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THAT DARN SMACK!
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Dec 22, 2013
(A DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON ENTRY!) Joan Collins was never one to veil the truth as she perceives it, especially in her autobiography entitled Past Imperfect, and I thoroughly enjoyed her frankness during her TCM “Word of Mouth” segment when she describes the whack that June Allyson award read more
FLORENCE BATES: IT’S A GRAND FEELING!
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Nov 10, 2013
FLORENCE BATES: IT’S A GRAND FEELING! My Interview with Ann Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Granddaughter, and Rachel Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Great-Granddaughter… Ever watch a film with Florence Bates in it? If you did, you probably had a difficult time taking your eyes off of read more
UPDATED FILM TITLE LIST FOR THE TCM ULTIMATE FAN CONTEST
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Nov 5, 2013
TCM ULTIMATE FAN VIDEOS BY FILM TITLE—Updated as of November 4 Well, my numbers may be a little fuzzy on this, but hopefully not the titles. It seems Gone With The Wind is the all-time favorite with 7 entries, Arsenic and Old Lace tied with Sunset Boulevard at 5 entries, and The Wizard of Oz a read more
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: Who is it scaring now?
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 31, 2013
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER–WHO IS IT SCARING NOW? Screening 1955′s Night of The Hunter as a Guest Lecturer in a Film and Literature class afforded me the opportunity to answer some personal questions I had about the iconic film, but in a Film and Literature class, I knew I had my official sch read more
TCM’s ULTIMATE FAN VIDEOS BY FILM TITLE
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 29, 2013
Wow! I am surprised by some of the films chosen, but delighted that there are so many wonderfully talented fans of Turner Classic Movies. There are 104 entries in TCM’s Ultimate Fan Contest as of Monday evening, October 28, 2013, and several of the films have two videos already:
Gone With The read more
GUN CRAZY THIS SATURDAY ON TCM’S THE ESSENTIALS….
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Sep 28, 2013
Annie Laurie Starr, How could you ever become mixed up with a no good loser like Barton Tare? Then it started something that nobody could stop! A road trip….. A woman he would do anything for…and I mean anything! That first touch, that moment of love’s first blush…. The steamrolle read more
CATTLE QUEEN OF THE SCREEN
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Sep 22, 2013
I loved seeing Giant on the big screen this past year at the TCMFF 2013 and listening to all of Jane Withers’s stories about the making of that legendary film, and this summer I was able to do a little bit of traveling Texas myself. In August I made my annual summer trek to the hill country to read more
ALEXA FOREMAN, SENIOR RESEARCHER AT TCM, VISITS THE SILVER SCREEN OASIS
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Sep 5, 2013
The Silver Screen Oasis will welcome Alexa Foreman, Senior Researcher at Turner Classic Movies, on September 7 & 8. Come join us for a Question & Answer Forum to discuss her exciting job as a researcher for our favorite network! Alexa Foreman has been employed as a researcher at TCM since th read more
MeTV Summer Blogathon of Classic TV– “Bewitched, Bothered, and Belittled”
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jul 17, 2013
“This post is part of Me-TV’s Summer of Classic TV Blogathon hosted by the Classic TV Blog Association.” Go to http://classic-tv-blog-assoc.blogspot.com to view more posts in this blogathon. You can also go to http://metvnetwork.com to learn more about Me-TV and view its summer li read more
More Festival Fun…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 28, 2013
Heard and seen in Club TCM.. David from Seattle, just back from his epic Route 66 journey to the
TCMFF 2013, and Harry Scott Knyrim enjoy the fun at Club TCM
on Thursday evening at the Passholder Meet-and-Greet. TCM staffer Shannon Clute, whose stellar introduction to Night of The Hunter wowed the read more
TCMFF 2013…JANE WITHERS INTERVIEW…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 28, 2013
The Vanity Fair party, 2013. The big hit of the evening? When Lulu sang “To Sir, With Love.” In April of 2011, I was fortunate enough to meet Jane Withers, Anne Jeffreys and the late Ann Rutherford at the Vanity Fair party after the Gala screening of An American in Paris. Jane Withers a read more
TURNER CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL FUN 2013…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 15, 2013
Sue Sue and lovely Theresa Madere at the Vanity Fair party… I had so much fun meeting and enjoying the bubbly company of energetically adorable Butterscotchgreer(Theresa Madere) who’s been posting on the TCM Message Boards since she was 16. Watching her film an interview with Ben Mankie read more
TCMFF 2012: SECONDS to none…Salome Jens
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jun 30, 2012
Salome Jens enthralling her audience as George Hamilton performs at the pulpit…. Richard Anderson’s introduction to Seconds also revealed that he felt Salome Jens was a wonderful actress. And viewing that film at the Turner Classic Film Festival 2012 peaked my interested in a woman whos read more
A Dream of Audrey…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Apr 28, 2012
Originally Posted on Apr 28, 2012 As soon as I had arrived at the Hollywood Roosevelt, I unpacked after the unusually smooth check-in process, enjoyed a long, tall glass of iced tea, and felt the call of the styled. I headed for the elevator, and felt I truly hit terra firma when I landed in the lob read more
TCM Festival 2012
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Apr 11, 2012
DATELINE: HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL
Apr 11, 2012 12:21 AM Just arrived this afternoon, and The Hollywood Roosevelt is all abuzz….passholders are arriving from all over the country, Canada, and Great Britain. Met a cute Australian in the elevator, but he’s not here for the festival& read more
CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jan 26, 2012
My dear friend Bill, who works with me at a local community college, is quite the raconteur. He counts among his many brushes with greatness such luminaries as Jacqueline Kennedy, Garrison Keillor, and many Baseball Hall of Famers. But I managed to wheedle and whirl such a travelogue of Hollywood lo read more