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  • July 2008
    • Museum Finds Missing Reels of Sci-Fi Classic

      Museum Finds Missing Reels of Sci-Fi Classic

      (Newser) - The  discovery of long-lost footage from Fritz Lang's futuristic classic Metropolis in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum has given the film world a thrill, reports Der Speigel . Nearly a half-hour of Lang's 1927 vision of 21st-century class struggle can be restored. The new scenes flesh out the characters and add story-telling rhythm to Lang's sprawling tale. More »

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      film   science fiction   cinema   classic cinema   futurism

  • June 2008
    • Wonderful Life's Young George Dies

      Wonderful Life's Young George Dies

      (Newser) - Bob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life , has died of cancer. He was 75. Growing up in Hollywood with Tinseltown relatives, he first appeared onscreen as a baby, the AP reports. At 7, he acted with Shirley Temple and in 1945 appeared in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn . But his most famous role was the outgoing, altruistic Georgie Bailey who grows up to be James Stewart in the popular classic. More »

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      movie   film   obituary   death   Christmas   classic cinema

  • February 2008

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