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70The Towering Inferno (1974) - Illustrated Reference
A look back at a classic disaster movie from the 70's, with facts, quotes, posters and photos.
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66Tomato tomato? Potato potato? Let’s (not) Call the Whole Thing Off!
75 years after the Gershwins wrote the song Let's Call the Whole Thing Off for the movie Shall We Dance, the quirky phrase "tomato, tomato, potato, potato" still remains a part of the English lexicon. The song and expressions within it have been lovingly embraced in everyday language and in many musical interpretations.
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62Five More Great Covers the Others Did Not List
Here are five more great cover songs that did not make the cut on other hubs. Enjoy!
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62The Musicals-The Music That Made Movies
A movie genre that stands the test of time because it embeds itself into the musical tastes of the day or creates the musical fashion of the day. The music that makes the movies actually does that because people go to see a movie musical to hear the music or see the dancing.
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64The Queen of Tap Dance Eleanor Powell
The greatest tap dancer of all time, Eleanor Powell. Even Fred Astaire could not outshine her on the dance floor.
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66Arthur Freed, the Man who Re-invented the Musical
Arthur Freed was one of the most important film producers of Hollywood's Golden Age. It is because of him and the "Freed Unit" that the magnificent MGM musical spectaculars of the late 1940's and early 1950's were possible.
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62Santa Claus is Coming, but maybe not quite how you expect
Rankin/Bass puts forth an interesting story to explain some of the odder traits of a certain jolly old fat man.
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60White Christmas may digress a bit much, but I'd watch it for Kaye alone
White Christmas is a great time for the family and I just love Danny Kaye.
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52Christmas Movies, A Family Tradition
Christmas traditions are important in your family. One such tradition might be watching old Christmas movies that spark a feeling of nostalgia in your heart.
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74Ann Miller, Hollywood's Tap Dancing Queen
A biography of Ann Miller, the vivacious Hollywood actress famous for the speed of her tap dancing, and star of 'Easter Parade' and 'On The Town'.
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