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Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds Remembers Fred Astaire’s Advice on Dancing

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actress Debbie Reynolds remembers the advice Fred Astaire gave her about learning a complicated dance routines and describes the security that Astaire had to keep onlookers from watching him practice.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Dancing, Debbie Reynolds, Film, Fred Astaire
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Alfred Hitchcock
Jimmy Stewart on Working With Alfred Hitchcock

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart recalls his first creative meeting with Alfred Hitchcock and describes the unique process of shooting a movie Hitchcock used as a director. Stewart also discusses what it’s like to see himself on the screen in his early films.

Tagged   Acting, Alfred Hitchcock, Arts and Culture, Directing, Film, Jimmy Stewart
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Alfred Hitchcock
The Difference Between Mystery & Suspense

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Director Alfred Hitchcock explains what makes mystery different from suspense and discusses why other filmmakers often confuse the two concepts.

Tagged   Alfred Hitchcock, Arts and Culture, Directing, Film
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Alfred Hitchcock
Martin Scorsese on ‘Vertigo’

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Director Martin Scorsese recalls going to see the film, “Vertigo” as a teenager and explains why the composition of the movie is still stuck in his head to this day.

Tagged   Alfred Hitchcock, Arts and Culture, Directing, Film, Martin Scorsese, Vertigo
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Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson Recalls the Time Orson Welles Sawed Him in Half

  By Witnify • May 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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Johnny Carson recalls his first meeting with Orson Welles at a USO show when he was just 17-years-old and explains why he believes Welles owes him $50.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Directing, Film, Johnny Carson, Orson Welles
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Audrey Hepburn
Cameron Crowe on Audrey Hepburn as a Romantic Icon

  By Witnify • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Director Cameron Crowe discusses Audrey Hepburn’s legacy as an icon of romance and explains why he compares the actresses he casts to her great characters.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Audrey Hepburn, Film
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Star Wars
Keira Knightley on Her Role as Natalie Portman’s Double

  By Witnify • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Keira Knightley explains how little she knew about her role as a double in ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ for Natalie Portman’s character, Padmé Amidala.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Keira Knightley, Star Wars
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Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher’s Roast of George Lucas

  By Sarah Dejak • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Carrie Fisher, known for her role as Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars,’ roasts George Lucas, the director and producer of the beloved movie that helped to define a generation.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Carrie Fisher, Film, George Lucas, Science Fiction, Star Wars
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Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher Discusses Star Wars

  By Sarah Dejak • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Carrie Fisher, known for her role as Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars,’ talks about the various scenes in the movie as well as the dangerous stunts she would do for her role. Fisher also touches on a personal level by discussing how she would love to be in a musical … Continue reading

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Carrie Fisher, Film, Science Fiction, Star Wars
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Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill: ‘To Me, it’s More Than Science Fiction’

  By Sarah Dejak • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mark Hamill explains how he fell in love with the science fiction movie genre as well as credits ‘Star Wars’ as ‘more than science fiction.’ Hamill also touches on how George Lucas wanted the actors to develop their characters.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Mark Hamill, Science Fiction, Star Wars
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