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Edna Ferber's best-selling family saga was the source of Stevens' sprawling epic, which stars Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean, in his last film appearance. When Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Hudson) goes to Virginia in the early 1920s to buy a prize stallion, he falls in love with Leslie Lynnton (Taylor), an .. Read more

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  Dean's childhood secret unearthed after Taylor's death

  • 26 Mar 2011

  Dame Elizabeth Taylor took one of James Dean's most private confessions to the grave when she died on Wednesday (23Mar11) - he was molested by a minister when he was a child, according to revered journalist Kevin Sessums. Taylor opened up about Dean's little-known past during an interview in 1997, when she reportedly swore the writer to secrecy - only allowing him to reveal all upon her death. The Hollywood icon, who starred alongside Dean in the classic film Giant, told Sessums, "I'm going to Read more

  

  Hopper dead at 74

  • 30 May 2010

  Screen legend Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74. The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October (09) after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2002. Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January (10) suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones. He passed away on... Read more

  

  The Nominees Are: OSCARS 2008

  • 18 Feb 2008

  LOVEFiLM's lowdown on the main contenders for Oscar glory on Sunday night… Best Picture No Country For Old Men It's obvious that critics have been pining for a good Coen brothers' movie; the reviews for this lean Texas thriller were rapturous. Exciting to watch but grave in tone, it should have broad appeal to Academy voters if they're not turned off by the violence (it's also proved the Coens' most commercially successful picture). It's got to be the odds-on favourite. There Will Be Blood... Read more

  

  The Graduate named top soundtrack

  • 17 Jan 2006

  Simon and Garfunkel's music to the film The Graduate has been named the top soundtrack in movie history. The soundtrack for Mike Nichols' (Closer, Catch 22) film, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, included the songs Mrs Robinson, The Sound Of Silence and Scarborough Fair. Readers of Giant magazine gave second place to the 1984 film Purple Rain that featured Prince's musical and acting talents. Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, with tracks by Al Green and Dusty Springfield, took... Read more

  

  The Look of Love...

  • 09 Feb 2007

  Say what you like about chemistry - you can't bottle it. We're all looking for Mr or Ms Right (if only for a night). And the movies is traditionally a good place to start: quality time in the dark, just you and your date, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. We like to imagine that great on-screen chemistry will rub off on us, somehow. And sometimes maybe it does. But what makes a great on-screen couple? A few years ago the Royal Society of Chemistry conducted a study. According to the organization's Read more

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