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On this day, 71 years ago, Billy Wilder's "Sabrina" (1954) premiered in Toronto, Canada.

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Kim Novak & Marlon Brando, at an awards dinner, 1950s.

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Brigitte Bardot on the set of "A Very Private Affair" (1962).

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"Robert Aldrich, God knows it was a delight to work for him in 'The Big Knife' (1955). He’s not only a fine technician, but he certainly knows the actor. He digs down into your role and pulls things out you weren’t aware were there."

--- Ida Lupino

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Alphaville (1965)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard

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On this day, 16 years ago, John Hillcoat's 'The Road' (2009) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Italy.

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On this day, 56 years ago, Federico Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969) premiered in Boscotrecase, Italy.

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Sophia Loren during a press conference, 1955.

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On this day, 80 years ago, Fritz Lang's "The Woman in the Window" (1944) premiered in Minnesota, USA.

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"In film schools, practical things can be taught. But talent can't be."

--- Akira Kurosawa

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Spike Lee’s List of Essential Films that every aspiring filmmaker should see.

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Steve McQueen & his wife, Neile Adams, taking a sulfur bath together in Big Sur, California, 1963.

(📸- John Dominis)

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Life Is Beautiful (1997)

"Some people think, this [Holocaust] can never be treated as a comedy, it is such a total tragedy, but this is not necessarily true. I do feel that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of a tragedy."
-Robert Benigni

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Remembering Erich von Stroheim on his 139th birthday!

The Grand Illusion (1937)
Director: Jean Renoir

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Happy 78th birthday, John Woo!

Hard Boiled (1992)
Director: John Woo

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On this day, 62 years ago, Masaki Kobayashi's "Harakiri" (1962) was released in Japan.

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Remembering Peter Falk on his 97th birthday!

Wings of Desire (1987)
Director: Wim Wenders

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Age is just a number...
Tom Cruise 62 at Olympics...