Monday, July 17, 2006

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An early scene in Frank Capra's"Lost Horizon" (1937).

Boomer Movie Hall of Fame

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Finding the Lost Horizons What is a film made in 1937 doing in the Boomer Hall of Fame? First, the idealism of Frank Capra, often specifical...

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Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt in "Lost Horizon" 
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But if you don't get around to it, here is the best transcription I can offer of the High Lama talking about the meaning and purpose of ...
Friday, July 14, 2006

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Victor Sjostrom and and Bibi Anderssen in"Wild Strawberries"

Elders

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Ingmar Bergman The 60s generation was in many ways the film generation. We enthusiastically endorsed the discovery of foreign filmmakers, a...

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Ingmar Bergman at 86, directing "Saraband" (2005).

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Bergman at 80 In a greenish patterned shirt with a black sweater vest, Bergman at 80 sat and talked easily with a friend and fellow filmmake...
Saturday, July 08, 2006

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James Garner & Julie Andrews in "The Americanization of Emily" (1964)

Boomer Movies Hall of Fame

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The Americanization of Emily Of all the movies he made, James Garner said this was his favorite. So did Julie Andrews, his co-star. So did J...
Friday, June 30, 2006

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Born June 30: Lena Horne, Czeslaw Milosz (Polish/American writer), Florence Ballard (of the Supremes.)

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Gandhi

This Day in Boomer History

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1914- Gandhi's first civil disobedience arrest, advocating Indian rights in South Africa. 1946-Operation Crossroads, first postwar U.S. ...

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Also born June 30: Olympic champion and Native American activist, Billy Mills; Susan Hayward and bassist Stanley Clarke.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

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Publicity still with Julie Adams from Creature From the Black Lagoon

Boomer Movies Hall of Fame

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The Gill-Man: From the Depths of the Fifties Orson Welles hosted a dinner party sometime in the 40s—maybe during the making of Citizen Kane....

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Lori Nelson in Revenge of the Creature

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As young boys we were also dealing with our aggressive energies and the feelings that often ran counter to them, including empathy. These w...

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poster for Revenge of the Creature

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We were fortunate that at least some of the films we saw at this impressionable age were made by intelligent and conscientious filmmakers. ...