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The Jolson Story

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Mark DuPré

This film from 1946 should not hold up. I was just checking off a box when I decided to see it. The film is based on the life of an entertainer who was essentially forgotten by the time it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged Amadeus, blackface, Bohemian Rhapsody, Columbia, film, history, jazz, Jolson Sings Again, Judy Garland, Larry Parks, minstrelsy, movies, music, My Three Sons, Night and Day, reviews, Rhapsody in Blue, Rudy Wissler, Scotty Beckett, The Dolly Sisters, The Jazz Singer, The Jolson Story, Till the Clouds Roll By, William Demarest | Leave a comment

Award-Winning Screenwriters and Their Flawed Current Screenplays: Being the Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, and West Side Story

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Mark DuPré

WARNING: Major film nerd writing ahead. The pre-Oscar nominations by the Writers Guild of America are out, and the usual past Oscar winners and nominees are nominated this year. We have Aaron Sorkin (Oscar for adapted screenplay for The Social … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Aaron. Sorkin, Adam McKay, Amadeus, Ant-Man, Araiana DeBose, Cate Blanchett, Desi Arnaz, Don't Look Up, J.K. Simmons, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lincoln, Lucille Ball, Meryl Streep, Mike Faist, Munich, Nicole Kidman, Queen Anne, Rachel Zegler, Sharon Tate, Steven Spielberg, The Big Short, The Favourite, The Social Network, The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Tony Kushner, Tyler Perry, West Side Story, West Side Story (2021) | Leave a comment

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