The last film in Hollywood of director Douglas Sirk (Written on the Wind), the 1959 Imitation of Life--an adaptation of Fannie Hurst's novel--is an endlessly fascinating film that speaks volumes about the American journey toward materialism and the racial tensions that are inseparable from it. Lana Turner plays a white single mother and aspiring actress who takes in a black housekeeper (Juanita Moore) and her daughter (played by an adolescent Susan Kohner), the latter so light-skinned she passes for white. As the years pass and success mounts for Turner, Moore also
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James Garner substitutes for Rock Hudson in this hilarious Doris Day outing. Housewife Beverly Boyer (Day) happens by chance to give an executive of Happy Soap an honest appraisal of one of his company's products. Charmed by her forthright and honest manner, he makes Beverly the company spokesperson. When she becomes an advertising sensation, her husband (Garner) has to deal with the social ramifications of his wife making more money than he does. Day and Garner are both in good form, and Garner nicely portrays the mounting frustration of bewildered husband
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Celebrate the special 45th Anniversary release of this epic motion picture--The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn (A Walk in the Clouds) and Hollywood legend Gina Lollobrigida star in this unforgettable tale of passion and desire. Lollobrigida plays the seductive and beautiful Gypsy Esmeralda, who befriends Quasimodo (Quinn), the mysterious hunchback who hides in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. Now fully restored to its original theatrical brilliance and featuring a tour-de-force performance by Quinn--it's a masterpiece that's sure to entertain everyone!
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