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  1. Best of 2009: DVDsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | MySanAntonio.com

    ... "Our Man in Havana": Half-serious spy spoof from writer Graham Greene, director Carol Reed and star Alec Guinness. "Poil de Carotte," "Au Bonheur des Dames": Major rediscoveries from the silent era, directed by Julien Duvivier. "Private Century": ...

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    Related Topix: Jason Statham, The Great Buck Howard, Julia, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Our Man in Havana, Movies, Entertainment

  2. Clark Art Institute donates recent film series to the Milne LibraryRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | The Bennington Banner

    ... from Ancient Rome, "Julius Caesar" (1953 with Marlon Brando) and "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964 with Alec Guinness and Sophia Loren); two romances, "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954); ...

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    Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Music!, History Movies, Julius Caesar, Drama Movies, Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Entertainment

  3. Studio Canal Collection (Us BD) in February

    Wednesday Dec 16 | DVD Times

    ... special features. The films include Ran from acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa; The Ladykillers starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers; and Contempt (Le Mepris) from acclaimed director Jean-Luc Godard and starring Brigitte Bardot. Each film will ...

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    Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, The Ladykillers, Peter Sellers

  4. No Scrooges HERERead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 15 | The Bold Soul

    ... spirit. Just 10 days until Christmas! Enjoy... LIFE! Film clip from "Scrooge" starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness, 1970. If you've never seen this version of the Dickens story, go and rent it; it's my absolute favorite. Guinness was the best ...

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  5. Ewan was Starstruck by C-3PORead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 13 | The Sun Online

    ... much but C-3PO does feature. "The slides at the show are like an enormous family scrapbook. There's the late Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill up there and I find myself smiling when I'm watching it." But he admits the ...

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    Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Anthony Daniels

  6. Audiobooks of the yearRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 11 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... Lesser captures the dignified heroism of Toosey, the prison camp commander whose counterpart in the film was Alec Guinness. Vera Lynn, in her autobiography Some Sunny Day (Harper, 5hrs abridged, 14) recalls the gruelling journey to reach Burma's ...

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  7. Pursuit of pure cinema

    Thursday Dec 10 | The Hindu

    ... the best of British humour. "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949, 106 minutes) brought the acting genius of Alec Guinness to the large screen in eight different roles. While Guinness is remembered as being the principled British Colonel in "The Bridge ...

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    Related Topix: Kind Hearts and Coronets, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga

  8. Bah HumbugRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Sutton Guardian

    ... The Musical. The show has been adapted from the Oscar-nominated film version, starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness. John Talbot, playing Ebenezer Scrooge, says: "We've been trying to get this version for a long time and now it's out of London ...

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    Related Topix: Christmas, Chorus, Family, Drama Movies, Scrooge, Musical Movies, Albert Finney

  9. Steele yourself for Christmas

    Friday Dec 4 | Plymouth Evening Herald

    ... comes, in the person of Tommy Steele. The musical actually started out as a film, starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness. Leslie Bricusse later adapted it for the stage. To the four songs originally used in the film he had added new numbers in ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Family, Drama Movies, Scrooge, Musical Movies, Albert Finney

  10. Do Ya Feel Lucky, Chewie? Well, Do Ya, Punk?

    Monday Nov 30 | DVDfile.com

    Lionsgate will release The Ladykillers on Blu-ray Disc on 16 February. This black comedy starring Alec Guinness will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix, a Terry Gilliam intro, some featurettes, and BD-Live capability.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, The Ladykillers, Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Thriller, Dirty Harry, Drama Movies, Clint Eastwood

  11. C-3PO faces the musicRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Canada.com

    ... film bring back the nervousness he felt making his first movie, and the encouragement he received from veteran Alec Guinness, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. Guinness, he says, "took me under his wing and was immensely kind and supportive." Daniels says ...

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    Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Anthony Daniels, Symphony, Arts, Classical

  12. C-3PO faces the musicRead the original story

    Nov 23, 2009 | Canada.com

    ... film bring back the nervousness he felt making his first movie, and the encouragement he received from veteran Alec Guinness, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. Guinness, he says, "took me under his wing and was immensely kind and supportive." Daniels says ...

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    Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Anthony Daniels, Symphony, Arts, Classical

  13. TV critic's pick: Let me helpRead the original story

    Nov 20, 2009 | Star Tribune

    ... by her daughter and husband in the 1945 movie "Mildred Pierce" (8 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2). Highland showdown Alec Guinness and John Mills star in the 1960 movie "Tunes of Glory" (9:15 p.m., TCM), about the conflict that arises between two officers in the ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Film Noir, Mildred Pierce, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Joan Crawford, Tunes of Glory, Entertainment, Television

  14. Daniel Edwards, the actor behind Star Wars' C-3PO, relives the magic with new showRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 20, 2009 | National Post

    ... film bring back the nervousness he felt making his first movie, and the encouragement he received from veteran Alec Guinness, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. Guinness, he says, "took me under his wing and was immensely kind and supportive." "Alec made a ...

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    Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Anthony Daniels, Symphony, Arts, Classical

  15. Our Man in Havana' nextRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | Shelter Island Reporter

    ... with the country clubs and retreats of the very wealthy.a The cast is led by the incomparable Alec Guinness as the unexceptional vacuum cleaner salesman Wormold, who is picked by British Secret Service agent Noel Coward to join the service as ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Our Man in Havana

  16. Morris Football: The Week in ReviewRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 16, 2009 | Nj.com

    Sir Alec Guinness would have been proud of the West Morris football performance last Friday night.

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    Related Topix: New Jersey High School Football, High School Football

  17. Top picks: Plant Walk, Monday at the Movies and PLU Artist Series

    Nov 16, 2009 | The News Tribune - Homepage - News, Sports, Entertainment

    ... - Nibble on free popcorn and watch movie favorites on the big screen, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' Starring Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa, 6 p.m. Nov. 16, Bonney Lake Library, 18501 90th St., Bonney Lake; Free; ...

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    Related Topix: University Place, WA, William Holden

  18. Taylor gives life to Cartoon Network's Obi-WanRead the original story

    Nov 16, 2009 | Great Falls Tribune

    Ask any 'Star Wars' fan to name the actor who has logged the most time on screen as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and they'll no doubt throw out either Ewan McGregor or Sir Alec Guinness.

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  19. Audiobook round-upRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 13, 2009 | Daily Express

    ... paints the most wonderful word pictures. The Bridge On The River Kwai won many Oscars in 1957 but - although Alec Guinness's portrayal of the British officer in charge of building the bridge was magnificent, it was a horribly false portrait of the ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi

  20. Unmissable journeyRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 12, 2009 | Daily Express

    ... paints the most wonderful word pictures. The Bridge On The River Kwai won many Oscars in 1957 but - although Alec Guinness's portrayal of the British officer in charge of building the bridge was magnificent, it was a horribly false portrait of the ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi