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The real victor is Gone with the Wind. In today s money, the classic film would have grossed 1. (Suite101.com)
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A major feature is the Czechoslovakian crystal chandelier that was part of the movie set of Gone with the Wind. In fact, Schwall said that GWTW author Margaret Mitchell helped arrange for the chandelier to be placed in the Academy of Medicine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AFI Names Top Ten Epic Films of All... Jul 28, 2008
The top ten list includes Lawrence of Arabia, Ben Hur, Schindler's List, Gone With the Wind, Spartacus, Titanic, All Quiet on the Western Front, Saving Private Ryan, Reds and The Ten Commandments. The American Film Institute define "Epic" as a genre of large scale film set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. (Suite101.com)
Four clueless actors, a dream and a paper bag Jul 25, 2008
" It's arguably more old-fashioned than any of those movies, channeling a strain of dark British social realism that stretches back to the 1950s, but "Boy A" is a compelling, compact melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. It's my nominee for sleeper surprise of the summer, at least so far. ? Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, July 23, 2008 07:14 EDT The saga of George W. Batman Now that has led Hollywood to its biggest-money weekend since ... well, since the invention of the medium, not merely the... (Salon)
Is it a big deal? Jul 24, 2008
All the good will and positivity earned by this team during the playoffs is now gone with the wind. How is it that the ASG can manage to run 2 franchises into the ground in 5 years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
When a bad seed grows up Jul 24, 2008
" It's arguably more old-fashioned than any of those movies, channeling a strain of dark British social realism that stretches back to the 1950s, but "Boy A" is a compelling, compact melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. It's my nominee for sleeper surprise of the summer, at least so far. An English director I met recently suggested that "Boy A" doesn't hit as hard as some of the work it clearly draws on, like Alan Clarke's legendary 1982 "Made in Britain" (with Tim Roth as a skinhead) or... (Salon)
Movies that will loosen your corset Jul 23, 2008
And though, technically, Gone With the Wind is also about aristocrats of a sort and thematically in line with much of this genre, its also about grubby yanks. Worse, Southerners. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Charleston: Southern Comfort Jul 23, 2008
At the end of Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler tells Scarlett O'Hara that he's leaving her and going back to Charleston, "where there's a little bit of grace and charm left in the world." As history, this is bunk: In the years after the Civil War, the city was mostly rubble and ashes, and Rhett, more likely than not, was going home to a burned-out building but the phrase nails the essence of Charleston's allure. Today, when grace and charm are so hard to come by, the city's spell is more... (Concierge.com)
Spinning Straw into Gold by Joan G... Jul 21, 2008
"The choice gives a glimpse into the speaker s soul; These are, first of all, women s stories, written by and about women. Some have been recorded by men, of course, but prior to this these stories were passed through the villages, mothers to daughters, told to fill the time, to soothe a heart, to impart a life lesson. Unlike stories written by and about men, the heroine s victory is always one of inner transformation, never conquest. Women understand it takes a thorn to remove a thorn. Only... (Suite101.com)
Class of 48 reunites at theater Jul 19, 2008
The walk-through brought back memories of blockbuster films from Hollywood s golden age Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. When we had a real good movie, the line would start out there and go around the corner, said Newton, pointing toward Madison Avenue and sweeping his arm in the direction of Third Street. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Batman vs. the gay English gangster! Jul 18, 2008
One film critic I know has dubbed "The Human Condition" the Japanese "Gone With the Wind," and while I think he meant that as a dis, if you consider that that phrase in all its ramifications -- as in, "Gone With the Wind" would be a massively different movie if it were Japanese -- actually does capture something. Nakadai plays a young bureaucrat who works for the imperial Japanese war machine, an educated man with left-wing sympathies who personally opposes the war but sees it as a chance to... (Salon)
Debbie Reynolds' boat sinks Jul 17, 2008
"'Gone With the Wind' Victorian furniture could've been in there," he said, laughing. Reynolds' museum will hold the world's largest private collection of Hollywood memorabilia. (The St. Augustine Record)
Theater review: Big cast and a big sound underscore 'Yank!' Jul 15, 2008
Tony Houck, Trevor Peringer and John Whitley, soldiers who work in the steno pool, have a taste for drag that runs particularly to the Old South of Gone With the Wind. (They even call themselves Melanie, Scarlett and India. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Evelyn Keyes, at 91; actress in nearly 50 movies, author Jul 14, 2008
