FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It starred Judy Garland, Van Johnson and S.Z. Sakall. See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... Van Johnson Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor. ... Szöke Szakáll known as S.Z. Sakall (Born February 2, 1884 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary - Died February 12, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was a film character actor. ...
The film is a musical adaptation of the 1940 film, The Shop Around the Corner, but is set in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. Garland and Johnson play co-workers who dislike each other, while carrying on a secret pen-pal relationship, without realizing the identity of their pen-pals. See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 romantic comedy film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Pen pals (or penpals or pen friends) are people who regularly write to each other, in particular in the case of snail mail. ...
Everything old is made new again this summer as Hollywood passes on sequels for adaptations, remakes, and revisions of films, TV shows, and video games.
Perhaps these new versions of old properties are attempts not to rob but to reinvent the past not just to reprise it but to make it better.
Based on Dianne Wynne Jones young adult novel, Howls Moving Castle (June 10) is set in a magic kingdom where young girls are menaced by the Witch of Waste and by the title count, who sucks their souls away.
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