James Garner of "Maverick," "Rockford Files" Dies at 86 (on July `19)
(Jul 20, 2014 | Variety)
James Garner of "Maverick," "Rockford Files" Dies at 86 Mark Mainz/Getty Images July 20, 2014 | 12:25AM PT Richard Natale ...read more
Elaine Stritch, Acerbic Tony and Emmy Winner, Dies at 89 (on July 17)
(Jul 17, 2014 | Variety)
JULY 17, 2014 | 10:01AM PTElaine Stritch, Acerbic Tony and Emmy Winner, Dies at 89 Variety StaffActress Elaine Stritch, star of Broadway hits including "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" and "Show Boat," who was nominated for multiple Tonys and Emmys, winning three of the latter, has died. She was 89.Stritch, an atypical star of stage and screen known for her association with Stephen Sondheim,...read more
TCM and Bonhams Put Massive Collection of Casablanca Memorabilia on the Auction Block
(Jul 17, 2014 | TCM)
Casablanca" Memorabilia for Auction July 17, 2014 TCM and Bonhams to auction off 30 items from classic. ...read more
What’s Up Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones - Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition open at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City July 19
(Jul 16, 2014 | Smithsonian)
New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Explores the Work of Chuck JonesJones Created Some of the Most Memorable Cartoon Characters of All TimeAnimation director and artist Charles Martin âChuckâ Jones (1912-2002) brought to life some of the most iconic cartoon characters in animation history. He perfected the wisecracking Bugs Bunny and the exasperated Daffy Duck and created a host of other...read more
Ron Howard to direct authorized Beatles documentary
(Jul 16, 2014 | Entertainment Weekly)
Ron Howard to direct authorized Beatles documentaryBy Jeff Labrecque on Jul 16, 2014 at 10:17AMImage Credit: Rowland Scherman/Getty ImagesRon Howard, who named the production company he co-founded with Brian Grazer after the John Lennon song âImagine,â will direct an authorized documentary of the Beatles. It will focus on the band’s years of hectic touring around the world,...read more
TCM’s 12th Annual Summer Under the Stars Coming in August
(Jul 16, 2014 | TCM)
TCM’s 12th Annual Summer Under the Stars Coming in August Annual Programming Event Features a 24-Hour Salute to a Different Star Each Day, including 2014 First-Timers Faye Dunaway, Betty Grable, Paul Muni and William Powell TCM’s Summer Under the Stars Website and Schedule: summer.tcm.com Video Preview: www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1017694/Summer-Under-The-Stars-Movie-Promo-August-2014.html...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: A Lot of Ladds and More!
(Jul 14, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
A Ladd QuartetDRUM BEAT (1954) This action-packed widescreen Western wonder features a knock-out performance from Alan Ladd alongside a very young Charles Bronson in his screen debut. Ladd plays Johnny MacKay, an Indian "Fighter"who would rather wage peace. Sent to negotiate a peace with the Medoc tribe, MacKay’s unfinished business with a childhood sweetheart (MarisaPavan) helps propel the...read more
Rosemary Murphy, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Actress, Dies at 87 (on July 5)
(Jul 9, 2014 | Variety)
Rosemary Murphy, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Actress, Dies at 87Rosemary Murphy, who appeared as the neighbor Maudie Atkinson in the classic 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck, died Saturday in New York City. She was 87 and had recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.Murphy, who won her Emmy for portraying the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1976 ABC...read more
Richard 'Dickie' Jones, Voice of Disney's Pinocchio, Dies at 87 (on July 7)
(Jul 9, 2014 | Variety)
Richard 'Dickie' Jones, Voice of Disney's Pinocchio, Dies at 87 Voice actor Richard Percy 'Dickie' Jones died July 7 in his Northridge, Calif., home of apparent natural causes, although he had suffered an earlier fall. He was 87.The Texas-born Jones began as a child actor and maintained his career into his 30s, becoming a familiar face in TV and low-budget westerns. As 'Dickie'? Jones, the...read more
Remembering Dick Jones
(Jul 9, 2014 | D23.com (Disney Legends))
IN MEMORIAMRemembering Dick JonesJuly 9, 2014 ⢠By D23.comDick Jones was 10 years old and already a veteran actor in Hollywood when Walt Disney cast him as the voice of Pinocchio in 1939. The young actor, whose screen name was âDickieâ Jones, had already appeared in nearly 40 motion pictures, including Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck,Wonder Bar with Al Jolson and...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: It’s June in July!
(Jul 8, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
SECRET HEART (1946) This dark-edged drama details the complex web of emotions surrounding a widowed step-mother (Claudette Colbert) and her grieving teenage step-daughter (June Allyson). Lee (Colbert) weds an alcoholic widower musician father-of-two Larry Adams over her aunt’s objections and her own feelings for Larry’s pal, Chris (Walter Pidgeon).After two years of attempting to bury...read more
Live-Action ’Dumbo’ in the Works From ’Transformers’ Writer (Exclusive)
(Jul 8, 2014 | Hollywood Reporter)
Ehren Kruger is writing the script for Disney and will produce with "Oblivion’s" Justin Springer."Dumbo" with Ehren Kruger (inset)Dumbo may fly again.Disney is developing a live-action take on its 1941 animated classic Dumbo and has Transformersfranchise writer Ehren Kruger penning the script.Justin Springer, who worked on Tron: Legacy as well as Oblivion,...read more
Four More Film Noir Classics Coming to DVD From TCM and Universal: "Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Vol. 2"
(Jul 2, 2014 | TCM)
Four More Film Noir Classics Coming to DVD From TCM and UniversalDark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Vol. 2 Includes Fritz Lang’s You and Me (1938) and Ministry of Fear (1944), And William Castle’s Undertow (1949) and Hollywood Story (1951)Four film noir classics from two iconic and distinctive directors are coming to DVD in Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Vol. 2, a brand...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Errol Flynn and the Boys
(Jul 1, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Two Decades of Errol ANOTHER DAWN (1937) William Dieterle pairs up-and-coming romantic devil Errol Flynn up with screen queen Kay Francis for a collision of honor and passion in Mesopotamia. Akin to the similarly themed Garbo vehicle, The Painted Veil (also a Somerset Maugham adaptation), Another Dawn places a bunch of stiff-upper-lips in an exotic locale where forbidden fires burn between the matrimonied...read more
Gen. Wesley Clark to Host TCM’s Friday Night Spotlight: World War I in July
(Jun 30, 2014 | TCM)
Friday Night Spotlight: WWI June 30, 2014 Gen. Wesley Clark hosts month of films. share Gen. Wesley Clark to Host...read more