But by playing Suellen, Scarlett O'Hara's jilted younger sister in the 1939 film classic "Gone With the Wind," Miss Keyes earned a place in Hollywood history that no other film could have given her. "I got to star in my own movies," she said. (Boston Globe)
Is it curtains for critics? Jul 13, 2008
Their beautifully described midway departure from an early preview of the epoch-long Gone With The Wind was, according to a number of people in the theatre world, the first sign that all was not well with the musical. So do they think the mainstream critics have a role. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Evelyn Keyes dies at 91 Jul 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Suellen in "Gone With the Wind" and counted director John Huston and bandleader Artie Shaw among her famous husbands, has died ... After a few minor roles at Paramount, she appeared in "Gone With the Wind" and then moved to Columbia, where her career blossomed. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Actress Evelyn Keyes, wed rich, famous Jul 13, 2008
- Evelyn Keyes, one of the last surviving co-stars of "Gone With the Wind" and a popular film actress in the 1940s, died July 4 at an assisted-living home here ... After six more movie roles, four of them uncredited, she was cast in "Gone With the Wind.". (Cleveland.com -- News)
Actress Evelyn Keyes dies aged 91 Jul 13, 2008
Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett O'Hara's sister Suellen in Gone With The Wind, has died aged 91 ... One year (and six movies) later she was cast as Gone With The Wind's pouting Suellen O'Hara - whose elder sister steals her fiance to help pay taxes on the plantation. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jack Ingram To Serve As Celebrity Judge Jul 13, 2008
Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Suellen in "Gone With the Wind" and counted director John Huston and bandleader Artie Shaw among her famous husbands, died July 4. She was 91. (KWTX.com, TX)
Finding a home in Keno Jul 7, 2008 Battered West End banks on Holocaust musical Jul 4, 2008 National Kissing Day July 6 2008 Jul 4, 2008 Arts: Farewell to some West End stinkers. And now for a Holocaust musical Jul 3, 2008 Plaza Theatre thrives, somehow Jul 1, 2008 Click for Full Story Jun 30, 2008 Industry Buzz Jun 29, 2008 Stars a-glitter at green-carpet premiere Jun 28, 2008 HOA Newsletter Baker's Dozen Jun 25, 2008 wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald Jun 24, 2008 Making sense of the AFI's 'Top 10 Films in 10 Genres' list Jun 19, 2008 Best of 10: AFI releases top-10 genre film lists Jun 19, 2008 Obama needs Nunn; we need oil Jun 19, 2008 American Film Institute Releases Top Films Jun 18, 2008 AFI picks best films in 10 categories Jun 18, 2008 AFI names top 10 films in 10 genres: Did they get it right? Jun 18, 2008 Tim Russert: A Custodian's leave Jun 17, 2008 How the west wing was won Jun 15, 2008 Film translator Rashid Rachman dies Jun 13, 2008 Goodbye, cruel wind Jun 12, 2008 Dripping Gore Jun 12, 2008 How they see us Jun 11, 2008 CORRECTING and REPLACING Warner Bros. Consumer Products Showcases Unsurpassed Entertainment Portfolio at Licensing International Expo 2008 Jun 10, 2008 Cool childhood movie memories Jun 8, 2008 Amanda Helmick enjoys reading Jun 5, 2008 "The Farmington Valley's Hollywood connection" Jun 5, 2008 'Sex' rules: Is it just an exception? Jun 4, 2008 Change of script but studio show goes on Jun 3, 2008 Comic actor Harvey Korman dies at 81 Jun 3, 2008 Curtain Falls On Darius's Dream Jun 2, 2008 Gone With the Wind musical to shut early in London due to poor ticket sales Jun 2, 2008 Tribute to a genius Jun 2, 2008 We're glad Indy's back, but how about a few of his friends, too? Jun 1, 2008 Comedian Harvey Korman of "Carol Burnett Show" fame dead at 81 May 30, 2008 It's more fun when you join in the conversation May 30, 2008 'Burnett Show' veteran Korman dies May 30, 2008 Twister trackerBlue skies and sunshine - a storm chaser's nightmare May 30, 2008 Licence to emulate May 28, 2008 Teens Reading the Classics May 28, 2008 In 'Marguerite,' an all-too-dark musical May 27, 2008 Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008 Alum gives everything to Juniata -- cat, car, cash May 25, 2008 Chautauqua moves to School of the Osage May 24, 2008 What's ahead May 23, 2008 What Is It Good For? May 23, 2008 Kuroda pitches Dodgers to 5-2 win over Reds May 22, 2008 A man and his ponies May 17, 2008 Von Trapp's "Sound of Music" villa to become hotel May 16, 2008 Keeping Up With Jones May 15, 2008 Von Trapp's "Sound of Music" villa to become hotel May 14, 2008 Dead Lepers? Sounds like my kind of show May 13, 2008 Versus might take shot at puck tracking May 12, 2008 Preserving Old Movies, At 40 Degrees May 11, 2008 D.C. confidential May 11, 2008 The Stone Angel May 9, 2008 Notes from North Korea May 8, 2008 Garden Theatre closes season with 'Moonlight and Magnolias' May 8, 2008 LODE WOMAN WEDS ACTORS AND BIG SCREEN May 8, 2008 Infotainment May 3, 2008 French audiences welcome 'Sticks' May 3, 2008 Have you Seen the Top Five Movies? May 3, 2008 Hedda the class May 2, 2008 Dear Editor: Chorale put on great show (2) May 2, 2008 Frankly, my dear, it's time for the chorus line Apr 23, 2008 First Night: Gone With The Wind, New London Theatre, London Apr 23, 2008
