Virna Lisi, Italian film star, dies aged 78
(Dec 19, 2014 | BBC)
Virna Lisi, Italian film star, dies aged 78 Virna Lisi, pictured in 2010, was renowned as a screen beauty and character actress Italian screen actress Virna Lisi, famed in the 1960s for appearing opposite stars including Frank Sinatra, has died at the age of 78. Lisi, feted for her beauty and...read more
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Bring The Wizard of Oz Back to the Big Screen Jan. 11 and 14
(Dec 18, 2014 | Fathom Events)
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Select U.S. Cinemas for the Wizard of Oz Two Nights Only This JanuaryFathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Bring Family Favorite The Wizard of Oz Back to the Big Screen Jan. 11 and 14 Join DorothyTM, TotoTM and the rest of the crew as they head to Emerald CityTM for a special two-night event brought to you...read more
Phil Stern, Photographer Who Shot Top Stars, Dies at 95
(Dec 14, 2014 | Variety)
DAN DOPERALSKI FOR VARIETYPhil Stern, Photographer Who Shot Top Stars, Dies at 95DECEMBER 14, 2014 | 09:58AM PTShelli WeinsteinPhotographer Phil Stern, who was responsible for some of the most intimate portraits of Hollywood stars, including Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, John Wayne, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, died Saturday, his rep confirmed. He was...read more
Audrey Hepburn show announced by National Portrait Gallery for July 2015
(Dec 12, 2014 | BBC)
Audrey Hepburn show announced by National Portrait Gallery; Show runs from July 2 through Oct 18, 2015...Photographs selected include this shot, taken by Norman Parkinson in 1955A photography exhibition celebrating the life and career of British actress Audrey Hepburn will open at London's National Portrait Gallery in July.The show will chart her rise from West End chorus girl to one of Hollywood's...read more
New Book: "Cecil B. DeMille The Art of the Hollywood Epic" in stores Dec 16
(Dec 10, 2014 | Running Press)
"Cecil B. DeMille The Art of the Hollywood Epic" in stores Dec 16 pTo purchase, click here. Colossal. Stupendous. Epic. These adjectives, used by movie companies to hawk their wares, became clichés long ago. When used to describe the films of one director, they are accurate. More than any filmmaker in the history of the medium, Cecil B. DeMille mastered the art of the spectacle. In the process,...read more
getTV Frank Sinatra Twitter Birthday Party and Marathon Friday, Dec. 12
(Dec 10, 2014 | Sony getTV)
getTV CELEBRATES FRANK SINATRA ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY WITH A SPECIAL MOVIE MARATHON AND TWITTER PARTY FRIDAY, DEC. 12 getTV Encourages Fans to Share Favorite Frank Sinatra Moments and Memories Using the Hashtag #99ReasonsWeLoveSinatra Twitter and Facebook Sinatra Birthday Party Starts Friday at 3 a.m. ET and Goes All Day To honor the legendary career...read more
At 98, Kirk Douglas Looks Back On His Start in Hollywood
(Dec 9, 2014 | Variety)
At 98, Kirk Douglas Looks Back On His Start in Hollywood December 9, 2014 | 11:30AM PT Shalini Dore ...read more
Mary Ann Mobley, actress and Miss America 1959, dies at 77
(Dec 9, 2014 | LA Times)
Mary Ann Mobley, actress and Miss America 1959, dies at 77By CHRISTIE D'ZURILLAMary Ann Mobley, who stepped into the spotlight as the first Miss Mississippi to become Miss America and later hit the silver screen opposite Elvis Presley, has died. She was 77.She died Tuesday morning at her Beverly Hills home from complications of breast cancer, her family said in a statement. ...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Now in Widescreen!
(Dec 9, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
First Time in Widescreen! Talk about Holiday Miracles! We are pleased to re-present a sextet of cinema delights outfitted for the New Year in their wondrous widescreen aspect ratios - for the fist time on Home Video! Fire up the HDTV and get ready for some rectangular 16x9 action! THE BLACK SCORPION (1957) A lean budget goes a long way when the master of movie miracles, Willis O'Brien (King...read more
getTV December Lineup Full of Festive Favorites including A Humphrey Bogart Christmas Day Marathon!
(Dec 9, 2014 | Sony getTV)
getTV IS COMIN' TO TOWN WITH A DECEMBER LINEUP FULL OF FESTIVE FAVORITES FEATURING HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH BING AND FRANK, AND A HUMPHREY BOGART MARATHON ON CHRISTMAS DAY STARTING AT 6:30 AM ET Other Highlights Include "A Very Musical New Year's Eve" Marathon, a Month of Humphrey Bogart Classics, the Frank Sinatra Birthday Block, and Much More CULVER CITY, CA - Monday, December 9, 2014 - Get into...read more
Marilyn Monroe's Love Letter From Joe DiMaggio Fetches Handsome Price at Auction
(Dec 8, 2014 | ABC News)
Dec 8, 2014, 12:32 PM ETBy MICHAEL ROTHMANMICHAEL ROTHMANMore From Michael »Entertainment ReporterGOOD MORNING AMERICAIn this June 2, 1955 file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe, right, dressed in a glamorous evening gown, arrives with Joe DiMaggio at the theater.AP PhotoA rare glimpse into the private life of Marilyn Monroe took place this weekend as love letters to and from the movie...read more
Angela Lansbury's spirit and star power burn as bright as ever
(Dec 6, 2014 | LA Times)
Angela Lansbury's Spirit and Star Power Burn as Bright as EverActress Angela Lansbury (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)Charles McNultyLOS ANGELES TIMESAs gracious and unpretentious as her Brentwood home, Angela Lansbury radiated hospitality as she ushered me into her living room, where her honorary Oscar sits as casually as a figurine placed on a table while a kettle was whistling.Flowers sent...read more
12 \'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\' facts for its 50th anniversary
(Dec 6, 2014 | Mashable
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12 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' facts for its 50th anniversaryBY CHRISTINE ERICKSON, LANCE ULANOFF AND ANNIE COLBERT"Great bouncing icebergs!"On Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the first time. Fifty years later, the TV special continues to be a Christmas tradition as beloved as caroling and putting out cookies for Santa.Even if...read more
TCM and Fathom Events Present a Holiday Double Feature: "A Christmas Carol" and "Christmas in Connecticut" in Theaters on Sunday December 7
(Dec 4, 2014 | Fathom Events)
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment invite you to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with a classic Christmas double feature event. On Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time) the original 1938 holiday classic Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and the 1945 romantic comedy Christmas in Connecticut will...read more
New Book - Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance
(Dec 4, 2014 | University Press of Kentucky)
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood DanceBy Brent PhillipsIn stores December 5, 2014 To purchase, click here. From the trolley scene in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's last dance on the silver screen ( The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949) to Judy Garland's timeless, tuxedo-clad performance of "Get Happy" ( Summer Stock, 1950), Charles Walters...read more