Frank Finlay dies; British Oscar-nominated actor was 83
(Feb 2, 2016 | Newsday)
Frank Finlay starred as Iago in "Othello" with Laurence Olivier in 1965. Photo Credit: APLONDON - British actor Frank Finlay, who was Academy Award-nominated for his work alongside Laurence Olivier in "Othello," has died aged 89.Finlay's family said he died of heart failure Saturday at his home in Weybridge, southern England. In a statement, they called him "a wonderful father, loving grandfather...read more
'Georgy Girl' Writer Margaret Forster Dies at 77
(Feb 2, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
2/8/2016 Margaret Forster, the author ofGeorgy Girl and more than 20 other novels, has died in London after suffering from cancer in the back and spine. She was 77.Her husband Hunter Davies said she died Monday at a hospice in London.He said Forster underwent a double mastectomy 40 years ago and recovered fully until the cancer returned to her back 10 years ago.Davies said his wife...read more
TCM: 31 Days (and 360 Degrees) of Oscar
(Feb 1, 2016 | TCM)
In TCM's own variation of the popular parlor game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", the Channel presents its annual "31 Days of Oscar" salute in a fun format in which each film is linked by a common performer to the one showing after it. As always, every movie in the festival has either won or been nominated for an Academy Award. No films or connections are repeated, and Oscar comes full circle when the...read more
getTV Honors Black History Month on Monday Nights
(Jan 31, 2016 | Sony getTV)
getTV HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A MONDAY NIGHT VARIETY LINEUP FEATURING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ICONS RICHARD PRYOR, MICHAEL JACKSON, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND MORE, EVERY WEEK IN PRIMETIME Other Highlights Include Interviews and Performances Featuring the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, and Lena Horne, and a Sidney Poitier Birthday Block on Feb. 19 getTV celebrates Black History Month...read more
Actor Frank Finlay dies aged 89
(Jan 31, 2016 | BBC)
Mark Gatiss, Sir Roger Moore and Alexander Armstrong are among those who have paid tribute to actor Frank Finlay, who has died aged 89.Finlay, a star of the Three Musketeer films, earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Iago opposite Laurence Olivier in Othello in 1965.On TV, Finlay made a name for himself in 1971's Casanova, cementing his reputation in Bouquet of Barbed Wire.Gatiss praised him...read more
TCM 31 Days of Oscar Kicks Off February 1
(Jan 29, 2016 | TCM)
TCM Celebrates its 21st Edition of "31 Days of Oscar" this year from February 1 through March 2 -- in which every film shown is either a past Academy Award winner or nominee. This year's schedule will include 31 films that received the Academy's highest, most prestigious prize for Best Picture of the year (among them the 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty, Casablanca, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Bridge...read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics Announces its February Home Video Releases
(Jan 28, 2016 | Kino Lorber)
Action Adventure Classics Including The Passage (1979) starring Anthony Quinn and James Mason, Cult Horror Favorites Including Edward L. Cahn's Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), War Dramas Ambush Bay (1966) starring Hugh O'Brian and Mickey Rooney and Beachhead (1954) starring Tony Curtis. Available from Kino Lorber Studio Classics in February 2016 The Passage...read more
Abe Vigoda, of 'Godfather' and 'Barney Miller,' Dies at 94
(Jan 26, 2016 | New York Times)
Abe Vigoda, the sad-faced actor who emerged from a workmanlike stage career to find belated fame in the 1970s as the earnest mobster Tessio in "The Godfather" and the dyspeptic Detective Phil Fish on the hit sitcom "Barney Miller," died on Tuesday morning in Woodland Park, N.J. He was 94, having outlived by about 34 years an erroneous report of his death that made him a cult figure.His daughter Carol...read more
Eva Marie Saint to Present Robert Osborne with William Cameron Menzies Award as Sold-Out Art Directors Guild 20th Annual Awards
(Jan 26, 2016 | Art Directors Guild)
Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne First to Receive ADG's Newly Created William Cameron Menzies Award for Championing Classic Motion PicturesTCM Host Robert Osborne to Receive ADG's Inaugural William Cameron Menzies Award from Legendary "On the Waterfront" Oscar-Winning Actress, Eva Marie Saint Acclaimed primetime host and anchor of Turner Classic Movies...read more
Classic Hollywood: 'The Graduate' director Mike Nichols celebrated in new PBS documentary
(Jan 22, 2016 | LA Times)
By Susan King, Contact Reporter Mike Nichols was a stranger in a strange land when he and his family fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and immigrated to New York. He was 7. "When he came here, he only knew two lines of English: 'I don't speak English' and 'Please don't kiss me,'" said a good friend, producer Julian Schlossberg ("American Masters: Nichols & May: Take Two.")...read more
SOPHIA LOREN GETS HER HANDS DIRTY FOR NEW DOLCE & GABBANA VIDEO
(Jan 20, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Cast as an Italian mother barking orders at her five brawny young sons, Sophia Loren looks right at home in Act I of Dolce & Gabbana's new short film for their fragrance, Dolce Rosa Excelsa. COURTESY OF DOLCE & GABBANAby SAM REED The 81-year-old muse, who recently had a shade of lipstick named in her honor by the brand, stars as the matriarch of an Italian...read more
Ettore Scola, Italian film director and screenwriter, dies at 84
(Jan 20, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Prime minister Matteo Renzi says death of film-maker who directed 41 films over nearly 40 years 'leaves a huge void in Italian culture'The film director Ettore Scola, a leading figure in Italian cinema for more than three decades, has died at the age of 84.Scola's work included A Special Day, a 1977 Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated movie featuring Marcello Mastroianni as a persecuted radio...read more
Bette Midler, Glowin', Crowin', Goin' Strong and Ready for 'Hello, Dolly!'
(Jan 20, 2016 | New York Times)
Bette Midler has never seen "Hello, Dolly!" onstage. Sure, she'd seen the movie, and she was generally familiar with the story, but when the producer Scott Rudin started calling her some months ago, asking her to consider starring in a revival of the musical on Broadway, she realized she needed to do some homework. She went to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to watch a film of...read more
Rarely-seen portraits of Marilyn Monroe to go on show in London
(Jan 19, 2016 | dailymail.com)
A new exhibition featuring rarely-seen portraits of Marilyn Monroe - including an intimate shot of her wearing just a silk bed sheet - is taking place in London. Having posed for thousands of photographs during her lifetime, the Hollywood starlet was no stranger to the glare of the camera lens. However, this set of candid images taken by Milton H. Greene and Douglas Kirkland, reveal...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Some Lucy Love...
(Jan 19, 2016 | Warner Brothers Archives)
New from Warner ArchivesOAKIE LOVES LUCY THE AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL/ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR DOUBLE FEATURE (1938) Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie team up for a pair of comedies covering the calamitous career of the glamorous actress, Annabel Allison (Ball) and her publicity stunt crazed agent, Lanny Morgan (Oakie). The first feature sees Annabel doing a stretch of hard time in order to research prison life...read more