The year was 1948 and Clark Gable, who played Rhett Butler in the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind, was in town on a hunting vacation. DeGrande, a waitress at a Keno restaurant, served Gable his breakfast. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
• Too elegant to be a jewelry thief Jul 6, 2008
her imagination fueled by "Gone With the Wind" and its depictions of women she would impersonate for the rest of her life. In her mother's dresses and hats, she would roam the house, clicking her heels, talking to Rhett Butler. (Q13.com, WA)
Gone With The Wind audiences couldn't give a damn ... It follows the far bigger-budget Gone With The Wind, which closed earlier last month after just 79 performances, losing financial backers a fortune and bruising the reputation of its director, Trevor Nunn ... So the announcement this week that the theatre where Gone With The Wind flopped is to stage a musical set in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust is raising eyebrows. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Unexpectedly, classic films Gone with the Wind, From Here to Eternity and Breakfast at Tiffany's all ranked low in the voting at sixth, seventh and tenth places respectively. However, these still remain the favourites of the over 65's, whose top three screen smooches were Lady and the Tramp (40%), Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler's tempestuous kiss in Gone with the Wind (36%), and Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's classic beach clinch in From Here to Eternity (36%). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
It follows the far bigger-budget Gone With the Wind, which closed in June after just 79 performances, losing financial backers a fortune and bruising the reputation of its director, Trevor Nunn. So the announcement this week that the same theatre where Gone With the Wind flopped so badly is to be filled with a musical set in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust is already raising eyebrows ... Some believe that Gone With the Wind would still be with us if it had been developed outside London or... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
While the theater never achieved the cache of the 4,000-seat Fox or the long-gone Lowe's Grand (where "Gone With the Wind" premiered), the Plaza's fun-house deco marquee signaled decades of movie-going good times. That ended in the 1970s, with the advent of urban blight and twin-screen suburban competitors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In 1934, Adolf Hitler carried out his "blood purge" of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as "The Night of the Long Knives."In 1936, the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell was published in New York. In 1958, the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska statehood bill by a vote of 64-20. (KWTX.com, TX)
"I tried to be a producer in the classic tradition, like Samuel Goldwyn or 'Gone With the Wind' producer David O. Selznick," he says. "We found the material, developed it, chose the talent, worked along with the director, shepherded the movie's release.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Nonetheless, I'm considering it a "Gone With the Wind" of absinthe cinema. Do you think I should buy a can of insect repellent, just in case I do go to Montana. (San Francisco Chronicle)
For example, if a wind storm tears off a roof, try "Gone with the Wind.". 4. (RealtyTimes)
It is in the lower ragged edge of literature just as Gone With the Wind is in the higher brackets of crowd entertainment. Death in Venice, on the other hand, is a work of art, of the school of Flaubert yet not derivative at all. (Harper's Magazine)
I was also wondering how "Gone With the Wind" -which I believe was ranked #2 in last year's 100 best movies- ended up as #4 in the Epics category ... Did I miss "Gone with the Wind". (Entertainment Weekly)
" 1989.7. "Adam's Rib," 1949.8. "Moonstruck," 1987.9. "Harold and Maude," 1971.10. "Sleepless in Seattle," 1993.COURTROOM DRAMA1. "To Kill a Mockingbird," 1962.2. "12 Angry Men," 1957.3. "Kramer Vs. Kramer," 1979.4. "The Verdict," 1982.5. "A Few Good Men," 1992.6. "Witness for the Prosecution," 1957.7. "Anatomy of a Murder," 1959.8. "In Cold Blood," 1967.9. "A Cry in the Dark," 1988.10. "Judgment at Nuremberg," 1961.EPIC1. "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962.2. "Ben-Hur," 1959.3. "Schindler's List,"... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The answer is gone with the wind. McCain s campaign is a lot of sound and fury. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Last Update: 8:36 am. "The Wizard of Oz" has been selected by the AFI as the top fantasy film of all time. (FOX23 News, NY)
Epic: "Lawrence of Arabia," "Ben-Hur," "Schindler's List," "Gone With the Wind," "Spartacus," "Titanic," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Saving Private Ryan," "Reds," "The Ten Commandments.". Movie editor Barbara Vancheri, who was among critics who voted, can be reached at or 412-263-1632. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
