Jennifer Dorian Named General Manager of Turner Classic Movies
(Jan 22, 2015 | TCM)
Jennifer Dorian Named General Manager of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Genevieve McGillicuddy Promoted to Vice President of Brand Activation and Partnerships at TCM Turner Broadcasting has named Jennifer Dorian general manager of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), it was announced today by Coleman Breland, President of Turner Network Sales (TNS), to whom she will report. Additionally, Genevieve McGillicuddy...read more
TCM Announces Sally Field As Co-Host The Essentials
(Jan 21, 2015 | TCM)
TCM Announces Sally Field As Co-Host The Essentials Jan. 21, 2015 TCM Announces Oscar® Winner Sally Field As Co-Host For New Season OfThe Essentials Season Begins March 7 with Oscar® Winning Film, Roman HolidayTurner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced Oscar®, Golden Globe®, Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild® Award winner Sally Field will co-host the 15th season of TCM's...read more
"Sound of Music" to Open 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival
(Jan 20, 2015 | TCM)
The Sound of Music (1965) to Open 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival with Live Appearance by Stars Julie Andrews and Christopher PlummerDelta Air Lines Returns as Exclusive Founding Partner for Sixth Annual Festival, Set to Take Place March 26-29, 2015, in HollywoodHollywood will come alive with The Sound of Music (1965) this spring as the beloved, Oscar®-winning classic returns to the big screen...read more
50th Anniversary Home Entertainment Release of The Sound of Music
(Jan 20, 2015 | TCM)
The 50th Anniversary Home Entertainment Release of The Sound of Music Twentieth Century Fox proudly honors the 50th Anniversary with an unprecedented year-long company-wide celebration highlighted by theatrical and home entertainment releases, and a slate of cross-company and promotional partnerships that will bring one of the world's most 'favorite things,' to millions around the globe. ...read more
New Book - "The Sound of Music Story" by Tom Santopietro
(Jan 19, 2015 | St. Martin's Press)
"A celebration of a beloved movie. Fans of The Sound of Music will find plenty to please them in Santopietro's (The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me, 2012) history of the sweeping musical. An enthusiastic close-up of movie history." - Kirkus Review Click here to buy now on amazon . Tom Santopietro, author of the New York Times Editor's Choice Considering Doris...read more
TCM to Honor Debbie Reynolds With Five-Film Tribute Airing On January 22
(Jan 16, 2015 | TCM)
TCM to Honor Debbie Reynolds With Five-Film Tribute Airing On January 22Tribute to Include Singin' in the Rain (1952) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) in honor of Reynolds 2015 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of iconic actress Debbie Reynolds with a five-film tribute on Thursday, Jan. 22, in honor of Reynolds...read more
Actress Patsy Garrett Dies at 93
(Jan 16, 2015 | Variety)
January 16, 2015 | 01:25PM PT Carmel Dagan Virginia "Patsy" Garrett, a well-known character actress best known as...read more
Ailing Glen Campbell Gets an Oscar Nod
(Jan 15, 2015 | People.com)
By Danielle Anderson 01/15/2015 AT 01:25 PM EST Glen Campbell performing on October 26, 2012 Glen Campbell's swan song got a little less sad today: The singer was nominated for an Academy Award in the original song category for "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," a tune he penned with Julian Raymond.The song, which is also nominated for a Grammy and is Campbell's final...read more
Sid Smith, TV Director for Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope, Dies at 93
(Jan 15, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
Sid Smith, TV Director for Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope, Dies at 93 by Mike Barnes 1/15/2015 2:17pm PST Sid Smith, who directed Jimmy Durante on live television in the 1950s and later helmed several Christmas specials hosted by another legendary comedian, Bob Hope, has died. He was 93. Smith, who also guided the televised Miss Universe Pageant and a pair...read more
Kino Lorber Announces its February Releases on its Studio Classics Label Including The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming...
(Jan 15, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Five Star-Studded Hollywood Classics From Top Directors Including Norman Jewison, John Frankenheimer and Robert Aldrich to Make Their Blu-ray Debuts from Kino Lorber in February NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15, 2015 - Kino Lorber is proud to announce its latest selection of classic Hollywood movies on its Kino Lorber Studio Classics label. These five hit films showcase the work of acclaimed...read more
Bill Kurtis to Host Original Series on New DECADES Multicast Network
(Jan 15, 2015 | Weigel Broadcasting Co.)
One Hour "Through the Decades" Premieres in May 2015 1-15-15 Chicago, Illinois-DECADES, the new multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, announced today that Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and storyteller Bill Kurtis is set to host the network's new daily one-hour original series "Through the Decades." Known for his work as a network correspondent,...read more
Barbra Streisand to Be Honored by Cinematographers
(Jan 14, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
Barbra Streisand to be feted Feb. 15 at the ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Barbra Streisand will receive the American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award during the 29th annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, Feb. 15 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The Award is given to an individual who has made extraordinary achievements in advancing...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Debuts Across The Ages...
(Jan 13, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
SINNERS' HOLIDAY (1930) Two of the Golden Age's greatest performers, James Cagney and Joan Blondell, were brought to Burbank to recreate their co-starring roles from the Broadway smash "Penny Arcade". Now dubbed Sinners' Holiday, Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp topline in this tale of love and death among the barkers and ballyhoos along the seaside boardwalk. Ma Delano (Lucille La Verne) runs her family's...read more
New Book: A Touch of Stardust
(Jan 13, 2015 | Doubleday)
A TOUCH OF STARDUST A Novel Kate Alcott New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker and The Daring Ladies of Lowell But it Now at amazon... From Kate Alcott, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker, comes A TOUCH OF STARDUST (Doubleday; 2/17/14), a blockbuster novel that takes you behind the scenes of the filming of Gone With the Wind, while turning...read more
Robert Kinoshita, Designer of 'Lost in Space' Robot, Dies at 100
(Jan 13, 2015 | Variety)
JANUARY 13, 2015 | 05:14PM PTKevin NoonanFilm and television production designer and art director Robert Kinoshita, best known for designing the robot from the 1960s cult hit sci-fi series "Lost in Space" and its ancestor, Robby the Robot from the film "Forbidden Planet," died Dec. 9 at age 100.The robot from "Lost in Space" was famous for declaring, in a mechanical but definitely...read more