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FROM the minute Elaine Sawyer slinked on to The Rep's stage as the original desperate housewife Mrs Robinson, it was clear she had intentions of seducing not only a trembling and terrified Benjamin Braddock but her entire audience too.

Things get even more time-warped than usual for Connor and his team when an anomaly opens in a junkyard and releases a dinosaur from the Cretaceous Era.

"THIS is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future." The words are as familiar to film buffs as the image which they accompanied - that of Dustin Hoffman contemplating Anne Bancroft's shapely leg.

Which of these was not one of them? A. Julie Andrews for "Victor/Victoria" B. Dustin Hoffman for "Tootsie" C. John Lithgow for "The World According to Garp" D. Robin Williams for "Mrs. Doubtfire" 4. What is the only letter in the word "piano" that corresponds to a piano key? A. P B. I C. A D. N 5. What capital of Tyrol has hosted the Winter ...

Near its end, "The Miracle Worker" offers a harrowing scene that still chills audiences to this day, when a blind, animal-like Helen Keller and her equally lonely, but sighted teacher Annie Sullivan, have an intellectual moment of clarity.

That night, murder wasn't the only sin. Agnes of God is a hit stage play written by John Pielmeier that continues to populate the performance schedules of regional theatres across the country due to its powerful yet simplistically told theme.

The Associate Press obituary of Dom DeLuise doesn't mention his greatest movie performance - as Dominick DiNapoli in Fatso .

Dom Deluise, with Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in 1987. DeLuise, who died Monday at 75, played his finest role in Bancroft's "Fatso." The wonderful Dom DeLuise will be remembered as a great second banana, whether it was as part of Mel Brooks ' stable of zanies, making cannonball runs with Burt Reynolds or trading quips with Johnny Carson .

Dom DeLuise was one of my favorite screen comedians. He was terribly under-used, but he made the most of whatever chances he got.

Warner Bros.' response to the 3-D landmark "Bwana Devil" was directed by the great, eye-patch- wearing Andre de Toth, who was blind in one eye and thus couldn't experience the effects of his own three-dimensional horror-thriller. Vincent Price starred as the maddened killer whose museum displays his paraffin-coated victims.

You can revisit Mrs. Robinson's seductive ways in 1080p this June. The Graduate will be released on Blu-ray on June 2. We have no pricing or special features details as of yet, but this two-disc set will come with both the Blu-ray disc and a standard-definition DVD as well.

Rating: 4 The story of Helen Keller is an archetypal 20th-century tale. A source for numerous films, books and plays, most of us know the story of the deaf and blind girl who, thanks to an indefatigable teacher, learns to communicate with the world.

Dustin Hoffman looks at the stockinged leg of actress Anne Bancroft, his seductress in this scene from the 1967 film "The Graduate." Stick around this evening for "The Graduate," which brought Nichols his only Academy Award .

Their fierce, on-stage battles became legend; it went on to win six Tony Awards, including best play.

For some, Pacifica Spindrift Players' production of "The Miracle Worker" will be the first time they learn about the world of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Patty Duke taking over the role of Madame Morrible in the Bay Area production of Wicked.

Femme fatales have a long movie history, but these days, the femme fatale of them all has moved from playing one on the screen to doing it in real life: that would be Angelina Jolie, who is as femme and fatale ...

Bottom Line: An uneven production that fills in some interesting details the film left out.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS Directed by Alfonso Cuaron Starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft Distributed by Movie Magic Sdn Bhd THIS 1998 movies tells of a man ...

Versatile veteran Dustin Hoffman, 71, has won two best actor Oscars and has received five other best actor nominations.