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Friday Aug 29 | The Honolulu Advertiser

Tube Notes

"On the Waterfront" , 2 p.m., Turner Classic Movies. This may be the best-acted movie of all time.

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Related Topix: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, Drama, Mutiny on the Bounty, History Movies, Adventure

Fri Aug 22, 2008

Black & White

The Small Screen

All films are showing on the Turner Classic Movies channel. Saturday, August 23 Slim Directed by Ray Enright.

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Related Topix: Robert Duvall, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Jack Warden

Thu Jul 17, 2008

DVD Times

Fox Film Noir in September

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of three Fox Film Noir titles on 2nd September 2008.

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Related Topix: Film Noir, Short, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Drama, Boomerang!, Thriller, Action, Musical Movies, Road House, Moontide

Fri Jun 06, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An antecedent to Eastwood's 'Unforgiven'

Anthony Mann's "Man of the West" is the obvious antecedent for Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven." In both films, a man who used to kill people for a living finds that after being unwillingly lured back into his old ...

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Related Topix: Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, Western, Drama, Gary Cooper, Man of the West, Movies, Entertainment

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Amarillo.com

Dave Henry: The jury is in - the ladies room

"Life is in their hands - death is on their minds!" "It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!" These were the catch phrases on movie posters for the 1957 flick "12 Angry Men," an underrated picture starring ...

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Jack Klugman, Opinion

Thu May 22, 2008

Los Angeles Times

The battle for labor's future

When an internal fight at a trade union erupts into the news, American culture has a ready frame.

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Related Topix: Marlon Brando, Los Angeles Metro, Crime Movies, Drama, On the Waterfront, Opinion

Thu May 15, 2008

ETruth.com

Marquee: 'Death of a Salesman' a human tragedy

“It's not what you do but who you know”

Arthur Miller is undoubtedly one of this country's greatest playwrights and "Death of a Salesman" is one of his greatest plays. via ETruth.com

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Related Topix: Brian Dennehy, Dustin Hoffman, Theater, Arts, Drama, Death of a Salesman

Wed May 14, 2008

Ain't It Cool News

Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 2nd week of May DVDs Part 2: YOUTH...

Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 2nd week of May DVDs Part 2: YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, WESTERNS, ROBOTS, SINATRA & More!!! Hey folks, Harry here - Sorry I didn't get this finished yesterday afternoon - but the Doctor ... via Ain't It Cool News

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Related Topix: Gary Cooper

Thu Mar 27, 2008

Metroactive

DVD Review

The earnest 1957 jury-room drama 12 Angry Men promotes skepticism as civic duty - a lesson too often forgotten. via Metroactive

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Crime Movies, Drama, 12 Angry Men, Martin Balsam

Sun Mar 16, 2008

Daily Record

Join '12 Angry Men' at the Barn Theatre

Consider yourself served to appear at The Barn Theatre in Montville on or before March 29. via Daily Record

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Related Topix: Montville, NJ, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, James Gandolfini

Tue Mar 11, 2008

Inner Toob

the Deep Six: the Governators

“Damages', 'Lost', and 'Homicide: Life On The Street”

With the big news out of the Governor's office here in New York state, I thought it might be a good time to present another of my Deep Six lists. via Inner Toob

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Wed Mar 05, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Verdict is in, '12 Angry Men' earns its 50-year DVD

In some ways, Sidney Lumet 's '12 Angry Men' , the beloved grandfather of the courtroom-drama genre, is already something of a relic. via Chicago Tribune

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall

Fri Feb 29, 2008

New York Daily News

Flick Picks this weekend

Director Sidney Lumet , working from a brilliant Reginald Rose script, assembles an intense, thoroughly compelling courtroom classic about an all-male jury with seriously conflicting views about a murder case. via New York Daily News

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Matthew Broderick, Black Entertainment, Denzel Washington, 12 Angry Men, Crime Movies, Drama, Entertainment, Television

Thu Feb 28, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Sidney Lumet's '12 Angry Men'

IN some ways, Sidney Lumet's '12 Angry Men' , the beloved grandfather of the courtroom-drama genre, is already something of a relic. via Los Angeles Times

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Entertainment

Wed Feb 27, 2008

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

Read

"I think I ought to tell you, as well as I can, just what the situation is. Have you ever heard of multiple personality disorder?" - Dr. via DigitallyOBSESSED.com

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Related Topix: David Wayne, Joanne Woodward, Drama, Sybil, The Three Faces of Eve

Fri Feb 15, 2008

Hit and Run

Was Lee J. Cobb Right?

“No one brings up the feminist angle: Why were there no women on the jury?”

Writing in The Spectator , Leo McKinstry argues that the defendant in 12 Angry Men was clearly guilty and that "The self-righteous [Henry] Fonda character twists every piece of evidence, and stretches the term ... via Hit and Run

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Crime Movies, Drama, 12 Angry Men

Tue Feb 12, 2008

Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Almanac

Today is Sunday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2008. There are 325 days left in the year. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Theater, Arts, Drama, Death of a Salesman, Leontyne Price, Vocal

Sat Feb 09, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Daily almanac

1949: Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman opened on Broadway, star- ring Lee J. Cobb . 1967: The 25th Amendment to the Constitution, relating to presidential disability and succession, was ratified as Minnesota and Nevada adopted it. 1989: Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first black person to lead a major U.S. political party. 1998: Maine voters became the first to repeal a gay rights state law. 2005: Playwright Arthur Miller died at age 89. Today's Birthdays Actor Robert Wagner , 78; singer Roberta Flack , 71; former Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz , 58; actress Laura Dern , 41. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Related Topix: Drama, Death of a Salesman

Wed Jan 09, 2008

Slam Sports

Richard Thomas mad for 'Angry Men'

“No bad movie ever made can cause more misery than a bad evening of theatre”

Richard Thomas, who plays Juror Number Eight in 12 Angry Men, is best known for playing John-Boy Walton in the TV series The Waltons. via Slam Sports

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, George Wendt, New York, Richard Thomas, Crime Movies, Drama, 12 Angry Men

Thu Dec 27, 2007

Local10

'Close Encounters' Makes National Registry

“Even as Americans fill the movie theaters to see the latest releases, few are aware that up to half the films produced in this country before 1950 - and as much as 90 percent of those made before 1920 - are lost forever”

American actor Lee J. Cobb , as Juror No. 3, wields a switchblade as he threatens Henry Fonda as Juror No. via Local10

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Related Topix: Henry Fonda, Oklahoma, Crime Movies, Drama, 12 Angry Men, Entertainment

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