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Classic films in focus: 'Dragonwyck'
Although it's not as well known today as Gothic romances like " Rebecca " and "Gaslight" , "Dragonwyck" sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s.
Originally, Michel Hazanavicius admits, "The Artist" wasn't supposed to have a Hollywood happy ending.
Locarno to Host Otto Preminger Retrospective
Locarno will screen all 40 of Preminger's films, with screenings accompanied by discussions given by actors, filmmakers and film critics attending the festival.
Entertainment: Men find the mesmerizing 'Laura' irresistible
It's usually called film noir, and conjures black-and-white movies, shot in rain-slicked dark, dangerous alleys and apartments on the seedy side, with shadows of Venetian blinds cast across the leading lady's face like chunky prison bars.
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