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The new section proved an immediate success, encouraging Fahmy, who took his festival post after six decades as one of Egyptian cinema’s leading matinee idols.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Starring matinee idols of yesterday and today, Tony Scott's intricate thriller Spy Game is a glimpse into federal bureaucracy and one man's attempt to cut through it and save his former protégé.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
If there were a Mount Rushmore dedicated to matinee idols of the Golden Age of Hollywood, two of the four heads would belong to Cary Grant.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Matty was a cartoon mascot for anxiety wrapped in the packaging of a matinee idol.
—Thomas Lennon, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
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Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Starring matinee idols of yesterday and today, Tony Scott's intricate thriller Spy Game is a glimpse into federal bureaucracy and one man's attempt to cut through it and save his former protégé.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
If there were a Mount Rushmore dedicated to matinee idols of the Golden Age of Hollywood, two of the four heads would belong to Cary Grant.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Matty was a cartoon mascot for anxiety wrapped in the packaging of a matinee idol.
—Thomas Lennon, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Matinee idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matinee%20idol. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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