Kino Lorber, in association with Lobster Films, Releases Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection on Blu-ray & DVD
(May 22, 2016 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber, in association with Lobster Films, is proud to announce the Blu-ray and DVD releases of BUSTER KEATON: THE SHORTS COLLECTION, a five-disc collection of Keaton's 32 extant silent short films, presented in 2K restorations, newly scanned using archival film elements from around the world. This set includes the short comedies that Keaton made with pioneering silent comedy genius Roscoe Arbuckle,...read more
IU's Orson Welles collection to be preserved, shared
(May 21, 2016 | Daily Herald)
By MARCELA CREPSThanks to a grant from the National Recording Preservation Foundation, rare and original recordings by Orson Welles will soon be digitized as part of the "Orson Welles on the Air" project.In 1978, the Indiana University Libraries purchased a collection of recordings, papers, photos and more related to Welles. That collection included original lacquer discs containing 14 radio broadcasts...read more
Alan Young, Two-Legged Star of 'Mister Ed,' Dies at 96
(May 20, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
2:59 PM PDT 5/20/2016 by Mike Barnes and Duane ByrgeAlan Young with his TV talking horse on 'Mister Ed'Courtesy of PhotofestSure, he starred opposite a talking horse on the 1960s CBS sitcom, but he also hosted an Emmy-winning variety show and voiced a popular character on 'DuckTales.'Alan Young - who answered to the name "Willburrrrrrrrrrrrr" on Mister Ed, the wacky 1960s...read more
'20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' Boots, 'Bambi' Baby Shoes Featured In Collecting Disney Exhibition
(May 20, 2016 | Footware News)
Pieces of history from Walt Disney Studios will soon be on display for the public at the Collecting Disney exhibition and auction.Baby shoes from Walt Disney Studios inspired by the film "Bambi."The presentation includes more than 700 rare and never-seen-before items issued by the studio and its iconic movies, launching Wednesday at Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The auction...read more
Plaza Classic Film Festival 2016 announces more titles
(May 20, 2016 | Plaza Classic Film Festival)
The El Paso Community Foundation's Plaza Classic Film Festival returns for its ninth year Aug. 4-14, 2016 in and around the Plaza Theatre. In honor of our ninth birthday, we're releasing nine more titles from this year's schedule each week:• Leading the big parade is Meredith Willson's endearing The Music Man (1962), with Shirley Jones and Robert Preston, on Aug. 12 (sponsored...read more
Julia Meade Dies at 90; Actress Found Leading Role as TV Pitchwoman
(May 18, 2016 | New York Times)
By SAM ROBERTSMAY 18, 2016Continue reading the main storyShare This PageShareTweetEmaJulia Meade and Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk." CreditUniversal Pictures, via PhotofestSeeking to earn extra income between theatrical gigs in the early 1950s, the British actress Anna Lee got a lucky break: As a novice in the advertising world, she was cast in a live television commercial for Lincoln automobiles...read more
Carrie Fisher debuts new doc about her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at Cannes
(May 16, 2016 | Washington Post)
By Ann HornadayCANNES - Not content with stealing the show at the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" press tour and last month's White House Correspondents Dinner, Carrie Fisher's French bulldog Gary Fisher took Cannes by storm on Saturday night, patiently posing for the paparazzi on the red carpet before the world premiere of "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds," a documentary...read more
Marilyn Monroe personal items, including DiMaggio jewelry case, going up for auction
(May 15, 2016 | reviewjournal.com)
REUTERSA collection of personal items including handwritten notes and jewelry that belonged to film star Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in November at Julien's Auctions.Monroe, one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood's Golden Age of cinema, left numerous items in her will to her acting mentor, Lee Strasberg. More than 500 lots of Monroe's belongings will be at auction in Los Angeles on Nov....read more
'Casablanca' Actress Madeleine LeBeau Dies at 92
(May 15, 2016 | Variety)
MAY 15, 2016 | 07:47AM PTANL/REX/SHUTTERSTOCKMadeleine LeBeau, who played Humphrey Bogart's jilted mistress Yvonne, in "Casablanca," died May 1 in Spain after breaking her thigh bone. She was 92 and was the last surviving credited cast member of the classic film. Her stepson Carlo Alberto Pinelli confirmed her death to Variety.In "Casablanca," LeBeau gets teary-eyed when "La...read more
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford: The Original Star Wars
(May 12, 2016 | out.com)
In an interview done after Joan Crawford's death in 1979, Bette Davis was asked whether she had made any enemies during her time in Hollywood. "Enemies?" Davis is said to have replied, "I have no enemies. Who?""Joan Crawford," the reporter suggested."Miss Crawford and I weren't enemies," the seemingly innocent Davis replied. "We made one picture together. We didn't know each other...read more
The Hollywood Bombshell Who Invented an Indispensable War Technology
(May 12, 2016 | Smithsonian)
In 1942, Hedy Lamarr received a patent for frequency hopping, but was told to devote her efforts elsewhereBy Sasha IngberSMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS QUARTERLY My face has been my misfortune," wrote Hedy Lamarr. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 to a well-heeled Jewish family in Vienna, she fled a husband who sold arms to the Nazis only to captivate Hollywood with her beauty. But when Lamarr...read more
Nine for nine: Plaza Classic Film Festival 2016 announces first titles
(May 12, 2016 | Plaza Classic Film Festival)
The El Paso Community Foundation's Plaza Classic Film Festival turns 9-years-old when it returns Aug. 4-14, 2016. So, in honor of that, we are announcing of nine of the movies we'll be showing this year:• Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 Vietnam war movie Apocalypse Now(1979), Aug. 7• Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman heat up in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958), Aug. 4• Academy Award-winning...read more
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller's Day Off via Ferris Bueller Experience
(May 10, 2016 | Fathom Events)
Groupon, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies Team Up to Offer a Once-in-a-Lifetime Ferris Bueller Experience Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller's Day Off One winner will replicate Ferris's perfect day off in Chicago Win tickets to see the movie in theaters nationwide on May 15 and 18 Thirty years ago, viewers delighted as Ferris...read more
Sophia Loren, 82, looks as glamorous as ever as she spends some quality time with her sister Anna in Rome
(May 10, 2016 | dailymail.com)
By KAYLEIGH GILES FOR MAILONLINEShe has a reputation for being one of the most beautiful women of all time. And Sophia Loren looked just as glamorous as ever when she enjoyed a girls' day out with her sister Anna Scicolone in Rome on Tuesday. The 82-year-old actress looked to be sharing a deep conversation with her sister as they sauntered toward their car after sharing some quality...read more
William Schallert, 93, Dies; Prolific Actor Was Father on 'The Patty Duke Show'
(May 9, 2016 | New York Times)
By JAMES ENDRSTMAY 9, 2016William Schallert, a familiar presence on prime-time television for decades, notably as the long-suffering father and uncle to the "identical cousins" played by Patty Duke on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Patty Duke Show," died on Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 93.MoWilliam Schallert, a familiar presence on prime-time television for decades, notably as the long-suffering...read more