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AS SEEN IN: " Introducing Dorothy Dandridge " AS PLAYED BY: Klaus Maria Brandauer Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austrian-born American film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood, directing over 35 feature films in a five-decade career.

Of the countless functions of cinema, perhaps one of the most suited to the medium is "camera as peephole." The world is filled with closed-off spaces, from the bedroom to the boardroom, where you or I cannot simply enter and experience for ourselves inobtrusively.

"A Room of Her Own" Group shows of women artists are exceptionally patronizing when the only connection between the works presented is that they were all made by someone with a vagina.

Film Noir Classic from 1944, Starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb, Untangle This Murder Mystery by Midnight Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5: Thump of 4.5 This film "Laura" was released in 1944, and is a classic example of a film noir.

After being kicked off a bus for travelling beyond his stop, failed press angent Eric Stanton wanders into the small town of Walton in California and immediately makes an impression on the local waitress Stella .

Gene Tierney was born in Brooklyn to wealthy parents on Nov. 20, 1920. Her father was a prosperous stockbroker.

1889 Clifton Webb , reportedly as out as an actor could be back in the day but Oscar never gave him their top prize.

Sometimes, a film creates a world you wish you could simply step into. For me, it's the dark opulence Otto Preminger conjured up for Laura.

One of the most terrifying men to ever grace the silver screen, Vincent Price is known for his roles bringing several stories by the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe to life.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Fordham Law Film Fest - 09: Anatomy of a Murder Who better to play a small town underdog defense attorney than James Stewart? His Paul Biegler is indeed one of the classic screen lawyers, but he is not without flaws.

So much in love with movies, it's Awesome! I think Megan Fox looks like Gene Tierney in this promotional clip for SNL.A The clip below hasA young Frank SinatraA singing "Laura", the theme songA from the movie of the same title.A Laura is a wonderful movie starring Gene Tierney, which fans remember her the most.

Otto Preminger's 1953 light comedy-drama The Moon Is Blue , when remembered at all, is usually recognized as being the first post-Code Hollywood film where the word "virgin" is uttered and there may be some vague association with other censorship battles beyond that single word .

On Big Hollywood , Kurt Schlichter has a tribute to my all time favorite lawyer movie: Anatomy of a Murder.

The Political Science Junior Fellows and Friends of the Wynne will host a Dana Andrews Film Festival at the Wynne Home Arts Center on Sept.

MARTY McFly, Deanna Durbin and three doses of Tarantino, in the film guide that's investigating its own death.

You've seen it all before: The rich guy. The sexy wife. The handsome drifter. The murder plot gone awry.

Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. AASU Department of Art, Music & Theatre presents this suspenseful play by Anthony Shaffer as the second production in its Summer of Murder Mysteries.

Nevertheless both are worthy in their own right -- dark crime thrillers that slide in and out of genre boundaries, but effectively create an identity of their own.

Elsewhere here in DO you can read about this weekend's exciting premiere of Miriam Center's play "Johnny & Me!", and there are other chances this weekend for those in need of a Mercer fix.

Funky southern rock band Sol Driven Train will perform at Wild Wings on Friday. 'THE MURDERER' AT AASU Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St.