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Review: Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 30, 2024
Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur Probably the least explored aspect of Joan Crawford, the actress, has been her body of work viewed through the lens of her expertise as an auteur of her own abilities. Since her notorious personal life, revealed in her daughter Christina Crawford’s read more
Roundtable Discussion with Writer, Critic, and Historian Leonard Maltin
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 9, 2022
The Leonard Maltin Roundtable Discussion included journalists Bob Brauer from ABC Radio, Debra Levine from Artsmeme, Kami Spangenburg from Classic Couple, Carla Renata from The Curvy Film Critic, Manny Pacheco from Forgotten Hollywood, Jan Price from “The Jan Price Show” on iHeart Media, read more
Girls on Film a Cause For Celebration…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 4, 2022
Reflections on a Life in Cinema The fans at #TCMFF in Hollywood celebrated Alicia Malone’s newest book, Girls On Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies. Malone’s latest book reveals her journey as a young film lover to a film writer and explores her innermost longings to share read more
#TCMFF fans from Festival Events and Venues….
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Feb 27, 2022TCM ESSENTIALS: VOLUME II
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 25, 2020
TCM: The Essentials Volume 2, 52 More Must-See Movies and Why They Matter by Jeremy Arnold and Foreword by Ben Mankiewicz Films from Volume I included a foreword by TCM Host Robert Osborne and highlighted the following selections: The pleasure of knowing that TCM’s and Robert OsborneR read more
Today’s TCM Roundtable Discussion with General Manager Pola Changnon, Vice President of Programming Charlie Tabesh, and Host Ben Mankiewicz
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Apr 14, 2020
Today’s TCM Roundtable Discussion with General Manager Pola Changnon, Vice President of Programming Charlie Tabesh, and Host Ben Mankiewicz In lieu of the traditional Meet TCM or our annual credentialed media informative sessions this year, TCM administrators have invited journalists to participate read more
A Ten-Timer Remembers the #TCMFF 2019
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Feb 24, 2020
My trusty Super Shuttle driver from LAX was right on time on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Juggling my Ricardo’s of Beverly Hills trunk stuffed with ensembles and my roly-poly media bag, Miguel gave them the heave-ho onto the luggage rack without even a sigh. Unfortunately, the Super Shuttles are n read more
Cinematic Cities: The Big Apple On The Big Screen
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Dec 30, 2019
Say “Noo Yawk City” to someone from Texas, and it might elicit a shudder. Images of chili with beans, a dearth of longnecks, biscuits and gravy without grits, hot dogs with sauerkraut, and a grimace instead of a friendly smile might just make a visitor turn around and head for the bus st read more
INTERVIEW WITH ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING CHUCK WORKMAN ABOUT –SUPERSTAR: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 24, 2019
Finding Andy Warhol The Dallas Docufest hosted several films whose directors were in attendance at Angelika Film Center screenings on the weekend of October 4-6. Docufest artistic director Bart Weiss also secured a Dallas visit with Academy-Award Winning Director, Writer, and Editor Chuck Workman wh read more
THE OPPOSITE SEX: Are You Going To Sydney’s?
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Mar 20, 2019
Are You Going to Sydney’s? In 1956’s The Opposite Sex, Sydney’s is the spa salon standing in for New York’s Elizabeth Arden, when miracles occur and ladies transform themselves into carbon copies of the latest style icons…. Olga, played by Bewitched’s Alice read more
Still A Giant
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Mar 2, 2019
The long awaited chronicle of the personal and professional journey of a 20th Century template for quintessential Hollywood male has arrived. The quest of Rock Hudson for acceptance and recognition has long since ceased, but the fascination with such a “gorgeous hunk of man” continues. All Th read more
Handsome Johnny
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Dec 5, 2018
If you’ve been waiting for a fascinating mob saga, an erotic Hollywood expose, or a political thriller to occupy your reading pleasure, the good news is that you’ll only need one book, Handsome Johnny: The Life and Death of Johnny Rosselli: Gentleman Gangster, Hollywood Producer, CIA Ass read more
#TCMFF Festival Themes…..2010-2018
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 27, 2018
Festival themes have intrigued pass holders since the 2013 fest announcment, the first year an annual theme would be revea;ed prior to pass holder purchase. In the first festival programming guidein 2010, however, beloved TCM Host Robert Osborne dubbed the first year of the festival as “four read more
Inspiration For 2019–Turner Classic Movies Film Festival 2018!
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 15, 2018
The hurly-burly of hustling down Hollywood Boulevard hasn’t altered much from pass holder forays down the busiest street in LA in 2017. The hawkers and gawkers, snake-handlers and CD sellers, presenters and pass holders all navigate the obstacle course while snapping photos of their favorite star read more
Living With Grace: Life Lessons From America’s Princess
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jun 30, 2018
Good Graces: The Legacy of Grace Kelly Motion picture archivist, Hollywood historian, and writer Mary Mallory’s newest book, Living with Grace: Life Lessons From America’s Princess, published June 30 by Lyons Press, is the latest volume about a national fashion icon, and a real princess who grew read more
Hank & Jim by Scott Eyman is…… Sleek & Slim*
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 23, 2017
Hank & Jim is an enthralling double biography by Scott Eymann, author of John Wayne: The Life and Legend, and co-author with actor Robert Wagner on three books, the latest which is I Loved Her In The Movies. Eymann has crafted an entertaining history of unlikely friends who were brought togethe read more
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 9, 2017
The new documentary, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, had its Texas premiere at the Dallas Docfest, held this weekend from Thursday, October 5, to Sunday, October 8, at the Studio Movie Grill. Director Alexandra Dean attended the screening and participated in a Q & A before the film on Friday read more
The Nostalgia Myth and Classic Movies in 2017 America
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jul 17, 2017
Backlots Earlier this morning on Twitter, I saw a tweet directed at TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, accusing him of being “SJW” (the abbreviation for Social Justice Warrior, a derogatory term for a person who engages in left-wing ideology for personal gains) because he condemned the Hollywood blacklist read more
Who Makes Me Laugh?
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Apr 14, 2017
WHO MAKES ME LAUGH? The TCM Film Festival 2017 Red Carpet Working the TCM Film Festival Red Carpet on April 6, 2017, afforded me the opportunity to ask celebrities, writers, actors, producers and TCM staff a question that follows the theme of the festival, Make ‘Em Laugh: Comedy in the Movie read more