Age of Consent remains a fascinating film of contradictions. The 1969 film, based on the autobiography of the Austrailian painter Norman Lindsay, starred James Mason as painter Bradley Morahan. The Australian painter has lost his …
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The Helen Mirren Files – ‘Age of Consent’
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LBJBR’s Actor Chronicles – Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren has had a long and varied acting career. She has played characters that range from Elizabeth II to a young girl living in the outback in Austrailia with her grandmother, who poses nude …
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This Month in Film History – November 2, 1932: Stage Actress Katherine Hepburn Makes Film Debut
From the beginning, Katherine Hepburn was different from everyone else. Hepburn ‘s parents made sure of that. Born into an upper-class family, her parents were progressive in their upbringing of the child and provided her …
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This Month in Film History – October 10, 1957 – Desilu Studios Purchase Film Company RKO
Based on an old radio program entitled My Favorite Husband, I Love Lucy, starring real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, would innovate and cement the blueprint for making the new medium of television a success. While negotiating …
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Boobs and Blood: A List of Alternative Euro Trash Horror Films to Watch This October: ‘Nude for Satan’
Let’s face it, the whole horror films on Halloween has become a tad lame of recent. Everyone repeats the same tired crap they have for the past number of years. Well, we here at LBJBR …
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Vilgot Sjoman: Sweden’s Forgotten Film Genius?
Ingmar Bergman casts a large shadow in his native Sweden even today. Whenever you talk about Swedish, it’s not too long before his name is brought up, even 11 years after his death. The Swedish …
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Sex Symbol of the 1930s – Jean Harlow
How do we, as a modern audience approach judgement of an actress such as Jean Harlow. Granted, despite everyone’s lofty opinion of ourselves, life varies only in the cosmetic and inconsequential. Computers and technology haven’t …
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Sex Symbol of the 1930s- Carole Lombard
Though her career was cut short due to a plane crash in 1942, Carole Lombard would leave her mark on the world of cinema. Starting out in the silent era, Lombard would do her best …
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Sex Symbol of 1990s – Mimi Rogers – The Naughty Version
Once Mrs. Tom Cruise, then a star of some lesser indie films, onto star of a made for cable film and then again indie films and being a critics’ darling again. Mimi Rogers was a …
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Sex Symbol of the 90s: Mimi Rogers – The PG Version
Once Mrs. Tom Cruise, then a star of some lesser indie films, onto star of a made for cable film and then again indie films and being a critics’ darling again. Mimi Rogers was a …