"Gone with the Wind" made the list of best epics - but at No. 4 behind "Schindler's List," "Ben-Hur" and - at No. 1 - "Lawrence of Arabia."Courtesy photo By gcarbone@seacoastonline ... Gone with the Wind in FOURTH under epic ... 470 GONE WITH THE WINDMGM, 1939. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Among this year's stash is a shirt worn by John Wayne in "The Green Berets" and an original costume from the Civil War movie classic "Gone With The Wind.". Georgetown ghosts. (Human Events Online)
For the record, Jimmy Carter's was Gone With The Wind, technically not a western. For Reagan it was It's A Wonderful Life: saccharine twaddle, but what the hell, Reagan was a cowboy. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Rashid Rachman, who translated the subtitles of box office hits like Gone with the Wind, Titanic and Harry Potter, as well as The Godfather and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, died Wednesday in Bogor, West Java ... During his career he translated the subtitles of thousands of movies, ranging from the old classic Gone with the Wind to latest releases like X-Man and the popular Star Wars trilogies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Gone With the Wind was set to be the biggest show in town ... Every night, as I make my final entrance through the audience of Gone With the Wind, past rows and rows of empty seats, I think: this can't be right ... Gone With the Wind was supposed to have been the theatrical event of the year - what happened. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Among this year's stash is a shirt worn by John Wayne in "The Green Berets" and an original costume from the Civil War movie classic "Gone With The Wind.". Lou seeks legacy. (Townhall.com)
Slammed as one of the biggest flops in London s theater history, the musical adaptation of Gone With the Wind will close June 14, three months ahead of schedule, thanks to poor ticket sales. The musical, written by Margaret Martin, a novice playwright from California, was set to run until Sept. 27. (The Palm Beach Post)
Perennial classic films including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Caddyshack, The Goonies, and Gremlins, as well as holiday favorites like The Polar Express, Frosty the Snowman, and A Christmas Story will also be presented at this years show. WBCP CONTINUES TO SCORE WITH FOOTBALL. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
I saw Gone With the Wind for the first time on the big screen (as it was meant to be seen), and saw it most years thereafter. We also regularly saw My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Oklahoma and Moby Dick. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Gone with the Wind, Scarlett and Rhett Butler's People. Most memorable moment. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
"Collinsville" was a straight-to-video underachiever that made any local, cable-access show look like "Gone with the Wind." The only reason to rent it at all would be to see the familiar surroundings that make up the Farmington Valley. The town of Avon has had its share of filmmakers interested in using existing structures to complete their productions. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Adjusted for inflation, two of the top three films of all time are female-driven: "Gone With the Wind" (No ... "And for one Hollywood analyst who called "SATC's" opening weekend "historic," predicting that it would be "the most popular female-driven film ever," a little history is in order. Back in the days before Hollywood divided audiences into male/female/under 30/ over 30, all movies were marketed to a general audience. Adjusted for inflation, two of the top three films of all time are... (Kansas City Star)
In the 1930s a part of a lot had been set ablaze for the burning of Atlanta in Gone With The Wind. The next stop was a simulated car explosion modelled on The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
On television, and Korman developed into the perfect pair with their burlesques of classic movies such as "Gone With the Wind" and soap operas like "As the World Turns" (their version was called "As the Stomach Turns"). Don't Miss. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Darius Danesh's flop musical Gone With The Wind closes - The Daily Record ... Darius Danesh's flop musical Gone With The Wind closes ... DARIUS Danesh's flop musical Gone With The Wind has been axed after only 79 performances. (Glasgow Daily Record)
LONDON (AP): Gone With the Wind will soon be gone with the wind - at least in London where a musical version of the famous novel and movie has failed to draw large crowds. Producers say the musical will close three months ahead of schedule on June 14 because of poor ticket sales. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
In the famous Gone with the Wind skit, he played Rhett Butler to Burnett's Scarlett O'Hara. I remember the part where she comes down the staircase wearing the drapes, curtain rod and all. (Winnipeg Sun)
