Articles tagged "frank sinatra"

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10 years after Frank Sinatra’s death, daughter Nancy helps keep the legend alive

by Glenn Garvin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[12.May.08] :. MIAMI - It was 40 years ago, but the memory still shimmers: Exhausted and incognito, Nancy Sinatra was sitting at a back table at the Fontainebleau relaxing the best way she could imagine - listening...

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Music Review

Frank Sinatra: Sinatra at the Movies

by Ross Langager

[9.May.08] :. Ten years after Ol' Blues Eyes exited the world stage, a compilation of his movie songs reminds us of his signature vocal talents, but lacks vital context on Sinatra himself.

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TCM pays tribute to Frank Sinatra through the month of May

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[6.May.08] :. It will be 10 years on May 14 since Frank Sinatra closed his ol’ blue eyes for the last time. The singer who started as the swoon king to bobby soxers of the `40s became the legendary...

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Film DVD Review

The John Frankenheimer Collection

by Marco Lanzagorta

[29.Feb.08] :. The rather complex ideological issues and unique sense of aesthetics that Frankenheimer infused in his films can be fully appreciated in this collection.

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Frank Sinatra: A Voice in Time (1939-1952)

by Tim O'Neil

[30.Nov.07] :. Sinatra's reputation was a victim of the changing times, and I don't think it's possible to overstate the effect that this transition has had upon the perception of his music.

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Capsule Reviews

Frank Sinatra: A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra

by Mike Schiller

[30.Nov.07] :. Sinatra sounds a little bit tired on A Jolly Christmas.

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Various Artists: Christmas with the Rat Pack

by Mike Schiller

[27.Nov.07] :. More appearances by Sammy Davis Jr., and Christmas with the Rat Pack would have been brilliant.

 

Films in the Frank Sinatra box set are simply spellbinding

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[25.Jul.07] :. None of the five features in the “The Frank Sinatra MGM Movie Legends Collection” (MGM, $39.98) are new to DVD. But if you somehow built a collection that doesn’t include “The...

 

The Frank Sinatra Show: High Hopes - With Dean Martin and Bing Crosby [DVD]

by Roger Holland

[6.Dec.05] :. In the words of his own director, Jack Donahue: 'There are quite a few performers who have no business on television each week, and Sinatra is one of them.'"

 

The Manchurian Candidate: Special Edition (1962)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Jul.04] :. The Manchurian Candidate throws into horrific relief a chaotic sense of U.S. national identity.

 

Frank Sinatra: Sinatra Sings Cole Porter / Sinatra Sings Gershwin

by Chip O'Brien

[8.Oct.03] :. Which of these compilations you might want to purchase all depends on which of these timeless and prolific songwriters you prefer. Of course, you’re perfectly welcome to buy both albums, which...

 

Frank Sinatra, A Swingin’ Affair, Songs For Swingin’ Lovers, Songs For Young Lovers/Swing Easy, Com

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Sinatra didn’t just sing great songs, he took them off the market by making each performance the definitive interpretation of the song. He was also the first major artist to record concept...

 

Ella Fitzgerald, Rhythm Is My Business

by Sarah Zupko

It is a non-stop, up-tempo swing fest sure to delight the hard-core jazz aficionado, as well as the 1990s retro hipsters.