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Ethical Entertainment?
So director George Lucas apparently thinks he has the power to raise the dead. He’s certainly a high and mighty presence in Hollywood, but he ain’t no God. Here’s the deal: A bizarre rumor began...
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Siren Centerfold: Elizabeth Taylor (2/27/32 - 3/23/11)
I heard about Elizabeth Taylor’s passing today along with the rest of the world, and I immediately knew the tributes to this Hollywood icon would be instant and endless. Because it wasn’t just the...
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Crowning McQueen!
Way back in the blog - we’re talkin’ January 2009 - I told you about a potential Steve McQueen biopic that was supposedly in the works. Well today I can officially tell you that it’s...still in the...
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All About That Dialogue!
So last weekend I was flipping through the channels and - surprise, surprise - I landed on TCM. All About Eve was on, right at the part where Margo Channing (Bette Davis) is furiously ranting in the...
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Marilyn Gets a Poster!
Behold! It’s the official poster for My Week with Marilyn, the film I’ve been excited about ever since I found out Michelle Williams was on board as the iconic blonde bombshell. Incidentally, the film...
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Chaplin Family Tree
Nearly 100 years after Charlie Chaplin silently but swiftly captivated the film world with a cane, a bowler hat and a keen understanding of slapstick, his granddaughter awaits her turn in the...
View ArticleIt's Always the Quiet Ones!
Shhh! Hear that? It's the sound of Oscar buzz rising up out of the silence. The silence of this particular movie - The Artist. Believe it or not, it's a new silent film set to hit theaters October...
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A Star is (Re)Born!
Hollywood most definitely believes in reincarnation. Just look at the never-ending parade of remakes. Moviemakers don’t even have to go back that far in search of subjects. We’ve got a remake of...
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Guest-Blogger: Daniel Meets Audrey
Hello, I am Daniel Bayley, a film-student and co-writer for the blog, Bayley and Napoli At the Movie Theater. I am so happy to be able to write for one of my favorite blogs, On the Marquee, and get to...
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Coat of Armor
In the film Drive, which opened in theaters September 16, Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stunt driver by day, getaway driver for hire by night. He’s a hard-to-read loner without a name, but it could be...
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Contest: Win a Copy of the New Steve McQueen Bio!
Got some good news for all you classic movie buffs/bookworms out there! I’ve managed to snag a copy of the upcoming Steve McQueen: A Biography by Marc Eliot. The book comes out October 25th, but you...
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When The King Met The President
How’s this for unexpected? Variety has just revealed that Eric Bana has signed on to play Elvis Presley in the new flick Elvis & Nixon. For some reason, I would’ve never pegged Bana as the Elvis...
View ArticleSteve McQueen Winner!
A winner has been selected! Congrats Perfect Number 6 - you won a copy of Steve McQueen: A Biography! She's got a blog too called No Time Like The Past (which includes a really cool post on how to...
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CONTEST: Win a Copy of Piper Laurie's New Memoir!
Attention people who like free things! I’ve got another book contest for you! I scored a brand new copy of Piper Laurie’s memoir (released in stores earlier this week) called Learning to Live Out Loud....
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Ok, so I guess there aren't as many Piper Laurie fans as there are Steve McQueen fans out there. But we still have a winner for the Learning to Live Out Loudbook contest! Much thanks to DanielBay26 for...
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Wood's Death Revisited!
I first wrote about this last March and now it seems Los Angeles authorities have officially reopened their investigation into the mysterious death of Natalie Wood– almost 30 years to the day it...
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My Take on My Week With Marilyn
You’d have to be pretty brave to take on the role of iconic sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. Thank goodness Michelle Williamsseems to have courage to spare. In My Week with Marilyn (out Nov. 23rd) she...
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The Artist Paints a Nostalgic Picture
It’s black and white. It’s silent. And it’s French. But don’t let that turn you off from The Artist, probably one of this year’s most pleasing big-screen gems. What it’s lacking in dialogue, it makes...
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What's New is Old Again!
This is officially amazing. Illustrator/designer Peter Stults imagines what modern-day movies would look like if they were made during past Hollywood eras - and then he creates movie posters for them....
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Guest Blogger: Oh, The Horror!
by Nicole Turso Ed. Note: On the Marquee's guest blogger today is Nicole Turso! I enlisted her help to do a post about classic horror films, because when it comes to horror, there's a gap in my movie...
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