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Lucy Lean's "Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food" Welcome Books is a sophisticated but home-kitchen-friendly compilation of classic recipes interpreted by 100 stateside culinary pros.

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But I'm looking forward to seeing Lean's version, and Helena's version of it.

The Saturday interview: Gillian Anderson

In their heyday the studios produced David Lean's Great Expectations and Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes and Black Narcissus, but were also home to popular comedies such as Doctor in the House and the Carry On films.

Pinewood celebrates 75 years filming the best of British and Hollywood

Jarre composed (and, uncredited, conducted) the score to David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, a film regarded with sacred awe here at Soho the Dog HQ — in addition to Lean (the score to Doctor Zhivago was also his) Jarre penned scores for Luchino Visconti, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, George Miller, and even the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio (Top Secret!).

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PINEWOOD MILESTONESGreat Expectations 1946 David Lean's masterpiece is regarded as the best screen version of Dickens.

Pinewood celebrates 75 years filming the best of British and Hollywood

Best known from David Lean's movie version, Noël Coward's play follows the lives of an ordinary suburban family.

This week's new theatre

A stew of romance and politics in equal measure, "The Last Command" contains some memorable set pieces—particularly the assault on the general's train by a mob, a scene that prefigures aspects of David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago" 1965.

Master of the Mise-en-Scène

From Cornwall has come a captivating stage adaptation of David Lean's 1945 film "Brief Encounter," which opened at Roundabout Theatre's Studio 54 on Tuesday night.

Broadway's fine British imports: 'Brief Encounter,' 'Pitmen Painters'

He eventually settled in Washington, Conn., where he lived with director David Lean's former wife, Sandy, as a gentleman farmer.

Film Mogul Retired Early, Got Bored and Came Back

Jarre composed (and, uncredited, conducted) the score to David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, a film regarded with sacred awe here at Soho the Dog HQ — in addition to Lean (the score to Doctor Zhivago was also his) Jarre penned scores for Luchino Visconti, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, George Miller, and even the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio (Top Secret!).

"Knowledge of music... knowledge of literature... knowledge of... knowledge of... you're an interesting man, there's no doubt about it."