TCM Classic Film Festival to Honor Legendary Actor, Filmmaker and Humanitarian Jerry Lewis
(Jan 22, 2014 | TCM)
TCM Classic Film Festival to Honor Legendary Actor, Filmmaker and Humanitarian Jerry Lewis January 22, 2014 Tribute to Include TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX Hand and Footprint Ceremony, Screening...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Docs, Profs & Gunhawks
(Jan 21, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Somebody Save HimDR. KILDARE MOVIE COLLECTION (1938-42) Although not the first actor to don the scrubs of Max Brand's idealistic young intern, Lew Ayres owned the role for a series of superlative medical dramas that cemented in place all the ample talent that had long been on display, starting with All Quiet on The Western Front (1930). Ayres' costar, the needs-no-superlatives Lionel Barrymore, who,...read more
New Book - Garden of Dreams: The Life of Simone Signoret
(Jan 17, 2014 | University Press of Mississippi)
Garden of Dreams The Life of Simone Signoret By Patricia A. DeMaio University Press of Mississippi Hollywood Legends Series ISBN 978-1-60473-569-7, hardback, $35A biography of the stunning French movie star and her complex marriage to singer and actor Yves MontandThe incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France's most notable...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Talking 'Bout Our Best Friends
(Jan 14, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Talking 'Bout My Best Bixby THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON (1971-72) The third and final season of the beloved TV classic brings with it some new faces (comedy greats Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller), new fears (Summer camp! Karate! Fetching Soviets!), and new foes (Eight is Enough's Willie Aames taking up the 'best frenemy' role previously enjoyed by Jodie Foster)....read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Bad Boys & Sad Gals
(Jan 7, 2014 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Bad Boys & Sad GalsBEAU'S NO FAUX MAVERICK: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (1960-61) Roger Moore subs in for the departed James Garner, showing up as the recently overseas (but originally from Texas) Maverick cousin, Beau (named after his uncle,"Pappy" Beauregard Maverick, one assumes) and adds some sly winks to Maverick's already formidable combination of...read more
BOOK: MAJESTIC HOLLYWOOD The Greatest Films of 1939
(Dec 10, 2013 | Running Press)
Just in Time for Oscar Buzz! MAJESTIC HOLLYWOOD The Greatest Films of 1939 - (75 Years Ago!) By Mark A. Vieira - The first book to tell WHY there were so many great films in 1939. - The first to take the reader back in time to the sets of The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind to watch the actors at work. -The first to take the reader to the premieres, telling how audiences reacted...read more
New Book - Gloria Swanson: Ready for her Close-Up
(Sep 5, 2013 | University Press of Mississippi)
Gloria Swanson: Ready for her Close-Up Tricia Welsch University Press of Mississippi Hollywood Legends Series ISBN 978-1-61703-749-8, hardback, $35A biography of "the Queen Of Hollywood" and her decades of successes and comebacks in film, art, fashion, and journalism Most people remember Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, the mad silent film queen in Sunset Boulevard who hungered for her return...read more
New Book - Zachary Scott: Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad
(Sep 5, 2013 | University Press of Mississippi)
Zachary ScottHollywood's Sophisticated CadBy Ronald L. DavisUniversity Press of Mississippi ISBN 1-57806-837-1, hardback, $30Film star Zachary Scott resisted being typecast as the dashing villain Throughout the 1940s, Zachary Scott (1914-1965) was the model for sophisticated, debonair villains in American film. His best-known roles include a mysterious criminal in The Mask...read more
New Book - Mary Wickes: I Know I've Seen That Face Before
(Jun 10, 2013 | University Press of Mississippi)
Mary Wickes I Know I've Seen That Face Before By Steve Taravella University Press of Mississippi Hollywood Legends Series ISBN 978-1-60473-905-3, hardback, $40The full story of one of Hollywood's most accomplished character actressesMoviegoers will remember her as the housekeeper in White Christmas, the nurse in Now, Voyager, and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act, but Mary Wickes was...read more
SAG Awards 2016: Carol Burnett reflects on friendship with Lucille Ball
(Nov 30, -0001 | Entertainment Weekly)
When Tina Fey and Amy Poehler paid tribute to Carol Burnett with the presentation of the lifetime achievement award at the 2016 SAG Awards, it was clear that the Saturday Night Live alums owed a debt to Burnett, who starred in her own hilarious variety show in the 1960s and '70s. But backstage, Burnett pointed to another queen of comedy who paved the path for her: Lucille Ball.Asked about...read more
Get Your First Look at Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in 'Feud'
(Nov 30, -0001 | US Weekly)
Legends playing legends! At long last, we're getting our first look at Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in Ryan Murphy's upcoming FX anthology series Feud: Bette and Joan.As seen on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, both Lange, 67, and Sarandon, 70, look just like their Old Hollywood counterparts,...read more
Julie Andrews Wins Lifetime Award at Hamptons International Film Festival
(Nov 30, -0001 | Newsday)
Julie Andrews with Patrick Stewart at the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Photo Credit: John RocaJulie Andrews wins lifetime award at Hamptons International Film FestivalUpdated October 7, 2017 8:47 PMBy Rafer Guzmán rafer.guzman@newsday.comJulie Andrews, Patrick Stewart and Kumail Nanjiani attended the Hamptons International Film...read more
Hollywood Royalty! Judi Dench Meets Kirk Douglas Ahead of His 101st Birthday: 'He Is a Legend'
(Nov 30, -0001 | People.com)
Judy Woloshen/Focus FeaturesALE RUSSIAN December 06, 2017 10:50 AMHollywood royalty came together last week.Dame Judi Dench and screen icon Kirk Douglas met for the first time ahead of Dench receiving the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Nov. 30. Since the 100-year-old actor was unable to attend, he invited Dench to his Los Angeles...read more
Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' Dies at 86
(Nov 30, -0001 | Variety)
By Richard Natale and Carmel DaganCREDIT: AP PHOTO/ARCHIV/BRIAN DIGGSCzech-born director Milos Forman, who won best directing Oscars for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has died. He was 86.Forman died Friday in the U.S. after a brief illness, his wife, Martina, told the Czech news agency CTK. She said that "his departure was calm, and he was surrounded the whole...read more