In 1957, Paramount produced a very enjoyable musical comedy called “Funny Face”, directed by Stanley Donen, and to the music of George Gershwin, Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens and Leonard Gershe. With a simple plot, the film begins in New York City within the offices of the major fashion magazine named “Quality”. Its president, Maggie Prescott […]
Monster’s Ball
Set in the Southern United States, ‘Monster’s Ball’ is a tale of a racist white man, Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton), who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia Musgrove (Halle Berry). Ironically Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia’s husband, convicted murderer Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs). Hank […]
Casino
Sam Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a sports handicapper and Mafia associate, is sent to Las Vegas to run the Teamsters-funded Tangiers Casino on behalf of several Midwest Mob families. Taking advantage of lax gaming laws allowing him to work at the casino while his gaming license is still pending, Sam becomes the Tangiers’ boss and […]
The Bob Newhart Show: The Series
In addition to inspiring a college drinking game that’s never gone out of style, The Bob Newhart Show gave one of America’s greatest stand-up comedians a perfect sitcom showcase. This wasn’t Newhart’s first TV show (following the success of his comedy albums, he hosted a short-lived variety show in 1961-62), but it was the first […]
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