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Jack Lemmon (standing) tries to avert a nuclear crisis. Image: blu-ray.com The China Syndrome (1979) was, for a time, more famous for issues surrounding it than the movie itself. When this thriller was first released, it received mixed reviews. Newsweek called the film “emotional manipulation”, while the New York Times said it was “less…
Month: October 2017
How Fred Astaire Sells Musical Comedy
Originally posted on Silver Screenings:
Go Fred! Image: tumblr Naturally, we love Fred Astaire‘s dancing. He’s Fred Astaire, for pete sake. Yet, when we recently watched the musical comedy Shall We Dance (1937), we realized Astaire is also a gifted salesman. First, a little about the film, a madcap look at celebrity gossip and the…
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