getTV Celebrates Frank Capra in May!
(Apr 13, 2015 | Sony getTV)
getTV PAYS TRIBUTE TO OSCAR®-WINNING FILMMAKER FRANK CAPRA WITH A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY BLOCK FEATURING FORBIDDEN AND IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, AIRING AT 7 P.M. ET ON TUESDAY, MAY 5 AND SUNDAY, MAY 17 The Celebration Highlights Four Beloved Capra Classics Starring Walter Huston, Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Bellamy, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, and Jean Harlow CULVER CITY, CA - Monday,...read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics Announces its May Releases
(Apr 13, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber Studio Classics Announces its May Releases John Frankenheimer's The Train, Roger Corman's cult favorites The Premature Burial and X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! and The Organization starring Sidney Poitier, and more to become available in May 2015 NEW YORK, NY -- APRIL 13, 2015 - Kino Lorber is proud to announce its May releases on its...read more
The London flat where screen goddess Ava Gardner spent her final years is yours to rent
(Apr 12, 2015 | dailymail.com)
The London flat where screen goddess Ava Gardner spent her final years is yours to rent - if you can afford £500,000 a yearThe luxury Knightsbridge flat where 1950s pin-up and Hollywood icon Ava Gardner spent her final years has gone on the rental market - for more than half a million pounds per year.Gardner, who famously starred in The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa, 55 Days at Peking and The...read more
Photos of James Dean on 'East of Eden' set discovered
(Apr 12, 2015 | USA Today)
SALINAS, Calif. - James Dean slouches in a chair pushed back on its hind legs. He's relaxing. His legs are crossed, his eyes are alert but staring at something unseen - his thoughts miles away.Burl Ives stares down at him definitely assessing the then unknown actor, perhaps wondering what this scene-stealing young man is going to do next, perhaps waiting for him to topple...read more
TV Syndication Pioneer Leonard Firestone Dies at 93
(Apr 10, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
Leonard Firestone pictured at the prime of his TV career. Courtesy of Brian Firestoneby Alex Ben Block4/10/2015 Leonard Firestone, an early pioneer in television syndication, died March 4 of natural causes in Hilton Head, S.C., according to his son, Brian Firestone. He was 93.In the mid-1950s, Firestone headed a sales force of more than 100 people for Ziv Television, which distributed...read more
Special Event: Omaha Film Historian Bruce Crawford welcomes Kelly Curtis for screening of Some Like It Hot
(Apr 5, 2015 | OmahaFilmEvent.com)
Omaha Film Historian Bruce Crawford hosts screening of Some Like It Hot with special guest Kelly Curtis, daughter of Tony Curtis. On Friday April 24th.. Omaha Film Historian Bruce Crawford will host his 36th. tribute to classic films with a screening of the comedy classic, Some Like It Hot!. Special guest will be Kelly Curtis, daughter of star Tony Curtis . Artist Nicolosi will once...read more
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Twentieth Century Fox Present "The Sound of Music" 50th Anniversary April 19 and 22
(Apr 1, 2015 | Fathom Events)
The Hills are Alive with 50 Years of 'The Sound of Music' in Select U.S. Cinemas for Two Days This April Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Twentieth Century Fox Present "The Sound of Music" 50th Anniversary April 19 and 22Fathom Events invites you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest movie musicals of all time, "TCM Presents: The Sound of Music," in...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Out West and Down South
(Mar 31, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Out West and Down SouthTV Tune In TimeTHE DAKOTAS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1962-63) Marshall Frank Ragan (Larry Ward) is the Lawman, Deputy J.D. Smith (Jack Elam) is the Gunslinger, Deputy Del Stark (Chad Everett) is the Killer's Son and Deputy Vance Porter (Mike Greene) is the Gentle Giant. Unlikely companions on the trail of justice, but thanks to a shared injustice,...read more
Gene Saks, Tony-Winning Stage and Film Director, Dies at 93
(Mar 29, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
Gene Saks in 1977. AP Photo/Jerry MoseyGene Saks, a director who earned three Tony Awards and frequently collaborated with Neil Simon, has died. He was 93.Saks died March 28 following a bout with pneumonia, his wife, Keren, said, according to the New York Times. Saks had a long-standing professional relationship with Simon and directed many of his plays, including Brighton...read more
getTV Pay Tribute to Oscar-Winning Actor Melvyn Douglas and others in April
(Mar 19, 2015 | Sony getTV)
getTV PAYS TRIBUTE TO OSCAR®-WINNING ACTOR MELVYN DOUGLAS WITH A MONTH-LONG LINEUP FEATURING THEODORA GOES WILD, GOOD GIRLS GO TO PARIS, AND THEY ALL KISSED THE BRIDE, EVERY THURSDAY IN APRIL AT 7 P.M. ET Other Highlights Include a Barbra Streisand Double Feature, a Saturday Westerns Block, Stunts Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, and...read more
TCM Announces The Academy Museum And DIRECTV As New Partners
(Mar 11, 2015 | TCM)
TCM Announces The Academy Museum And DIRECTV As New Partners TCM Announces The Academy Museum And DIRECTV As New Partners Of The 2015 TCM Classic Film FestivalReturning Partners Include Delta Air Lines, Citi and BonhamsAdditional Partners Include Bogart's Gin, ABK Beer, Sephora and Monster Electronics TCM announced today that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and DIRECTV have joined...read more
Kino Lorber Releases Star-Studded Hollywood Classics on its Studio Classics label in April
(Mar 11, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber Releases Star-Studded Hollywood Classics including Tales of Terror, Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell, and Woman of Straw, to become available on its Studio Classics label in April NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 11, 2015 - Kino Lorber is proud to announce the release of hit Hollywood films on its Studio Classics label in the month of April. TALES OF TERROR (Blu-ray...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Across the Pond and Throughout the Galaxy
(Mar 10, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Warner Archive Collection New Releases include Across the Pond and Throughout the Galaxy...Cry No #Moar!CHALLENGE OF THE GOBOTS: THE SERIES, VOLUME TWO (1985-86) Your cries have been answered as we present the concluding volume of the GoBots series remastered from the original film elements! This set's packed with more transforming robotics, Sci-Fi twists, and animated action than you can shake a...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: (Fredric) March Madness and more!
(Mar 3, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Warner Archive Collection New Releases include (Fredric) March Madness and more! Double Bogie THE BIG SHOT (1942) 1942 was a momentous year in the career of Humphrey Bogart, as the Warner contract veteran suddenly found himself red hot with a studio that suddenly knew what to do with his unique and prodigious gifts thanks to The Maltese Falcon. The Big Shot shows Bogie on his way to the persona...read more
Kino Lorber Announces $60,000 "Stretch Goal" in Kickstarter Campaign to Expand Pioneers of African-American Cinema
(Mar 3, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber Announces $60,000 "Stretch Goal" in Kickstarter Campaign to Expand Pioneers of African-American Cinema with Additional Films and New Bonus Content NEW YORK, NY -- March 3, 2015 -- Inspired by the overwhelming response to its current Kickstarter campaign, Kino Lorber will expand its landmark restoration for theatrical and Blu-ray/DVD release,PIONEERS OF...read more