Word: classical
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Some of their best work was done with one another, especially classic recordings such as "I Must Have That Man" and "A Fine Romance" from 1937, as well as "Fine and Mellow", the blues tune they played together during a reunion twenty years later on the 1957 CBS-TV special, "The Sound of Jazz...
When I actually went to the reception over vacation, however, I found that "Washington Wives" (or sisters) didn't get to meet anyone famous--just other wives. And the only classic power-brokering we did was trying to get a good place in front of the Ladies' Room mirror...
...those staring into an empty January evening, this is the kind of good basic movie everyone hopes is lurking out there and rarely is. Shrewdly, unpretentiously written, energetically directed and played with high comic conviction, Tremors is bound to become a cult classic...
...cable dial, especially since it would be filled largely with old movies. But TNT, seen today in 37.5 million cable homes, has drawn an enthusiastic cult audience for its treasure trove of MGM, RKO and pre-1950 Warner Bros. movies. Film lovers, who were outraged at Turner for colorizing classics originally released in glorious black-and-white, are now also praising him for unearthing the oeuvres of Warren William, Edna May Oliver and Alfred E. Green. "The demand for classic movies was unrecognized even by our cable partners," says Turner. "But I knew they would be popular...
...have, I must confess, serious doubts about the efficacy--or even the integrity--of the "classic" exam period editorial, "Beating the System" you reprinted recently. I almost suspect this so-called "Donald Carswell '50" of being rather one of Us--the Bad Guys--than one of you. If your readers have been following Mr. Carswell's advice for the last 11 years, then your readers have been going down the tubes. It is time to disillusion...