Tag: The Shop Around the Corner
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This Western Changed Everything for Jimmy Stewart
Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart’s name evokes images of a wide-eyed, optimistic everyman equipped with bumbling charm and a heart full of kindness, as best seen in movies such as Harvey, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Shop Around the Corner, and Come Live With Me. He put his mark on the world map when Hollywood kept…
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Christmas Movies and TV Shows to Watch on HBO Max Now
If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit with your favorite streaming service, HBO Max has you covered. Indeed, while some of the other streaming services certainly have some holiday favorites, the list of HBO Max Christmas movies available to stream is as robust as it is diverse. There are rewatchable favorites like Elf…
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Liza Minnelli’s 20 best films – ranked!
Her turn presenting best picture at the Oscars with Lady Gaga was a bit overshadowed, so ahead of the 50th anniversary of Cabaret, we give you the all-singing, all-dancing Minnelli Top 20Liza Minnelli’s first screen appearance was in this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, a vanishingly brief cameo as a three-year-old toddler.…
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Love, Simon review – a landmark in Lgbtq cinema
Two closeted gay teenagers form a bond online in this perky, clean-cut romance with mainstream appealPerky, clean-cut and unashamedly accessible, Love, Simon represents something of a landmark in Lgbtq cinema. A high-school romance with a thematic nod to Lubitsch’s The Shop Around the Corner, it ticks all the beats and boxes of the genre. Except…
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Love, Simon review – heartwarming gay romance
In this fun, engaging and intelligent drama, a teenager’s anonymous email conversation leads to complications – and loveWith its sheer warmth, openness, likability and idealism, Love, Simon won me over. It takes all the corniness and tweeness of the coming-of-age genre and transplants new heart into it. A high-school kid is about to come out…