2016 BAFTA Awards: Sidney Poitier Gives Moving Speech As He's Presented With Fellowship
(Feb 14, 2016 | Huffington Post)
Amidst this Awards Season's unprecedented furore surrounding the lack of diversity on display in the prominent shortlists, it couldn't have been more timely that this year's recipient of the BAFTA Fellowship Award was the mould-breaking Sidney Poitier. Mr Poitier was not well enough to travel to London for the BAFTA ceremony, so he was presented with the award on video by Oscar-winning...read more
Cicely Tyson to Receive First-Ever "Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award" in The Bahamas
(Feb 13, 2016 | Indiewire)
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act February 13, 2016 at 12:52PM The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced that Cicely Tyson will be honored with the first-ever Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award at a ceremony taking place Sunday, February 28.Sir Poitier has agreed to the naming of the prestigious Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International...read more
Warner Archives New Releases: General Spanky and Wild Westerns
(Feb 12, 2016 | Warner Brothers Archives)
New from Warner Archives GENERAL SPANKY (1936) Members of Hal Roach's beloved Our Gang venture out into feature film territory under the able leadership of whizkid prodigy Spanky McFarland. With Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas at his side, Spanky leads the gang into the rarefied thrills and chills of the historical epic as the Civil War is revisited from these little rascals' pint-sized...read more
When Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor starred in a student play
(Feb 11, 2016 | BBC)
It is 50 years since Hollywood superstars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor took time out of their busy schedules to perform for no money in a student production. What was behind the grand gesture and what do people remember of these unlikely events today?Now, it would be the equivalent of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ditching the glamour of their A-list existences for the modest stage of a local...read more
Tommy Kelly, Star of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' Dies at 90
(Feb 9, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
2/9/2016 by Mike BarnesTommy Kelly with Ann Gillis as Becky Thatcher in 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'United Artists/PhotofestThen a 12-year-old from the Bronx, he was picked by producer David O. Selznick to play the boy in the adaptation of Mark Twain's 1876 novel.Tommy Kelly, who starred as the mischievous Missouri boy immortalized by Mark Twain in David O. Selznick's 1938 film The...read more
New Releases from Warner Archives: A Mighty Wind and a Goldwyn-a-palooza!
(Feb 9, 2016 | Warner Brothers Archives)
New from Warner Archives:THESE THREE (1936):Although Lillian Hellman's groundbreaking drama The Children's Hour involved content (rumors of a lesbian affair between two schoolteachers) that challenged the laws of New York State, producer Samuel Goldwyn knew it would not arrive on the screen as-is - but luckily he had Ms. Hellman herself on hand to deliver a modified adaptation that remained focused...read more
Richard Burton and Liz Taylor's Mexican love nest has been transformed into a boutique hotel
(Feb 8, 2016 | WalesOnline)
The original Hollywood power couple's old holiday home is now a luxury hotel where fans can stay... The Elizabeth Taylor Suite at Casa Kimberly, Puerto Vallarta, MexicoIt's the place where the world's most famous Welshman once romanced Hollywood's most glamorous actress - and now you could stay there for Valentine's Day .Casa Kimberly, the Mexican love nest where screen legends Elizabeth...read more
Linus Maurer dies; namesake of Charlie Brown's friend in 'Peanuts' was 90
(Feb 7, 2016 | Newsday)
In a Sept. 23, 2003 file photo, the real Linus, artist Linus Maurer, cuts a ribbon after unveiling a statue of Linus of "Peanuts" comic strip fame during a ceremony in his hometown of Sleepy Eye, Minn. Photo Credit: AP / The Free Press / John CrossLOS ANGELES - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding...read more
Joe Alaskey dies; 'voice of many childhoods' as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck was 63
(Feb 5, 2016 | Newsday)
Cartoon voice actor Joe Alaskey arrives at the premiere of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" at the Chinese Theater on Nov. 9, 2003, in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Kevin WinterJoe Alaskey lived through his characters. "Even at 3 years old," he once said, "I was always looking for a pair of sunglasses or people's cigar butts to grab to do characters, and that led into me working on...read more
Mike Minor, Actor on TV's 'Petticoat Junction,' Dies at 75
(Feb 5, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
2/5/2016 by Mike BarnesThe 'Petticoat Junction' wedding of Mike Minor and Linda Kaye Henning in 1967.Getty ImagesThe son of producer Don Fedderson, he married Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo Bradley) on the CBS series and then in real life, too.Mike Minor, a singer and actor who wed one of the beautiful daughters on CBS' Petticoat Junction and then married her in real life about...read more
Kristine Miller, Hollywood Starlet of the 1940s, Dies at 90
(Feb 4, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
12:05 PM PST 2/4/2016 by Mike BarnesKristine MillerAfter being discovered by famed producer Hal Wallis, she appeared opposite Lizabeth Scott in the film noir classics 'I Walk Alone' and 'Too Late for Tears.'Kristine Miller, a Hollywood starlet who appeared opposite film noir legend Lizabeth Scott in the 1940s classics I Walk Alone and Too Late for Tears, has died. She was...read more
Bob Elliott, Half of the Famed Comedy Duo Bob and Ray, Dies at 92
(Feb 3, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Bob ElliottPhotofestHe and Ray Goulding made audiences laugh for more than four decades on the radio and on television. His son is actor Chris Elliott.Bob Elliott, the soft-spoken half of the hilarious radio and television comedy team Bob and Ray, died Tuesday. He was 92.Elliott died at his home in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, his son, Chris Elliott - the comic actor (now on Schitt's Creek) and former Late...read more
Sophia Loren stuns in Dolce & Gabbana short film
(Feb 3, 2016 | UPI)
Sophia Loren at her AFI Fest tribute on November 12, 2014. The actress stars in a new Dolce & Gabbana short film. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License PhotoSophia Loren stars in a gorgeous new Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign.The Italian fashion house released a three-minute short film starring the 81-year-old actress Monday. The video sees Loren play mom to five strapping sons who help her restore...read more
getTV Salutes the OSCARS every Thursday Night in Feb. with Classics
(Feb 2, 2016 | Sony getTV)
getTV SALUTES THE OSCARS® WITH A BLOCK OF COLUMBIA PICTURES AWARD WINNERS, STARTING WITH TWO WEEKS OF FRANK CAPRA CLASSICS STARRING GARY COOPER & JAMES STEWART, EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 P.M. ET Other Highlights Include a Night of King Henry Epics Starring Peter O'Toole & Robert Shaw, and a Romantic Two-Pack Featuring Evelyn Keyes in HERE COMES MR. JORDAN getTV celebrates awards season...read more
TCM Classic Film Festival to Pay Tribute To Golden Globe-Nominee Gina Lollobrigida
(Feb 2, 2016 | TCM)
TCM Classic Film Festival to Pay Tribute To Golden Globe-Nominee Gina Lollobrigida Festival Appearances Include Oscar Winner Marlee Matlin for 30th Anniversary for Children Of A Lesser God and Filmmaker Bruce Brown for 50th Anniversary of The Endless Summer (1966) 7th Annual Festival Will Feature Special Live Event: Voices Of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) along with Four Premiere RestorationsTurner...read more