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An argument that no movie is more amusing than West Side Story, though that was not the intent of those who made it.
By Chris Morgan | Published 12/16/2008 | Read more »
West Side Story, the 1961 film adaptation of one of the best American musical plays of all time, is one of the most acclaimed movies in Hollywood history.
By Alex Diaz-Granados | Published 1/9/2006 | Read more »
West Side Story and Romeo & Juliet were similar but West Side Story brought the additional element of racism.
By Bertributor | Published 10/4/2007 | Read more »
West Side Story is much more than a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. It is a devastating critique of mid-century America.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 3/8/2007 | Read more »
This article provides a discussion on these two powerful pieces of music. It talks about their impact on the musical and musical theater in general.
By Rebecca Sivitz | Published 4/24/2007 | Read more »
Taking a few minutes to ask yourself some questions about your novel idea will help you decide if your idea is, in fact, novel worthy.
By Lolaness | Published 11/30/2005 | Read more »
Oscar-winning director Robert Wise was widely respected as a master craftsman in the Hollywood school of big-budget filmmaking, yet he also excelled at smaller films. He put his stamp on such classics as Citizen Kane, West Side Story & The Sound of Music.
By JON C. HOPWOOD | Published 12/7/2006 | Read more »
I was quickly passing by the beautiful buildings on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
By Viktoriya Zabrodska/Cortado | Published 3/30/2007 | Read more »
This collection of short stories introduces new tales in a style of Black British writing that takes readers from the West Side Stories as featured in Newland's debut novel, The Scholar.
By Ambrose Musiyiwa | Published 7/30/2006 | Read more »
A one day trip to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon and The Hualapai Indian Reservation
By dale day | Published 11/28/2005 | Read more »
Michael Theodore-Rodriguez Tyson III was born on the floor of a New York City subway. It is said this young man punched a bank robber in the face, and saved a basket full of baby kittens before he learned to walk. It is also said he onc...
By C.B. Jones | Published 2/24/2009 | Read more »
My adventures as a college freshman.
By Steve Helmer | Published 2/22/2008 | Read more »
City of Angels. Home of the Stars. La La Land. With its cultural enclaves, temperate weather and movie star glitz, Los Angeles is unlike any other city. From Santa Monica to Downtown and up to Hollywood, it's easy for anyone to get lost in this jungle.
By Josh Herwitt | Published 8/15/2006 | Read more »
I started this a year ago while high on pills. I would write a bit more every once and again. Then, the motivation died. I lack any real motivation or self-confidence. Maybe one ya'll i never known b4 gone care enuf to motivate me. We will see.
By V | Published 4/15/2007 | Read more »
A look at who will win the Oscar in six major categories.
By Heather Tinnerstet | Published 2/21/2008 | Read more »
This musical features "wild and crazy guy" Steve Martin as a degenerate, 1930s song sheet salesman in Herbert Ross' 1981 dastardly dark reinvention of the classic musical, "Pennies From Heaven."
By Michael van den Bos | Published 3/6/2008 | Read more »
This list includes Guy Gets the Girl, Other Great Romantic Movies, Classic Romantic Movies, Tearjerkers, Animated, and Honorable Mention.
By Aly Adair | Published 2/12/2008 | Read more »
It's the 80th anniversary for the prestigious Academy Awards ceremony. Here's a list of movies than have won or been nominated for the top prizes.
By Luke M. | Published 2/2/2008 | Read more »
Spanish actor Javier Bardem won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "No Country for Old Men"
By JON C. HOPWOOD | Published 3/3/2008 | Read more »
With this list, I chose to attempt to showcase the breadth of the honorees. Having the list reduced to ten means a great many titles are left out.
By El Bicho | Published 2/22/2008 | Read more »
What movie soundtrack made up of songs is the worst ever?
By Timothy Sexton | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
Classic musicals are some of the most entertaining and brilliant movies ever made. Read this article for how to have a fun girl's night out enjoying a night of food, drink and musicals!
By Lisa Riggs | Published 5/28/2008 | Read more »
Get yourself a Roku from Netflix and sit back and enjoy some classic and some not so classic Hollywood musicals.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 6/5/2008 | Read more »
Review of the horror classics "Sleepaway Camp"
By Eric Tuchelske | Published 4/23/2008 | Read more »
I find out some people are not allowed to read anything they want, and other important things.
