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The Conversation: Drew Morton and Landon Palmer discuss ‘Blow-Up’

The Conversation is a new feature at Sound on Sight bringing together Drew Morton and Landon Palmer in a passionate debate about cinema new and old. For their third piece, they will discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up. **** Landon’s Take: The cultural impact of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up would be very difficult to overemphasize. Upon release, Andrew …

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“You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”: Top Ten Tragic Lovers in the Movies

Love can be a many splendid thing…both in triumph and sometimes in tragedy. The emphasis of this sentiment is mainly on the latter as tragedy can be defined in various degrees of despair. Consequently, we have endured all sorts of conflict between lovers in cinema throughout the history of frequenting the movies. In You’ve Lost That …

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5 Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton Movies To Watch

With Cannes screening Cleopatra (marking its 50th anniversary) two nights ago and yesterday’s re-release screenings at 75 theaters countrywide, we’re feeling the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton love. The twice-divorced, Vatican-condemned couple continues to capture the public’s imagination and interest. In the past three years, we’ve seen Sam Kashner’s Furious Love and Richard Burton’s diaries …

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Great Actresses – Great Scenes – #1: Elizabeth Taylor in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’?

Based on the Tony Award-winning 1962 play by Edward Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a box-office smash, acclaimed by the critics, and won five Academy Awards from thirteen nominations: Best Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis), Best Cinematography (Haskell Wexler), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor). The film stars the …

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