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New book! 50 movies to start your discovery of Old Hollywood

'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of 2022. Classic movie fans know its origin

"Gaslighting" is Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022. 

Angela Lansbury's first role nabs her an Oscar nomination

Angela Lansbury, everybody's favorite TV detective and star of an eclectic body of stage and film work, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 , just shy of her 97th birthday.   Her long career began in the movies when the "Murder, She Wrote" actress was a teenager. She was just 17 when she got the role of sharp-tongued Cockney maid Nancy in 1944's "Gaslight."