Author: Vera Marie Badertscher
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Reel Injun: How Filmmakers See Native Americans in 4000 Films
The film Reel Injun by Cree Neil Diamond, chronicles how North American Indians have been treated in 4000 films, and how movies shape our image of Indians.
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‘Royal Pains,’ ‘Inspector Lewis’ and More TV Show Locations to Inspire Travel
How can you watch “Masterpiece Mysteries” without wanting to go to Oxford? And “Royal Pains” makes the Hamptons irresistible. It’s all about the TV show locations.
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Movie Review: RED 2
“RED 2” is a great big comic book of a movie with a killer cast, including Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Mary-Louise Parker.
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Is Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Tootsie’ a Classic Movie at 30?
Dustin Hoffman gets teary in a recent video about what the movie “Tootsie” meant to him. With Sydney Pollack as director and a fine cast, this movie is indeed a classic.
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Gifts for Father’s Day: The Henry Fonda Film Collection
Vera Marie Badertscher reports on 20th Century Fox’s “Henry Fonda Film Collection,” a great gift idea for Father’s Day that includes ten films.
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Movie Review: Renoir
Vera Marie Badertscher reviews “Renoir,” a film about the painter Auguste Renoir and his son Jean, who will become a famous filmmaker, and their muse Andree Heugeneut.
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20th Century Fox Releases Seven Classic Films Starring Jane Withers
Vera Marie Badertscher reviews seven classic Jane Withers films newly released by Twentieth Century Fox, including “Bright Eyes” and “Paddy O’Day.”
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Exclusive Interview: Jane Withers, Child Star Who Discovered Rita Hayworth
Vera Marie Badertscher talks with 87-year-old Jane Withers, who discusses her days as a child star, discovering Rita Hayworth, and learning the ropes from director Harold Schuster.
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12 Reasons Why ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ Is Worth Revisiting
Classic movie aficionado Vera Marie Badertscher gives us 12 reasons to revisit the 1956 Oscar-winning film “Around the World in 80 Days.”
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A History of the Oscars: Wings, Citizen Kane, It Happened One Night and More
With the Oscars fast approaching on Sunday night, let’s take a look back at the first, the most interesting, and the missing Oscars of classic movies and stars.
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Who’s Your Valentine Pin-Up Girl: Betty Grable or Rita Hayworth?
Pin-up girls were the valentines of servicemen during World War II. Two of the most popular were Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
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Classic World War II Movies From Danny Kaye, Jimmy Cagney Rouse Patriotism
Hollywood, regulated by government, cranked out 300 propaganda films during World War II. Many are well worth watching.