By Gail M Feldman | Published 4/17/2008 | Read more »
Here is a look at some of the best WWE commercials
By Lindell-Donahue | Published 2/4/2008 | Read more »
Javier Bardem won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "No Country for Old Men"
By JON C. HOPWOOD | Published 3/3/2008 | Read more »
Paige Davis hosted TLC's Trading Spaces. She moved on and played Roxie in the Broadway hit, Chicago. She's returning to Trading Spaces. What else do you know about her? Learn interesting and little known facts about Paige Davis.
By Patty Oh | Published 11/18/2007 | Read more »
Outcast Jimmy loves sympathetic Anna and wars with the dubious Slick: I think we've got a musical on our hand
By Jesse Schmitt | Published 11/18/2007 | Read more »
Legendary Producer Walter Mirisch Couldn't Get the Legendary Director John Huston to Re-cut What Turned Out to be a Box Office Flop
By JON C. HOPWOOD | Published 6/20/2008 | Read more »
Following, are eight forgotten movies of the 1940s. Some were low budget "B" movies while others were main programmers.
By JohnKyle | Published 11/24/2007 | Read more »
It may look a little dark, and it is, but there are at least five good reasons why you will enjoy "Sweeney Todd".
By Audrey M. Brown | Published 11/5/2007 | Read more »
"Jaws" was made in 1975. What was the fate of the actors that starred in it?
By Prinalgin | Published 10/29/2007 | Read more »
Oprah's favorite things have always been great for the companies that are selling her favorite things.
By Victoria Burke | Published 11/26/2007 | Read more »
Rejected (not without good reasons) by hardcore wuxia film fans, there are other kinds of entertainment supplied by Jet Li and the rest of a fine cast in "Romeo Must Die," directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in 2000.
By Stephen Murray | Published 11/21/2007 | Read more »
Arguably a piano concerto rather than a symphony, Bernstein's second symphony is a major musical accomplishment.
By Stephen Murray | Published 1/27/2008 | Read more »
A Rapper and an R&B star. A pop star and a Latin hunk. A former childhood icon and one twisted rocker. These are just a few of the folks who are part of a new Country Music Television (CMT) series, Gone Country.
By Donna Talarico | Published 1/28/2008 | Read more »
Jeffrey Saver is a musical theater composer, arranger & conductor who's worked on Broadway shows like Chicago. I had the pleasure of interviewing him on his latest project, "Time After Time."
By Will Stape | Published 1/24/2008 | Read more »
Dance Review for Barnett Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on 3/12/07
By Chip5ea | Published 1/4/2008 | Read more »
What is the longest movie to ever win an Oscar? Who is the only man to ever win Best Director for his only movie? What actor was nominated twice in the same year for the same role in the same movie?
By Timothy Sexton | Published 2/1/2008 | Read more »
What does Brett Favre's Jets move mean for Chad Pennington, fantasy football couch coaches, and the NY Jets?
By Kelly Herdrich | Published 8/7/2008 | Read more »
Discusses the timelessness of Shakespearean themes, using specific examples from Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet
By Mattlock Duczeminski | Published 10/26/2008 | Read more »
Is September 10th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 9/10/2008 | Read more »
Popular cable comic, Bill Maher, may offend a rather large segment of the earth's population with his upcoming feature film, "Religulous."
By Elmo Adams | Published 9/11/2008 | Read more »
We're back from the Olympics and ready to sing, dance and cry, cry cry!
By Bat Canary | Published 8/30/2008 | Read more »
Broadway is full of musicals and I was fortunate to see a few of them. Here are my top ten favorites of all time.
By KValentine | Published 9/4/2008 | Read more »
Is September 16th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 3/12/2009 | Read more »
Everyone has their list. Everyone updates their list eventually. Here is my list of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time.
