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Who Was Harry Anslinger, the Government Official Who Targeted Billie Holiday?

A government official named Harry J. Anslinger figures prominently in Hulu's The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a new film…

3 years ago
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Did Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher Really Fall in Love With Billie Holiday?

In The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Lee Daniels' new Hulu Original film about the life of Billie Holiday and…

3 years ago
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Strange Fruit: The History of Billie Holiday’s Famous Protest Song

Billie Holiday's famous 1939 single Strange Fruit, which paints a haunting picture of the lynching of Black Americans in the…

3 years ago
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Rundown: Brendan Fraser as a 600lb Recluse; Deadpool Joins MCU; Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball

In today's Movie News Rundown: Brendan Fraser and Nicole Kidman have very intriguing roles coming up; Deadpool 3 will be…

3 years ago
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The Artist and his Subject: Rebel in the Rye Capitalizes on Parallels between J.D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield

Danny Strong has acted in some of the most acclaimed television shows of the past two decades (Buffy the Vampire…

7 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Top Big Cities: #2. New York

It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our Top…

10 years ago
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Fictionalizing Truth: Lee Daniel’s The Butler & More

We’ve all seen those stately biopics (usually with Oscar aspirations), in which renowned actors portray real-life historical figures (Patton, Queen…

11 years ago