A Star Is Born: A Tale As Old As Time

A Star Is Born, the devastating romantic drama released in 1937, explores Hollywood stardom through the rise and fall of Hollywood stars. If you’ve seen any of the four feature films, you already know the basic gist of the plot. I’ve only seen two of them. But in this film, Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) is an aspiring actress and moves from Kansas to Hollywood. By chance, she meets Norman Maine (Fredric March), a veteran film…

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The Best Years of Our Lives: A Classic

The Best Years of Our Lives is an Oscar-winning classic about three servicemen readjusting to life following World War 2. Three returning veterans, Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Homer Parrish (Harold Russell), and Al Stephenson (Fredric March), meet when flying to their home in Boone City.  All of them aren’t doing well when it comes to readjusting to post-war life.  Al, with a family and two children, may be in the best position as he returns…

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