TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz Loves Buffalo- and Wants More Movies Set Here
(Oct 18, 2017 | Classic Movie Hub)
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will be in Buffalo for a special screening of "The Natural." (Getty Images)TCM host Ben Mankiewicz loves Buffalo - and wants more movies set hereBy Tim O'Shei | Published October 18, 2017 | Updated October 19, 2017Ben Mankiewicz is from Washington, D.C.. He lives in Los Angeles, and does a lot of work in Atlanta. Mankiewicz is a big-city guy, but...read more
Cary Grant's Palm Springs Hangout Is On The Market
(Oct 17, 2017 | Classic Movie Hub)
Cary Grant's Palm Springs hangout is on the market'Villa Paradiso' listed at $13 millionPosted: 8:53 AM, October 17, 2017Updated: 8:54 AM, October 17, 2017A four-acre compound with a pool guest house built especially for Cary Grant is on the market in Palm Spring, California.Dubbed "Villa Paradiso'' by the famed actor, the eight-bedroom, 14-bath property is located in Old Las Palmas, which...read more
5 'PSYCHO' Surprises: Inside The Most Familiar Scene In Movies
(Oct 17, 2017 | New York Times)
5 'Psycho' Surprises: Inside the Most Familiar Scene in MoviesBy ROBERT ITOOCT. 17, 2017Continue reading the main storyShare This PageShareTweetPinEmailMoreA still from "78/52," a documentary all about the shower scene in "Psycho." IFC FilmsCredIFC FilmAt three minutes and change, the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" is one of the most familiar in film history. The deadly encounter...read more
ANTHONY PERKINS - FRIDAYS IN OCTOBER ON TCM
(Oct 12, 2017 | TCM)
ANTHONY PERKINS - FRIDAYS IN OCTOBER ON TCMAt the beginning of his film career, Star of the Month Anthony Perkins promised to become a gangly, earnest leading man in the mold of a young Gary Cooper or James Stewart. But Perkins' repressed manner and intense eyes hinted at something disturbing under the all-American surface, and director Alfred Hitchcock exploited that quality brilliantly in Psycho (1960)....read more
Dracula- Sundays on TCM This Month
(Oct 9, 2017 | TCM)
DRACULA - SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER ON TCMPerhaps the most sinister - and erotic - of all movie monsters is Count Dracula, who has been haunting the public imagination since Bram Stoker published his Gothic horror novel Dracula in 1897. Join TCM as we celebrate the fanged fiend who established the vampire myth and popularized it on the screen. Our fest spans films from five decades and begins with...read more
CBS Again Colorizing "The Dick Van Dyke Show" For Pre-Christmas Airings
(Oct 9, 2017 | deadline.com)
by Erik PedersonNovember 9, 2017 CBS will spend some holiday time with Rob, Laura, Sally, Buddy and Ritchie for a second consecutive year. The network said today that it will air two colorized episodes of classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show on December 22.This year's special will feature the Season 1 episode "My Blonde-Haired Brunette," written by series creator...read more
The Moment Al Jolson Sounded the Birth of the Talkies Era
(Oct 7, 2017 | Guardian)
Michael FreedlandSaturday 7 October 2017 19.05 EDTIt was just a short scene in a movie, in which a diminutive actor utters a few unscripted words to the orchestra leader, reciting a line that went down in history: "Wait a minute … you ain't heard nothin' yet." But it was a scene that changed the entertainment world and heralded the dramatic arrival of sound to the movies.Never again would...read more
George Pal and Puppetoons on TCM This Week
(Oct 6, 2017 | Classic Movie Hub)
by Jerry BeckOct. 6, 2017Producer-Director Arnold Leibovit guest hosts on Turner Classic Movies with Ben Mankiewicz next Wednesday and Thursday Oct. 11th and Oct. 12th, 2017 introducing his films The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal and The Puppetoon Movie, both produced and directed by Leibovit, plus 8 George Pal features for this Special 2 Day Tribute. Pal was the Academy...read more
Will 'Citizen Kane' Stay No. 1 on AFI's List of 100 Best Movies?
(Oct 6, 2017 | Hollywood Reporter)
Will 'Citizen Kane' Stay No. 1 on AFI's List of 100 Best Movies?6:30 AM PDT 10/6/2017 by Seth Abramovitch FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME PRINT COMMENTSCourtesy of Photofest'Citizen Kane'The prestigious rankings, as determined by Hollywood insiders, haven't been refreshed in 10 years, though another ballot seems likely."It's like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval,"...read more
Auction Set for Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' Collection Includes Annotated 'Star Wars' Script
(Oct 6, 2017 | New York Daily News)
(L-R) Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher attends the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Sept. 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. There will be an auction with the actresses' belongings this month.(AMANDA EDWARDS/INVISION/AP)BYDAN GUNDERMANNEW YORK DAILY NEWSFriday, October 6, 2017, 12:28 PMFans of a galaxy far, far away...read more
"Bride Of Frankenstein" Reboot Pulled From Universal's Schedule
(Oct 5, 2017 | Variety)
By Justin Kroll October 5, 2017"Bride of Frankenstein" is far from alive.Universal Pictures has moved back pre-production efforts on its "Bride of Frankenstein" reboot as director Bill Condon continues to work on the script. The studio has also removed the film, which was slated for release on Feb. 14, 2019, from its schedule.Production was set to start this February...read more
Thought Lost These Rare Early Films Survived Thanks to Crafty Showman and Savvy Collector
(Oct 4, 2017 | Smithsonian)
In the southern and eastern part of Iowa sits the town of Washington, population 7,424. Its picturesque town square and brick storefronts, not to mention its location in the heart of the American Midwest, make it seem like your ordinary small town. It's anything but. Washington's State Theatre, formerly an opera house, showed its first motion picture to an astounded crowd on May 14, 1897, making it,...read more
Resurrection of Iconic Costume Designer Adrian
(Oct 3, 2017 | Hollywood Reporter)
1:12 PM PDT 10/3/2017 by Booth MooreAdrian Original, whose designer Gilbert Adrian was known for creating iconic onscreen looks for Judy Garland and Greta Garbo, will relaunch with 30 pieces this month.An architect of classic Hollywood glamour is about to get a second life.On Oct. 10, Adrian Original will be relaunched with 30 pieces, including evening gowns, cocktail dresses and...read more
Kathryn Sermaks Decade with Bette Davis
(Oct 2, 2017 | Classic Movie Hub)
Tinseltown Talks: Kathryn Sermak's decade with Bette DavisNick Thomas, Tinseltown TalksPublished 11:25 a.m. MT Oct. 2, 2017 | Updated 11:56 a.m. MT Oct. 3, 2017It's been 28 years (on October 6th) since the passing of Kathryn Sermak's former boss, Bette Davis. Last month, Sermak finally published her long-awaited manuscript recounting the 10 years she worked alongside the Hollywood legend as her...read more
George Eastman Museum Acquires Rare Collection of Lumiere Films
(Oct 2, 2017 | Classic Movie Hub)
GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM ACQUIRES RARE COLLECTION OF LUMIÈRE FILMSThe newly restored films will make their debut at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival on October 4Rochester, N.Y., October 2, 2017-The George Eastman Museum has recently acquired and restored a rare collection of eighteen Lumière films. The nitrate reels, all in nearly pristine condition, consist of seven 35mm negatives and eleven 35mm...read more