Gone With The Wind's Olivia de Havilland, 100, confesses she was in love with Errol Flynn and didn't want to work with ex Jimmy Stewart on It's A Wonderful Life
(Jul 8, 2016 | dailymail.com)
By Sarah Jones She's the last star of Hollywood's Golden Age.Olivia de Havilland - who turned 100 on Friday - recently dished on her past romances with high-profile A-listers in the latest issue of People magazine.The actress revealed that she passed on the role of George Bailey's wife in It's a Wonderful Life because she felt 'awkward' working with her former lover, Jimmy Stewart.Hollywood's...read more
Olivia de Havilland Opens Up About Her Love for Married Errol Flynn - and Romance with Jimmy Stewart
(Jul 8, 2016 | People.com)
By Peter MikelbankAccomplished and alluring, Olivia de Havilland dated her share of Hollywood's most dashing power players at the height of her career. Now, the Gone with the Wind actress, who turned 100 last Friday, reflects on the high-profile romances that intrigued a nation, speaking to PEOPLE about her deep feelings for Errol Flynn, dalliances with John Huston and Howard Hughes - and passing...read more
Debbie Reynolds's $5 Million Pastoral California Ranch Is for Sale
(Jul 7, 2016 | Architectural Digest)
You'll be singing no matter the weather in this home...By Jennifer Tzeses Far away from the hustle of Hollywood, Singing in the Rain star Debbie Reynolds's working family ranch is a rustic retreat, complete with 44 acres of rolling fields and vineyards. Known as Freedom Farms, the property is located near the town of Creston, California, in the heart of San...read more
Kirk Douglas Centennial Celebration: UCLA Film and Television Archive
(Jul 7, 2016 | UCLA)
One of Hollywood's most legendary actors gets the spotlight in the Kirk Douglas Centennial Celebration, a series of 25 Douglas films presented July 8-Sept. 30 by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program. The series opens with "Lust for Life" (1956), which garnered Douglas a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his enthralling lead performance...read more
Olivia de Havilland, 100, Opens Up About Her Famous Feud with Late Sister Joan Fontaine
(Jul 6, 2016 | People.com)
Olivia de Havilland, photographed in Paris on June 25, 2016 COURTESY OF ANDREW CHULACK BY PETER MIKELBANK 07/06/2016 AT 11:30 AM EDTFor most of her career, two-time Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland was embroiled in a rivalrous feud with younger sister Joan Fontaine. Now, the woman who celebrated her 100th birthday last Friday opens up to PEOPLE about their prolonged...read more
UCLA Archive launches Kirk Douglas Centennial Celebration
(Jul 6, 2016 | LA Times)
Kirk Douglas stars as the artist Vincent Van Gogh in the 1956 movie "Lust for Life." (UCLA Film & Television Archive)by Kenneth TuranThis is the year when Kirk Douglas, one of Hollywood's most iconic stars, will celebrate his 100th birthday. To mark the event the UCLA Film & Television Archive has put together a massive series that will run from the beginning of July through the end of September...read more
Jerry Lewis comes out of retirement for Max Rose - exclusive poster
(Jul 5, 2016 | Entertainment Weekly)
By Clark Collis In the new drama Max Rose (out in New York on Sept. 2), a musician attempts to unravel a mystery concerning his recently deceased wife of 65 years. The film is an extremely personal film for its writer and director, Daniel Noah. "It's based on my own grandfather who was a jazz musician and an arranger by the name of Bob Loewy," says the filmmaker. "[He] had one...read more
getTV Celebrates Independence Day with Country Icon Dolly Parton in the All-American Dolly Marathon
(Jul 2, 2016 | Sony getTV)
getTV CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH COUNTRY ICON DOLLY PARTON IN THE ALL AMERICAN DOLLY MARATHON, FEATURING SIX EPISODES OF PARTON'S SELF-TITLED 1976 SERIES, ON MONDAY, JULY 4, AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PTgetTV celebrates Independence Day with Dolly Parton in six episodes from her hit 1976 series DOLLY, featuring guest appearances by chart-topping baritone Tennessee Ernie Ford at 8 p.m. ET; followed...read more
Gone With the Wind Star Olivia de Havilland Talks with PEOPLE on Her 100th Birthday
(Jul 1, 2016 | People.com)
BY PETER MIKELBANK 07/01/2016 AT 07:40 AM EDTLegendary actress Olivia de Havilland will be ringing in her 100th birthday today and she tells PEOPLE she'll be celebrating the milestone event with dinner and drinks with "dear, dear" friends. In next week's issue of PEOPLE, the five-time Oscar nominee opens up about her life, career and romances. Born in Japan of English parentage,...read more
TCM July Star of the Month: Olivia de Havilland
(Jun 30, 2016 | TCM)
TCM Celebrates Olivia de Havilland's Centennial in July!In honor of her 100th birthday on July 1st, TCM celebrates the venerable, lovely and talented Olivia de Havilland as Star of the Month. With her soulful gaze and sincere acting style, de Havilland has been an audience favorite since her days as Errol Flynn's leading lady in such films as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)....read more
Olivia de Havilland: Hollywood grande dame to celebrate 100th birthday
(Jun 30, 2016 | CNN)
Olivia de Havilland remains one of the last survivors of Hollywood's glamorous heyday of the 1930s and '40s. The star celebrates her 100th birthday on Friday, July 1. De Havilland, the personification of kind and genteel ladies in the movies, initially wanted to be a schoolteacher. But she began acting professionally at 18 and enjoyed a career that spanned from the mid-'30s to the late '80s....read more
New from Warner Archives: The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(Jun 28, 2016 | Warner Brothers Archives)
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (1964) on Blu-ray The divine Ms. Debbie Reynolds delivers a career-defining performance in this film adaptation of the Broadway smash that doubles our delight thanks to the audio-visual magic of High Definition and blazing talent. Debbie plays the redoubtable Rocky Mountain rags-to-riches heroine who wouldn't let anything drag her down - not circumstance,...read more
getTV in July Features Film Noir, Dolly Parton, Westerns and Christmas Variety Shows + More
(Jun 27, 2016 | Sony getTV)
getTV presents a sizzling July programming lineup featuring classic comedies, rare TV series, and beloved icons. The month includes Dolly Parton in the All American Dolly Marathon on July 4TH; an expanded 24 Hours of Westerns block; a Lucille Ball two-pack; a Carol Burnett marathon; a night of Noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Glenn Ford; and a special Christmas In July Variety Block event starring...read more
American Film Institute Honors Werner Herzog
(Jun 20, 2016 | Variety)
Dave McNary Film ReporterThe American Film Institute has selected Werner Herzog as the Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree at the AFI Docs festival.Herzog will be honored at the Newseum on June 24 with clips from his career in a discussion moderated by filmmaker Ramin Bahrani. The discussion will be followed by a screening of Herzog's latest documentary "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected...read more
These Never-Before-Seen Letters Reveal New Details About Audrey Hepburn's Top-Secret Wedding
(Jun 20, 2016 | Glamour)
By Avery Matera June 20, 2016 4:18 pm Audrey Hepburn, in Givenchy, with her husband, Mel Ferrer. CONDÉ NAST VIA GETTY IMAGESAudrey Hepburn was a trendsetter in more ways than one. Of course, we all remember the actress for her style-ballet flats, ankle-cropped pants, slim black turtlenecks, pixie haircuts...the list goes on. But did you know that she shared in one of...read more