Tag: Bye Bye Birdie
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10 Best Ann-Margret Movies, Ranked
Ann-Margret is one of the most famous actresses and sex symbols of the ’60s, remaining a big name in the film industry today. Although she took a role in the musical State Fair, Bye Bye Birdie (1963) was the film that made her a household name and ultimately one of the most talked-about stars of…
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Bobby Rydell, 1960s Pop Idol and Star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 79
Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ’60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died today at age 79. The cause of death was pneumonia.His death just days away from his 80th birthday was confirmed by radio legend Jerry Blavat, Rydell’s longtime…
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John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Is a Guilty Pleasure
We all enjoy movies that, if we had to write a review, we’d pan. Mine range from ’60s musical “Bye Bye Birdie” to Richard Curtis’ “Love Actually,” which has become a family Christmas staple. (That scene between Laura Linney and Rodrigo Santoro? Awful.)During my ’80s stint at Film Comment Magazine, we published several directors’ guilty…