A new, big, beautiful Gone With the Wind follow-up is long overdue, especially considering novels about Scarlett and Rhett's side stories exist and offer possible material. And would Nicole Kidman give up her height and perfect little nose for that Scarlett role. (Florida Times-Union)
On the Burnett show, which steadfastly stayed in television's top 10 during its run, Korman showcased his versatility -- he might play a robust Yiddish matron in one skit then reappear as a comic Rhett Butler while sending up "Gone With the Wind" with the show's star. He scored as the big-bosomed Mother Marcus and hapless Ed, who was a member of the incredibly dysfunctional "Mama's Family," one of the more popular skits that became a series in the 1980s. (Nevada Appeal)
Three of the more popular picks were Saving Private Ryan , Gone With the Wind and The Shawshank Redemption ... Gone With the Wind is a spectacle that never quite masks the so-so melodrama at its core. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Burnett and Korman spoofed classic movies such as Gone With the Wind and soap operas such as As the World Turns, which they dubbed As the Stomach Turns. They also teamed up as Ed and Eunice, a bickering married couple who were at odds with the wife's mother (Vicki Lawrence). (USA Today -- Life)
DAY FOUR: GONE WITH THE WIND. Blue skies did not bode well for the tornado chasers. (BBC News -- Science)
It took more than 50 years for Margaret Mitchell's classic Gone With the Wind to be followed up. Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley appeared in 1991. (BBC News -- UK)
Margaret Mitchell s Gone with the Wind is a perfect place for adolescent teens to start ... Lastly, if the girls get wrapped up in Gone with the Wind, boys find Crane s Red Badge of Courage an interesting (and gory) look at young Americans at war. (Suite101.com)
By contrast, say, with the ongoing London musical of "Gone With the Wind," whose nearly four-hour length was the subject of much consternation when that production opened last month, "Marguerite" may be that rare work that is in fact too short for its own good. ("Gone With the Wind," incidentally, has since been trimmed. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
I've never been big on either Gone With the Wind or The Sound of Music, and though it pained me, I couldn't find a spot for either Blade Runner or The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Let me know what you would add to the list and what you would remove to make room. (The Augusta Chronicle)
It's from the set of "Gone with the Wind" and was donated in 1940 by David O. Selznick, a Pittsburgh native and one of the film's producers. Humble beginnings. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Taking the Chautauqua stage along with Disney are 'the greatest show on earth' circus show creator P. T. Barnum, inventor Thomas Alva Edison and Gone with the Wind writer Margaret Mitchell. The city of Osage Beach and the Missouri Humanities Council are hosting the 2008 Chautauqua 'That's Entertainment. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Saturday s movie will be Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Gone with the Wind (1939) will play on Sunday. Friday and Saturday shows start at 7 p.m., and Sunday shows start at 3 p.m.. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
I mean, even the Civil War had "Gone With the Wind.". I love John Cusack - you can find my blurb on the back of the DVD of his war-themed flop from last year, "Grace Is Gone" - but even as a card-carrying liberal I can't imagine what he was thinking as the star, producer and co-writer of the mind-bogglingly awful satire "War, Inc.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
LOS ANGELES - The six-game winning streak the Cincinnati Reds brought to Dodger Stadium three days ago can best be described as gone with the wind _ in more ways than one. Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight solid innings and Los Angeles scored four of its runs on a wild pitch, a suicide squeeze, a passed ball and a bad pickoff throw to beat the Reds 5-2 Wednesday night under uncharacteristically windy conditions at Chavez Ravine. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The carriages are now a cross between a "Gone With the Wind" buggy and the "Ben Hur" chariot. While there is a spot for the driver (also called "whip") to sit, there is a platform for the navigator, or "groom," to stand on back. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
com ranks "The Sound of Music" as the third most successful movie of all time on the domestic market, taking inflation into account, topped only by "Gone With the Wind" and "Star Wars.". "It is hard to imagine that anyone hasn't seen it and it is still passed down the generations," Graham Hales, brand specialist at Interbrand, told Reuters. (FOX23 News, NY)
"My father" - that would be legendary "Gone With the Wind" producer David O. Selznick, who guided Jones' career when he was her second husband - "tried to have all the prints burned. He wanted the world to think she made her debut in 'The Song of Bernadette,' for which she won the Best Actress Oscar.". Daniel says Jennifer's son and caretaker, Robert Walker Jr. - his dad was Jennifer's first hubby, the star of 1951's "Strangers on a Train" - recently told him the long-retired actress started... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
