on? If so, write and tell him what it is, and he'll get a…
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    Nov 20 2009
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    Murdoch’s flagship paper steals from blogger

    By Dan Slevin Asides
    And not just any blogger. Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright's moving memorial to Edward Woodward was lifted without so much as a by-your-leave by The Times for it's obituary page:…
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    Nov 19 2009
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    Return of the sepia

    By Glenn Kenny DVD, Some Came Running by Glenn Kenny
    Note: above image not representative. Well, not wholly representative, anyway. I'll get to that in a moment. One of the many salutory features of Warners' new Blu-ray disc of Gone With…
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    Nov 18 2009
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    A Melvin Belli Christmas

    By Glenn Kenny Affinities, Some Came Running by Glenn Kenny
    The cinematic Melvin Belli, both real and fictional, surrounded by Christmas cheer. In Gimme Shelter (Maysles, Maysles and Zwering, 1970), negotiating concert space on behalf of the Rolling Stones, early December,…
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