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Luis Buñuel
His Colleague: ‘Working with Buñuel Was Living with Buñuel’

  By Virginia Choi • July 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière talks about his experience working with director Luis Buñuel on the 1972 surrealist film, “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie”–which was re-released in the United Kingdom in 2012. Carrière mentions how coincidentally, on the day the two of them came up with the title of the … Continue reading

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Death of Meredith Hunter
Rolling Stones at Altamont Speedway

  By Paul Hardart • July 25, 2014 Uncategorized
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“It was so horrible,” said Mick Jagger on watching the footage. See footage of the Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont, where Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a member of Hell’s Angels, who were working security at the show. Hunter, dressed in green at the beginning of the video, … Continue reading

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George Lucas
James Earl Jones on Being the Voice of Darth Vader

  By Paul Hardart • July 25, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor James Earl Jones describes becoming the voice of Darth Vader, for which he was paid $7,000. He took over for Scottish actor David Prowse, who played the character of Darth Vader in the film–and wore the costume. The rumor was that Lucas was looking for someone like Orson Welles, but … Continue reading

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Mad Men
[Blog] ‘Mad Men’: True or False? And Why It Matters

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • July 25, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Phoebe Goldenberg With its sleek cast of characters, racy plot, illicit boozing, schmoozing and sexing, AMC’s primetime hit, “Mad Men,” is reviving America in the 1960s to 1970s as a cultural goldmine. It is a show that satisfies the modern appetite for all things provocative, seductive and unpredictable–but have … Continue reading

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Richard Burton
The Only Leading Lady Burton Never Slept With

  By Sarah Dejak • July 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actress and singer Julie Andrews describes her professional relationship and friendship with Richard Burton–a notorious lady’s man. Andrews comments on how “unbelievably attractive” Burton was and claims that it was a good thing he never made a pass at her while she was married because she didn’t know what she … Continue reading

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Woodstock Festival of 1969
Woodstock Revisited Ten Years Later

  By hsmead • July 24, 2014 Uncategorized

Author: Howard Smead “It had become so suddenly dark that I worried as we bobbed and weaved along the black, tree shrouded road that perhaps the Pied Piper was alive and well and piping in New York, a real animal picnic…”  There were three of us: Walt and myself, and … Continue reading

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Philippe Petit
A Man on a Wire

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • July 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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Famous French high wire artist Philippe Petit discusses his passion and inspiration for his performances. Petit, who describes himself as someone who likes to “live on the edge,” first gained recognition for walking between the Twin Towers on a high wire in 1974. Today he continues to perform stunts and … Continue reading

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Richard Burton
Michael Sheen on the Unlikely Birthplace He and Burton Shared

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • July 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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Michael Sheen discusses the life of esteemed Welsh actor, Richard Burton. Although Burton would eventually go on to win a myriad of awards from the Golden Globes to the Tonys, he was born in a rural Welsh town called Port Talbot. Since then, the town has produced several other Hollywood mega stars … Continue reading

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Hiram Bingham III
Inca Land: Hiram Bingham Documents His Machu Picchu Discovery

  By Heath Harckham • July 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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“I entered the untouched forest beyond, and suddenly found myself in a maze of beautiful granite houses!…” In 1911, Hiram Bingham, an American explorer adventuring in Peru, uncovered the now famous Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Though locals were aware of its presence, the Incan settlement had gone unnoticed by … Continue reading