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“Nixon Addendum”: New Movie on Hong Kong Premieres on “Bitter Winter”
Bitter Winter English 21 Apr 2025
Mark Tarrant has produced and directed a new 35-minute film, “Nixon Addendum,” about US President Richard Nixon’s decision to accept Mao’s invitation to visit Beijing in 1972 and the effect this had on Hong Kong’s future.
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More than a diva, Bette Davis was a warrior, says this one-woman play
New Jersey Herald 21 Apr 2025
In the years to come, she became known for the series of tense, tough, hard characters she played in films like "Jezebel" (1938), "The Letter" (1940), "The Little Foxes" (1941), "In This Our Life" (1942) and "Beyond the Forest" (1949).
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‘Bewitched, body and soul’: How ‘Pride & Prejudice’ still holds up 20 years later
CNN 19 Apr 2025
... subject of many miniseries and modern Hallmark-esque takes, Wright’s film is considered only the second faithful film adaptation, alongside the 1940 movie starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier.
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Why the 20-year-old ‘Pride & Prejudice’ film still bewitches audiences today
News-Press Now 19 Apr 2025
While “Pride and Prejudice” has been the subject of many miniseries and modern Hallmark-esque takes, Wright’s film is considered only the second faithful film adaptation, alongside the 1940 movie starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier.
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'Grapes of Wrath' sequel 'Mother Road' takes OKC theater-goers on tough but worthwhile trip
The Oklahoman 18 Apr 2025
Famously played by Henry Fonda in John Ford's Oscar-winning 1940 film adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad is a determined, hard-working ex-convict tasked with shepherding his family West in the hopes of finding a better life ... Directed by W.
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‘Pride & Prejudice’ director reveals Matthew Macfadyen improvised this iconic Mr. Darcy moment
New York Post 17 Apr 2025
Austen’s novel has also been adapted into a 1940 film starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, based in part on the 1935 stage adaptation, and two BBC television shows, including the 1995 one starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.
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The Herald Palladium
11 Apr 2025
Harbor Country to screen "The Great Dictator"
The Herald Palladium
11 Apr 2025
NEW BUFFALO — At its April meeting, The Harbor Country Film Group will screen “The Great Dictator,” a 1940 film, directed, written and acted by Charlie Chaplin. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. (EST) April 21 the New Buffalo ... .
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US Treasury Secretary Warns Countries Not to Align With China
The Epoch Times 09 Apr 2025
“For all of you who can remember that Disney movie with the brooms carrying buckets of water, that’s the Chinese business model,” Bessent said, relating ...
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‘Everything is political’: how film can guide us through difficult times
The Observer 08 Apr 2025
There’s a long tradition of turning anti-totalitarian books into films ... And there’s also a long tradition of films commenting on totalitarianism ... However, the film isn’t content to leave us with a depiction of heroic freedom fighters.
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Kunal Kamra’s lonely furrow
Dawn 08 Apr 2025
Charles Chaplin released his fabled black comedy film The Great Dictator in 1940, a year into the war on Hitler ... Which brings me to two important films — documentaries, actually — that made it to the Oscars list this year.
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Conservative Filmmakers Are Changing Hollywood
The American Spectator 08 Apr 2025
The Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1939, Gone with the Wind, was also that year’s top-grossing film; in 1940, the Best Picture, Rebecca, was the fifth-biggest earner; in 1942, the Best Picture, Mrs.
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AMC Sets ‘Grapes of Wrath’ TV Series to Launch ‘Great American Stories’ Anthology Franchise
The Wrap 07 Apr 2025
John Ford adapted the book in a 1940 film starring Henry Fonda, which won Ford the Best Director Oscar. Steven Spielberg previously flirted with adapting the book into a film in the 2010s ... “This is Dan McDermott’s big, bold, torpedo bat swing at AMC ... .
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