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King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the WorldNPR Online

Meet the original magician of the silver screenThe Independent

Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2NPR Online

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The Furies (1950) finally makes it to DVD-- The Onion AV Club

One Man’s Journey (1933), starring Lionel Barrymore, full-length, in the TCM media room-- TCM.com

Shoot! I didn’t even know this existed--Reuters.com

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Tippi Hedren in the Birds Barbie doll (wow, creepy!)-- Den of Geek

Rare Monroe footage fetchs $60,000 at auction-- Malaysia Star

TCM celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Screen Actors Guild-- TCM.com

Story of the Scene: The Wizard of Oz-- The Independent

Monkeys deserve stars too-- The Independent

Quote of the Day

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the same thing

-Gloria Swanson

Quote of the Day

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.

-Ethel Barrymore

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Classic Links

Leslie Caron Gets a Star On the Hollywood Walk of Fame-- Hollywood Today

Rogert Ebert talks with Paul Newman (1995)-- RogerEbert.com

High Noon DVD Review-- The Onion AV Club

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Cyd Charisse, 1921-2008

Goodbye to Cyd Charisse, the beautiful actress-dancer. She was famous for her long legs, the centerpiece of her fluid, confident style. Charisse was a teenage dancer with the Ballet Russe before she brought her modern grace to several MGM musicals, including Band Wagon(1953), Brigadoon (1954) and Silk Stockings (1957). She also seduced Gene Kelly in one of the most memorable numbers in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Though Charisse even claimed herself that she was really a dancer who did a little acting, she was good in the few dramatic roles she did, including East Side, West Side and the film noir Tension (both 1949).

However, it was dancing that made her a star. Here are two of her best MGM numbers: one of her first, “Broadway Melody”, from Singing in the Rain and one of her last, “Red Blues”, from Silk Stockings.





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