By Luke M. | Published 9/21/2008 | Read more »
Happy birthday to Helen Hayes, Thelonius Monk, David Lee Roth, Ben Vereen, Tanya Tucker and others. Is October 10th your birthday too? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 10/10/2008 | Read more »
Happy birthday to Joan Cusack, Tramaine Hawkins, Luke Perry, Eleanor Roosevelt, Roy Scheider and others. Is October 11th your birthday too? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 10/11/2008 | Read more »
Hollywood censorship ain't what it used to be, is it? Today, pretty much anything gets through, even in a PG-13 movie, though strangely enough there are plenty of stories about scenes that got an NC-17 rating for seemingly no reason at all.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 10/21/2008 | Read more »
This article shares information on the films that are do to come out in November, 2008.
By Charlotte Kuchinsky | Published 10/8/2008 | Read more »
This is a review on the film "Once".
By Francis Angelo Azcueta | Published 10/6/2008 | Read more »
Is August 25th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 8/25/2008 | Read more »
Ten of the most important Broadway Musicals of the 20th Century
By Glen Peters | Published 9/2/2008 | Read more »
Is July 20th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 7/20/2008 | Read more »
If you are looking for a place to visit within Illinois, a great town to visit is Sullivan, Illinois. Sullivan is a city full of history with its historical landmarks.
By Ariana R. Cherry | Published 8/13/2008 | Read more »
Research paper on Leonard Bernstein a Famous Composer of Classical Music
By Take it or Leave it | Published 7/23/2008 | Read more »
Is July 14th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 7/14/2008 | Read more »
A recap of the Top 14 performances and judges comments
By Jennifer Posey | Published 7/3/2008 | Read more »
Did the man called "Shakespeare" from Stratford-upon-Avon write the works attributed to him, or was Shakespeare but a pseudonym for the true author; and should this truth of authorship overshadow admiration for the works' magnificence?
By Manley Frost | Published 9/4/2008 | Read more »
Four are gone but four are still among us from the spooky 1960's comedy.
By Prinalgin | Published 10/28/2007 | Read more »
A personal look at the furore over the lip-syncing at the Chinese Olympics.
By Morag Mortimer-Smythe | Published 8/25/2008 | Read more »
Intrigued with Hell's Kitchen's food, culture and history, I set off on a journey down 9th Avenue through the heart of Hell's Kitchen, home to a wide variety of ethnic food and a colorful history of immigrants, actors, and musicians.
By Mimi Li | Published 8/22/2008 | Read more »
My take on the movie version
By Sheryl Young | Published 8/8/2008 | Read more »
Is June 21st your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date?
By Linda Ann Nickerson | Published 6/23/2008 | Read more »
Whether you are looking for roller coaster thrills, fine shopping and dining, or just want a place to relax from it all; Kansas City has what you need. Here are just a few highlights of what you can enjoy in this fantastic city.
By Amy Rice | Published 7/17/2007 | Read more »
Great gift ideas for your mother. This article is of things I have actually did for my mother as well as other great gift ideas. I have searched a few ideas also. I hope this article gives you some great ideas for gifts.
By Shaunee Carter | Published 10/17/2006 | Read more »
"White Christmas" is one of the most loved holiday films of all-time, and no wonder, with the likes of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney as stars.
By Prinalgin | Published 11/10/2006 | Read more »
Establishing the top ten list of anything is almost always an exercise in the arbitrary. With Johnny Mathis' songs there are some classics that have lasted through the years and would be placed on lots of top ten lists, not just this one.
By Lima | Published 9/21/2006 | Read more »
Blondie's hit song "Heart of Glass" put the band on top of the charts with a dance club beat, but Blondie's roots are pure post-punk irony.
By Eve Lichtgarn | Published 9/21/2006 | Read more »
The Anamaniacs, beloved cartoon of the mid 90s, is FINALLY out on DVD. But was it really worth waiting that long for?
By Constance Phillips | Published 9/8/2006 | Read more »
A review of Adam McKay's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
By Agaric | Published 11/20/2006 | Read more »
SCI delivers an interesting, genre-mixing set of their own material and covers.
By El Bicho | Published 11/29/2006 | Read more »
An overview of how Hollywood treats real-life disasters in film.
By Glen Peters | Published 10/19/2007 | Read more »
Yes, I watched the whole thing. Every agonizing minute so you didn't have to.
