Perfection a moving target for wines

Edit Atlanta Journal 11 May 2016
What is a 100-point wine?. There are two schools of thought ... The other way of thinking is more conjecture than definition ... Others say scores define a standard of quality at a particular point in time ... But, in 1941, a story about struggles in a 19th century British coal-mining town, starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara and Roddy McDowall and produced by 20th Century Fox, had everything going for it — a 100-point movie! ... Or not....

Hitchcock’s ‘Suspicion’ debuts on Blu-ray

Edit The Oklahoman 24 Apr 2016
(Warner Archive titles are available at warnerarchive.com.).Suspicion” (Warner Archive, 1941, b/w, featurette, trailer) ... Ronald Colman makes his talkie debut in the first, helping an American woman (Joan Bennett) investigate a corrupt asylum, and Walter Pidgeon takes over for the second, being pulled out of retirement and reluctantly teaming with a woman (Margaret Leighton) to track down a ring of thieves ... “Outlaw Gangster VIP ... ....

Popeye, Klingons and John Lennon: the weirdest Shakespeare productions ever

Edit The Guardian 22 Apr 2016
His name may not appear in the credits, but the playwright has inspired some unlikely renditions of his great works. The Popeye Romeo and Juliet ... All in six-and-a-half minutes. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... Forbidden Planet ... Instead of that remote island, we’re blasted onto the luminous surface of Altair-4, where a terrifying monster roams the landscape and the mysterious Dr Morbius (Walter Pidgeon as a Prospero stand-in) holds sway ... ....

Hitchcock's 'Suspicion' is on Blu-ray, and a 'lost' early talkie has been found

Edit Deseret News 22 Apr 2016
(Warner Archive titles are available at warnerarchive.com.).Suspicion” (Warner Archive, 1941, b/w, featurette, trailer) ... Ronald Colman makes his talkie debut in the first, helping an American woman (Joan Bennett) investigate a corrupt asylum, and Walter Pidgeon takes over for the second, being pulled out of retirement and reluctantly teaming with a woman (Margaret Leighton) to track down a ring of thieves ... theaters ... ....

Saturday's best TV: Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off the Wall; Follow The Money

Edit The Guardian 19 Mar 2016
From Philadelphia International producers Gamble and Huff to Motown head Berry Gordy and former CBS chairman Walter Yetnikoff, key players explain the credibility problems that were ... A vintage sci-fi version of The Tempest, with Walter Pidgeon’s Morbius the Prospero figure marooned in space with virginal daughter Anne Francis and Robby the Robot....

Vintage photos of Harrisburg's movie theaters - the Rio, Roxy, Senate and more

Edit Penn Live 23 Feb 2016
At one time there were many movie theaters in Harrisburg. If you wanted to see a movie in Harrisburg your options included the following theaters and movies advertised in the April 1, 1949 Patriot. ... State, 208 Locust St., This year's Academy Award winners, Jane Wyman in "Johnny Belinda," and "Treasure of Sierra Madre" with Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston ... Grand, 1426 Derry St., "Command Decision" with Clark Gable and Walter Pidgeon ... ....

Clive James: ‘Leslie Nielsen made a gun of his fingers and shot me. I shot back’

Edit The Guardian 20 Feb 2016
In my career as a television interviewer, Nielsen was up there with William Shatner as the funniest man I ever met. I’ve been reading The Tempest again ... Caliban, however, sounds so like an internet troll that he could easily be updated into a modern version ... Only just post-pubescent myself, I didn’t realise that Altaira was based on Miranda and that her father, Dr Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), was based on Prospero ... Related. Clive James ... ....

Super Bowl I 'lost' footage excites ex-Packer greats, broadcasters, fans

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
By of the Journal Sentinel. The weather was glorious, the stadium was around two-thirds full, and sportscaster Jack Whitaker was apprehensive as he settled into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to do play-by-play for the first Super Bowl ... Whitaker watched the first half, as Ray Scott handled the play-by-play for CBS ... 14, 2016  ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's  ....

$1.6 billion Powerball jackpot goes to 3 winners in 3 states

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press. LOS ANGELES (AP) - An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways ... They can take the winnings in annual payments spread over decades or a smaller amount in a lump sum. . Updated. 3.48 a.m.  ... U.S ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's  ....

On Tap Today: Music Under Glass, Living Colour, Founders at Burnhearts

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
By of the Journal Sentinel. Temperatures in the double digits? I'll drink to that. Preferably with a dark, malty beer. serves up some winter warmers from Founders including Dark Penance, Project Pam and Breakfast Stout beginning at 4 p.m ... Doors open at 5.30, the music starts at 6.30. Regular admission rates ($7 for adults) apply ... U.S ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's   ... ....

FBI probes allegations of Packer ticket scam involving marketing agent

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
By of the Journal Sentinel. , the felon who became a sports marketing agent representing several Green Bay Packers, is part of a new, ongoing FBI investigation — this one involving the sale of tickets to Packer games, the Journal Sentinel has learned ... No charges have been filed in the case ... 14, 2016 6.28 a.m.  ... 3.48 a.m.  ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's   ... ....

Report: Fritz Rauch named new Arrowhead football coach

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
According to Dan Needles, sports director for WISN (Channel 12) news, Arrowhead High School will hire former Homestead assistant and current Grafton head football coach Fritz Rauch to take over the Warhawks program. An announcement is expected Thursday ... 14, 2016 7.23 a.m. By The Associated Press ... He was 69 ... 7.17 a.m.  ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's   ... ....
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French police officers storm a church after a raid in Paris suburb Saint-Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015.

Madison officer in corruption case resigns

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 14 Jan 2016
A Madison police officer charged with corruption after an FBI sting has resigned from the department, Wednesday. Andrew Pullum, 31, of Verona, resigned Tuesday, according to a post on the station's website ... 13, 2016 8.10 p.m. . By of the Journal Sentinel ... However, officials won't know until March whether that will be the case ... By ... More details on the Oscar-winning film staring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon in Chris Foran's  ....
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