Silent Movie Sirens Brought Back Into Spotlight in Color
(Feb 6, 2018 | dailymail.com)
By Khaleda Rahman For Mailonline and Valerie Siebert For Dailymail.comPUBLISHED: 12:04 EST, 5 February 2018 | UPDATED: 12:05 EST, 6 February 2018A picture is worth a thousand words! Silent movie sirens are brought back into the spotlight in a stunning collection of colorized portraitsThe original black and white photographs were colourised by Matt Loughrey'I think...read more
Bradford Dillman, multifaceted and prolific actor of stage and screen, dies at 87
(Jan 19, 2018 | Washington Post)
By Adam Bernstein January 19 at 7:11 PM Bradford Dillman, a dashingly handsome star of stage and screen who burst to acclaim as the pensive Edmund Tyrone in the original Broadway run of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and played an arrogant psychopath in the gripping 1959 film "Compulsion," died Jan. 16 in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 87.The cause was complications...read more
Dorothy Malone Dies at 93; Star of TV's 'Peyton Place
(Jan 19, 2018 | New York Times)
Dorothy Malone with Rock Hudson in the 1956 movie "Written on the Wind." Ms. Malone won an Academy Award for her performance. CreditPhotofestBy ANITA GATESJAN. 19, 2018Dorothy Malone, the sultry blond actress who won an Academy Award for playing an unapologetically bad girl in "Written on the Wind" and found television stardom as a repentant one on "Peyton Place," died on Friday in Dallas....read more
Jean Porter, Petite Starlet of MGM Films in the 1940s, Dies at 95
(Jan 14, 2018 | 6sqft.com)
12:39 PM PST 1/14/2018 by Mike BarnesPhotofestJean Porter with Lou Costello in the 1945 comedy 'Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'She appeared in such movies as 'Bathing Beauty' and 'The Youngest Profession' before marrying blacklisted filmmaker Edward Dmytryk, one of the Hollywood Ten.Jean Porter, a petite and vivacious supporting player in such 1940s MGM movies as Bathing Beauty, The...read more
Doreen Tracey, Original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer, Dies at 74
(Jan 12, 2018 | Entertainment Weekly)
MAUREEN LEE LENKER January 12, 2018 AT 01:39 PM ESTDoreen Tracey, one of the Mouseketeers on Disney's original 1950s iteration of The Mickey Mouse Club, has died, according to the AP. She was 74.Tracey reportedly died from pneumonia on Wednesday at a hospital in Thousand Oaks, California.The child star auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 12 and remained a member...read more
African-American Filmmakers Featured on TCM Jan 15th
(Jan 11, 2018 | TCM)
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKERS FEATURED, 1/15 on TCMOn Martin Luther King Jr., Day the nation commemorates the birthday of the great civil rights leader and his fight for justice in helping pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voters Rights Act of 1965. To honor Dr. King on that date, TCM presents an evening of groundbreaking films directed by African-Americans.Shaft (1971) is directed by Gordon...read more
Jerry Van Dyke, 'Coach' actor and younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, dies at 86
(Jan 7, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)
Jerry Van Dyke, Luther the Football Assistant on 'Coach,' Dies at 8612:37 PM PST 1/6/2018 by Mike Barnes and Duane ByrgeThe younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, the comic actor turned down 'Gilligan's Island' to star on the ill-fated 'My Mother the Car.'Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who earned four Emmy nominations for playing the befuddled defensive coordinator Luther...read more
Jerry Van Dyke Dead at 86
(Jan 6, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
JERRY VAN DYKE DEAD at 86 1/6/2018 10:26 AM PSTJerry Van Dyke -- the famed younger brother of Dick Van Dyke -- has died ... TMZ has learned.Jerry's wife, Shirley, tells us ... he died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas ranch with her by his side. She says they were involved in a car accident over 2 years ago ... and Jerry's health had deteriorated since.We're told Dick visited...read more
TCM Showcases Star of the Month CHARLES BOYER, Thursdays on TCM
(Jan 4, 2018 | TCM)
CHARLES BOYER - THURSDAYS IN JANUARY, as TCM's Star of the MonthIn TCM's first-ever tribute to Boyer as "Star of the Month," we offer a comprehensive look at his career as an international film favorite, which encompasses five decades. "He was romance!" That succinct description of Charles Boyer comes from my 98-year-old friend, Ruth Viscioni, who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a big fan...read more
TCM Presents 'Starring GLORIA GRAHAME', Hosted by Annette Bening, Jan 7 at 8pm ET
(Jan 3, 2018 | TCM)
TCM Presents, STARRING GLORIA GRAHAME - 1/7During her Hollywood heyday in the 1950s Gloria Grahame created a gallery of vivid, eccentric characters that established her as an audience favorite and one of the most memorable actresses of the decade, especially in film noir roles. Since her death in 1981, her up-and-down career has become the stuff of legend and is immortalized in the current film Film...read more
Back to the hills! Julie Andrews, 82, Returns to the Alps for relaxing Winter Getaway in Gstaad
(Jan 3, 2018 | dailymail.com)
Back to the hills! Julie Andrews, 82, is casually glamorous in white coat and pin curls as she returns to the Alps for relaxing winter getaway in GstaadBy MailOnline ReporterPUBLISHED: 13:10 EST, 3 January 2018 | UPDATED: 15:02 EST, 3 January 2018She is best known for playing Maria Von Trapp in beloved musical The Sound of Music, set in the Austrian city of Salzburg.And Julie...read more
Carl Reiner Remembers Rose Marie, "She Was a One Woman Band"
(Jan 3, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)
Carl Reiner Remembers Rose Marie: "She Was a One-Woman Band"11:47 AM PST 1/3/2018 by Carl Reiner ...read more
Peggy Cummins, Star of "Gun Crazy" Dies at 92
(Jan 2, 2018 | Variety)
Peggy Cummins, Star of 'Gun Crazy,' Dies at 92by Kristen ChubaJanuary 2, 2018Peggy Cummins, star of the 1950 film noir classic "Gun Crazy," died in London on Friday. She was 92.The actress died of a stroke, her friend, Dee Kirkwood told the Associated Press.Cummins started her career in theater when she was 13 years old, taking the stage in London and quickly landing roles in British films, including...read more
New Mary Poppins Returns photo is a jolly holiday
(Dec 30, 2017 | Entertainment Weekly)
NICK ROMANO December 30, 2017 AT 10:26 AM ESTIt's another "Jolly Holiday" with Mary in the latest look at Mary Poppins Returns. Emily Blunt plays the titular nanny of this Disney tale, while Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda plays lamplighter Jack, both of whom are taking the children on an unforgettable experience in a new photo from the sequel.Shown in the image,...read more
Thomas Stanford, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on 'West Side Story,' Dies at 93
(Dec 29, 2017 | Hollywood Reporter)
11:03 AM PST 12/29/2017 by Mike BarnesUnited Artists/PhotofestThe 1961 classic 'West Side Story' won 10 Oscars, the most ever for a musical.He also worked on features including 'Suddenly, Last Summer, 'Hell in the Pacific' and 'Jeremiah Johnson.'Film editor Thomas Stanford, who won an Academy Award for his work on West Side Story, died Saturday, his family reported. He was 93.Stanford collaborated...read more