By Bryan Alaspa | Published 2/26/2007 | Read more »
Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to seriously pursue a life in the theater. When I was 10, I seemed to be on that track.
By Jeff D Gorman | Published 2/18/2007 | Read more »
Netflix has the entire Bob Fosse canon so you can follow his career from Sweet Charity to Star 80.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 2/7/2007 | Read more »
We film lovers love DVD extras, but we often we can't view everything on them. Here are extras you shouldn't miss.
By Will Stape | Published 1/17/2007 | Read more »
The opening scene of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is like the entire play in miniature, introducing all the coming themes of the play. It does this despite Romeo and Juliet playing little or no part at all.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 7/20/2006 | Read more »
Whether you're writing cowboy books, or you just love the Old West, you'll enjoy this language guide to the old days.
By Emma S. | Published 7/24/2006 | Read more »
There are thousands of different religious establishments in the St. Louis metro area, but which are the top? While looking through the yellowbook one can become overwhelmed by the choices, but you should, here are the top three churches in St. Louis, MO
By Jonathan McLelland | Published 11/29/2005 | Read more »
Many stereotypes exist about gangs, yet most people really don't know that much about gangs. These Hollywood films portray both inner-city youth and gang life including gang members relationship with mainstream society.
By Wes Mantooth | Published 11/29/2005 | Read more »
A night at the Summer Cinema season in Old Oakland.
By Lea Barker | Published 7/25/2005 | Read more »
An examination into a theory that the glossy big-budget Hollywood musical died as a result of the collapse of censorship of explicit sexuality in movies.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 6/24/2005 | Read more »
In the history of show business, there have been some phrases so fearful that it's hard to believe they were ever uttered. Shaft starring Ron Palillo. The Oscar goes to Roberto Benigni. And now there is: Broadway Night On American Idol.
By Randall the Vandal | Published 5/17/2005 | Read more »
Though its reputation as "that gay cowboy movie" is mounting, the homosexuality in Brokeback Mountain is in fact not the focal point of the movie-it's merely the obstacle that prevents two star-crossed lovers from being able to live happily ever after.
By Sarah Scott | Published 1/9/2006 | Read more »
Though one rarely sees them on the road, their are numerous bikers in Raleigh. Most venture out of the city to enjoy their bikes of long rides through the foothills of the Piedmont.
By Max O' Well | Published 2/10/2006 | Read more »
This is a college-level research paper summarizing the evolvement of various types of entertainment Americans enjoyed during the late 1800's.
By Lindsay Conner | Published 7/9/2006 | Read more »
This is an overview of the decade of 1960s Music, the highlights of what made that era unlike any other before or since.
By Pat Jacobs | Published 5/31/2006 | Read more »
Whether exploring the musical styles of the '50s and early '60s or giving the world one last original pop/rock album (for the time being, anyway), Billy Joel shows his musicianship and versatility in these two recordings.
By Alex Diaz-Granados | Published 5/19/2006 | Read more »
A guide to using S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders in the classroom.
By Jennifer Kemper | Published 4/11/2006 | Read more »
Music on the land or music on the sea, whatever you choice you can have it in Chicago this June.
By Regina Sass | Published 3/19/2007 | Read more »
The American Film Institute's top 25 movie scores. Did your favorite soundtrack make the list?
By Will Wright | Published 2/23/2007 | Read more »
The American Film Institute has taken a new poll and revised the list of the Top 100 Films of all time.
By Jameson | Published 6/28/2007 | Read more »
A sneak peek into the classic reel romances that Hollywood has produced, spanning decades; and an attempt to explore the cultural milieu that acted as a catalyst to the production of those golden on-screen romances.
By Lopa Banerjee ( Bhattacharya) | Published 6/28/2007 | Read more »
The American Film Institute recently updated their list of the 100 Greatest American Films of the Past 100 Years. As usual, at least ten movies on the list deserve to be closer to the worst movies ever made and some masterpieces were entirely overlooked.
By Timothy Sexton | Published 6/21/2007 | Read more »
Baseball's rich history and tradition is lost on this confused observer.
By Jon Torres | Published 3/11/2007 | Read more »
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