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Hailed in the fall of 1998 as Hollywood's next "It" girl, complete with a saucy Vanity Fair cover, Gretchen Mol's status was promptly changed to "Not It" Girl after her much hyped breakout film "Rounders" underperformed at the box office.

Why won't Beatrice Welles let audiences see her father's greatest movie? By Geoffrey Macnab.

Hollywooda s agreement to aid in Franklin D. Roosevelta s 1940s Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America was more of a diplomatic success for FDR than an artistic one for Tinseltown.

HERS TO HOLD is a musical romance set against the backdrop of World War II, with Joseph Cotten as a pilot and Deanna Durbin as the girl who loves him.

Chicagoans Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert changed the face of movie criticism with At the Movies ; now, another critic from the Windy City, Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips, is ready to take up the mantle on the venerable show.

Bernard Herrmann was one film composer who understood the importance music had on a film's scene, characters and overall theme.

BOOK REVIEW / Wit and vitriol after dinner: This is Orson Welles by Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich - HarperCollins pounds 20 SIMON GARFIELD THE older people in the room always sighed when the Orson Welles sherry ads came on.

French/Spanish singer/songwriter and international star Manu Chao showcases politically charged, danceable rock a na roll.

The Peter Bogdanovich story is a Hollywood tale through and through, replete with memorable associations and fantastic success mitigated by mediocrity, tragedy and bankruptcy.

The 411 Movies Top 5 07.17.09: Week 174 - Top 5 Most Wanted DVDs Posted by Trevor Snyder on 07.17.2009 At a time when it seems like just about everything is available on DVD, the 411 crew reveals this just isn't the case, and offers their take on which movies are sorely missing a current release.

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Indian origin Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj is on the verge of a professional landmark - he is set to start work on his 100th film that, at a budget of $90 million, will be his biggest venture and star Hugh Jackman.

Fall under the spell of everyone's favorite witch one last time when SPHE debuts Bewitched: The Complete Eighth And Final Season on DVD July 14.