Preminger, Otto (1905-1986)
During his career, Austrian-born director and actor Otto Preminger worked equally hard at his films and his public persona. With the years he created for himself the identi...
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The bombastic Austrian-born film director and producer Otto Preminger (1906-1986) had a long Hollywood career making movies that defied conventions of the time.Nicknamed "Otto the Terrible" for his le...
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The United Methodist Church is now telling us to "find your own path." However, God demands that we find His path. I love to be pampered and mollycoddled. Unf...
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Knocked Up Running time 129 minutes Written and directed by Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann
Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up, from his own screenplay, has be...
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Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood's most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer's unhappy wife in "From Here to Eternity" and danced with the Siamese monarch in "The King and I," ha...
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In 2005, any slight change in the real-estate market was typically greeted with an ominous headline or cover story.
When mid-year reports showed massive quarter-to-quarter gains, people warned of ...
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Breathe easy: I think it’s safe to say without much exaggeration (and only an understandable modicum of self-congratulation) that The Observer has saved Laura. Saved the last, incomplete, uns...
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Breathe easy: I think it’s safe to say without much exaggeration (and only an understandable modicum of self-congratulation) that The Observer has saved Laura. Saved the last, incomplete, uns...
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Wes Craven’s Red Eye, from a story by Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, happily emerges as the kind of movie that people say Hollywood can’t or won’t make anymore—that is, an eff...
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Wes Craven’s Red Eye, from a story by Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, happily emerges as the kind of movie that people say Hollywood can’t or won’t make anymore—that is, an eff...
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Neil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto, from a screenplay by Mr. Jordan and Patrick McCabe, based on the novel Breakfast on Pluto by Mr. McCabe, turns out to be one of many dazzling demonstrations ...
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Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, from a screenplay by John August, Pamela Pettler and Caroline Thompson, with original music by Danny Elfman, marks the 20th year...
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Preminger, Otto (1905-1986)
Otto Preminger
A Collection of Unrelated Thoughts -- Volume 46