U.S. ticket tracking site ranks "The Sound of Music" as the third most successful movie of all time on the domestic market, taking inflation into account, topped only by "Gone With the Wind" and "Star Wars.". "It is hard to imagine that anyone hasn't seen it and it is still passed down the generations," Graham Hales, brand specialist at Interbrand, told Reuters. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
If I'm stupid enough to want to call my new screenplay Gone With the Wind then I have a right to do so; when an angry audience spills out of the theatre and demands its money back, that'll be my problem. Some titles become not just touchstones in the zeitgeist, but go on to become brand names or get a trademark: by this method a Star Wars is born. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY The NHL and cable TV partner Versus are talking about introducing "puck-tracking" technology as early as the 2008-09 season, executives from the network and the league told USA TODAY.. Tracking would make it easier for TV viewers to follow the fast-moving puck. (USA Today -- Sports)
In most cases, these are original camera negatives from the first half-century of motion pictures, classics such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone With the Wind," the silent era's top-grossing "Big Parade," Lon Chaney in "The Phantom of the Opera" and Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 version of "The Ten Commandments." ... Gently unwinding the cyan negative of "Gone With the Wind" through her fingers - the Technicolor system required scenes to be recorded simultaneously in yellow, cyan and magenta - she... (CBS News)
"Yes," Sorensen replied, remembering a one-liner Margaret Mitchell once used to defend the fact that she had written only "Gone With the Wind," "but my one president was quite a president.". Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University and is writing "I So Declare It: Theodore Roosevelt and American Wilderness 1858-1919.". (Boston Globe)
The adaptation emphasizes incident-filled plot more than dour Calvinist pride and repression, for a story in the Gone with the Wind mode of indomitable feminine passion and pluck. Among other changes, Skogland has moved the plot ahead about 30 years, which has significant thematic implications. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Two girls waiting for their subway train were reading the American classic "Gone with the Wind.". Don't Miss. (CNN -- International)
The show is the behind-the-scenes story of the screenwriting of Gone with the Wind. Because of the popularity of the famous movie and the book, the theater has combined the showing of the movie as a Saturday matinee May 10 at 1 p.m., along with three weekends of the play, May 9-25. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
She said her grandfather was a set designer for "Gone With the Wind.". "My dad and uncles have always been in the business," she said. (The Union Democrat)
1937 Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for Gone With The Wind. . (Daily Times, Pakistan)
The answer is an apparent "no" -- especially when the show is called "Gone With the Wind." ... In "Gone With the Wind," he's taken on one of history's legendary stories but has all but drowned in it. (Variety)
Canton Daily Ledger - Ara. for more local weather conditions. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
She quickly learns that she is not alone, as she is soothed by husband George Tesman (Christopher DuVal) and their servant, who, in this purgatory of celebrity characters, is the recognizable and immediately winsome Mammy from Gone With the Wind (Kimberly Scott). Clearly, those without an inkling of Ibsen are at no disadvantage with Further Adventures. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
The group hit the ground running with music from The Pink Panther, Gone with the Wind and Star Wars. From there they took us down Memory Lane, brought romance back into our lives, dazzled us with Disney, opened envelopes with the music from several Academy Awards winners and the evening ended with more notables being Elvis and some Teddy Bears, An American Tail, Mary Poppins and lots More Entertainment. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Gone With The Wind, one of the most quintessentially American stories of all time, opens this week as a musical in London's West End ... The song is called Gone With The Wind and its basic message is the Civil War era is a period of time that is, well, gone with the wind. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Darius Danesh stars as Rhett Butler, with Jill Paice as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind ... You don't have to wait long for the line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" in this new stage musical version of Gone With The Wind ... All the same, I was left wondering whether, on the whole, this quixotic enterprise takes us any deeper into the inner life of Gone With The Wind. (Independent)
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