TCM Remembers Dickie Moore (1925-2015) on September 24
(Sep 22, 2015 | TCM)
Turner Classic Movies Pays Tribute to Dickie Moore on Thursday, September 24 with the following festival of films. This program will replace the previously scheduled movies for that day so please take note. The new schedule for Thursday, September 24 will be: 6:15 AM Three Who Loved (1931) 7:30 AM The Star Witness (1931) 8:45 AM So Big (1932) 10:15 AM Gabriel Over the White...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Twice Upon a Taurog
(Sep 22, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
New from Warner Archives:A Tour of TaurogWith a career that spanned the Silent Era to singing cinema with Elvis Presley, Norman Taurog was a true cinema journeyman, capable of delivering delights across a multitude of movie genres. LUCKY NIGHT (1939) Myrna Loy stars as an incognito heiress on the hunt for the real thing who meets Robert Taylor as the penniless romeo whose remarkable run of good...read more
BBC Commissions New Film Adaptation of 'To Sir With Love'
(Sep 22, 2015 | Indiewire)
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and ActRapidly skimming the latest press release from the BBC, unveiling upcoming BBC One projects, not really expecting to find anything for *us* in it, I almost missed this listing...- "To Sir With Love" - 1x90 - adapted by Hanif Kureishi, from the autobiographical novel by ER Braithwaite, made by Rainmark Films. Yes...read more
Kirk Douglas, 98, snubbed by hometown high school's hall of fame
(Sep 22, 2015 | AP)
He may be a Hollywood legend, but Kirk Douglas isn't among the inaugural inductees in his high school alma mater's hall of fame.Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916 in Amsterdam, New York, to immigrant Jewish parents from Eastern Europe. He later changed his name to Kirk Douglas as he started his acting career.The cleft-chin leading man went on to receive three Academy Award nominations...read more
Doris Day Says She's Not Making a Movie With Clint Eastwood, Despite Rumors to the Contrary
(Sep 22, 2015 | People.com)
Although a widely circulated story is stating that Doris Day would return to the big screen for a new collaboration with Clint Eastwood, the 93-year-old actress and singer has denied the rumor."While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans, the rumors about her returning to the big screen are not true. She adores her long-time friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris' recent and current focus...read more
Marilyn Monroe Estate Allowed to Bring Trademark Claims Against Merchandiser
(Sep 22, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
Good news for anyone in the "celebrity services" business. The death of Marilyn Monroe has been greatly exaggerated. Since the actress died in 1962, her heirs have been quite litigious against those looking to capitalize on her fame. The aggressive posture was seemingly undercut in 2012 when the 9th Circuit...read more
Doris Day (91) lured out of retirement by Eastwood - report
(Sep 21, 2015 | Irish Times)
Timeless beauty! Sophia Loren, 81, stars in new Dolce & Gabbana lipstick campaign modeling a shade that the designers made in her honor
(Sep 21, 2015 | dailymail.com)
By Carly Stern For Dailymail.com Iconic beauty Sophia Loren has received a very gorgeous gift for her 81st birthday: Dolce & Gabbana has given the Italian actress her very own lipstick shade.The 'bright cherry red' hue, simply named Sophia Loren N°1, was released today, just one day after Sofia turned 81. Touted as Sofia's 'signature', the bold color comes in a gold tube...read more
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment present Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho on The Big Screen 9/20 and 9/23 at Select Theaters Nationwide
(Sep 19, 2015 | Fathom Events)
We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you? Enjoy a specially produced introduction from Turner Classic Movies for a look into the American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment invite you to relive Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller Psycho (1960) on the big screen for a special two-day...read more
TCM to Remember Legendary Actor Omar Sharif on Sep. 21
(Sep 18, 2015 | TCM)
July 20, 2015 TCM to Remember Legendary Actor Omar Sharif on Sep. 21 Evening Tribute to Include Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Funny Girl (1968) Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of Hollywood icon Omar Sharif with a three-film tribute on Monday, Sep. 21. Sharif, who passed away July 10 at the age of 83, enthralled...read more
Stuntwoman May Boss Dies: Doubled For Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth & Others
(Sep 16, 2015 | deadline.com)
by David Robb September 16, 2015 3:34pmMay Boss, a legendary stuntwoman who doubled for Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Doris Day and Dorothy Malone, has died. She was 90 and had been in declining health since suffering a stroke in 2008.Boss, whose stunt career spanned over 50 years, appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, including Mary Poppins, The Blues Brothers, Blazing...read more
Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne First to Receive ADG's Newly Created William Cameron Menzies Award for Championing Classic Motion Pictures
(Sep 16, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
ADG's 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards Set for January 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Acclaimed primetime host and anchor of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Robert Osborne, has been selected to receive the first-ever Art Directors Guild William Cameron Menzies Award, recognizing his 35 years as a film historian, columnist, critic and trade reporter championing visual entertainment....read more
Kino Lorber Announces its October Home Video Releases
(Sep 15, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Silent film classics The Phantom of the Opera and Diary of a Lost Girl coming to Blu-ray and DVD... The Phantom of the Opera (2-Disc): October 13, 2015Horror | 1925/1929 | NR | 78/92 min | English A forerunner of the American horror film, and one of the most lavish productions of the silent cinema, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has inspired countless remakes and imitations. But none of its successors...read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics Announces its October Blu-ray and DVD Releases
(Sep 15, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
3 Classic Hollywood Hits Featuring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee (The Oblong Box), Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field) and Susan Hayward (I Want to Live!) Coming to Home Video from Kino Lorber Studio Classics in October 2015 The Oblong Box: Newly Remastered in HD! Coffins, blood and live corpses! A gasping, gnawing, heart stopping evil lies buried in The Oblong Box. Do you dare unearth...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Murder in HD with TV & Toons, Too!
(Sep 15, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944) on Blu-ray! Dick Powell reinvents himself from musical man to hard-boiled hero in high style in this classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell, My Lovely". Murder My Sweet sees world-weary knight errant Philip Marlowe take a job looking for Moose Malloy's (Mike Mazurki) girlfriend Velma. But a simple missing-person case becomes much more twisted than...read more