Mini Tribute: Roddy McDowall

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Born September 17, 1928, Roddy McDowall!

Roddy McDowall started out as a Child Actor (i.e. How Green Was My Valley, My Friend Flicka, Lassie Come Home), and successfully moved on to some fabulous ‘adult’ roles including Midnight Lace, Inside Daisy Clover, Cleopatra, and of course – Planet of the Apes. In total, McDowall appeared in over 250 film and TV roles!

Roddy McDowall Lassie Come Home…..

Roddy McDowall, Cornelius, Planet of the Apes
Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
-Roddy McDowall (as Cornelius ) in Planet of the Apes

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Anne Bancroft

Posted on September 17, 2012 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Move Legend, Anne Bancroft, Born September 17, 1931!

There are some quotes in film history that can’t help but conjure up an iconic image. “Toto, I think we’re not in Kansas anymore,” brings to mind the magical Land of Oz. “As God is my witness, I’ll never go hungry again,” – you can almost see Scarlett looking up towards the heavens in front of Tara. And of course, “Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me” immediately recalls a shapely pair of legs and a flabbergasted Dustin Hoffman. Those legs – that spawned a million fantasies – belong, of course, to birthday girl Anne Bancroft. Although I am pleased with her place in the annals of film history existing in such an immediately recognizable way, sometimes I can’t help but feel that her career, as a whole, gets lost behind the image of “everybody’s favorite cougar.” So, to celebrate this Icon’s birthday, let us look at some of her less seducing but equally as legendary roles.

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Anne Bancroft in her Oscar winning role The Miracle Worker (1962, Arthur Penn director)

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Anne Bancroft in The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch director)

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And Anne Bancroft in her favorite role, wife of comedy legend Mel Brooks

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DVD Giveaway: Grace Kelly The American Princess

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Hollywood Collection DVD Giveaway Week Three: Grace Kelly The American Princess

For Week Three of this month-long promotion (courtesy of Janson Media) CMH is giving away FIVE copies of the Hollywood Collection DVD: Grace Kelly The American Princess!

All you have to do is be one of the 1st FIVE fans to rate 12 posts on CMH’s BlogHub. I’m hoping that, as you browse and rate posts from these really interesting and entertaining Classic Movie Bloggers, you’ll discover some new and exciting blogs to follow!

Grace Kelly America's Princess DVD Janson Media

And if you don’t win this week, you can enter again next week to win yet another Hollywood Collection DVD (Jack Lemmon, America’s Everyman).

About the Grace Kelly, The American Princess DVD:
She came from a wealthy and competitive Philadelphia family, but the life of well-brought up society held little appeal for this acclaimed beauty. She left for New York City and worked hard as a model, stage actor and TV player. And then she was discovered by Hollywood. In less than four years she was acknowledged as one of movie’s most sought after stars and an Academy-Award winner, playing opposite some of the greatest leading men of her time. Suddenly, like a modern-day fairy tale, Grace Kelly turned her back on it all — to become Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Now her story is told in home movies and clips from films like High Noon, Dial M For Murder, Rear Window, To Catch A Thief, and High Society. Actors Jimmy Stewart, Louis Jourdan, Alec Guinness, Katy Jurado, with directors, producers, friends and Grace’s sister, Lizanne, tell of the beautiful star who made the world her stage. LENGTH: 58 Minutes – Total Content: 104 Minutes

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Lauren Bacall

Posted on September 16, 2012 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Lauren Bacall, born on September 16, 1924!

Lauren Bacall is a survivor. And not just in a sense that she survived her late, idolized husband Humphrey Bogart.  No — her will to survive goes beyond that. What I am talking about is her will to survive in the Industry that created her: Hollywood. Although she is a product of the old Studio System of Classic Hollywood, she is not a relic of it. Her ability to evolve with the ever-changing Hollywood landscape has offered her longevity in a town that cherishes youthful beauty above all else. While other living legends born of the Classic Hollywood era have either stopped acting altogether or serve as a reminder of what once was, Bacall remains relevant in the current mode of Hollywood production by engaging with, and in, it. She has survived the death of a husband, the death of the studio system and the death of the industry paradigm that molded her, all while ‘maintaining’ within the fickle world of Hollywood super stardom. So, let us celebrate this survivor by looking at her evolution from Studio Star to modern Actor.

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Lauren Bacall at the start of her career in To Have or Have Not (1942, Howard Hawks director)

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Lauren Bacall evolving with the Industry in Murder on the Orient Express (1974, Sidney Lumet director)

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Lauren Bacall surviving in the modern industry in Birth (2004, Jonathan Glazer director)

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What a Character! Blogathon Update

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Counting down the days ’til the “What a Character” Blogathon! My first ever Blogathon, I might add, and I’m greatly looking forward to it!

What a Character! Blogathon Sept 22-24, 2012Some of the marvelous Character Actors being covered are: Ann Miller,
Beulah Bondi, Charles McGraw, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Edward Everett Horton, Eli Wallach, Elsa Lanchester, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Louise Beavers, Marjorie Main, Erik Rhodes, Una O’Connor, Ward Bond and Eric Blore.  For the Complete Listing, click here.

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If you are interested in joining the Blogathon, please visit one of the three host sites for further information:

Kellee – Twitter @IrishJayHawk66 email – prattkellee@gmail.com Blog – Outspoken and Freckled

Paula – Twitter @Paula_Guthat email – Paula.Guthat@gmail.com Blog – Paula’s Cinema Club

Aurora – Twitter @CitizenScreen email – Citizenscreenclassics@gmail.com Blog – Once Upon A Screen

See you in a few days!

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Mini Tribute: Scream Queen Fay Wray

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Born September 15, 1907, Fay Wray!

‘Scream Queen’ Fay Wray is (of course) best remembered as King Kong‘s Leading Lady.

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Mini Tribute: Child Actor Jackie Cooper

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Born September 15, 1922, Child Actor Jackie Cooper!

Jackie Cooper was the First Child Actor ever to receive an Oscar Nomination (Best Actor Nominee for Skippy in 1931). He remained the youngest Oscar Nominee (at age 9) in any category until Justin Henry’s Nomination at age 8 for Best Supporting Actor in Kramer vs Kramer in 1980.

I, however, know him best from the Our Gang series, and of course as Dink in The Champ (1931).

Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery in The Champ 1931(Wallace Beery with Jackie Cooper, as Dink, in The Champ, 1931)

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The Birds is Coming! (TCM Fathom Movie Event)

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

“The Birds” is Coming to Town: I’m already getting chills just thinking about it!

Oh Boy! “The Birds” is Coming — thanks to NCM Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal!

The Birds

On Wed, Sept 19, at 7PM — in celebration of Universal’s 100th Anniversary — The Birds will be shown at select theaters nationwide (see link below). This movie event will begin with an exclusive TCM Robert Osbourne interview with Tippi Hedren. Hedren will reveal how this movie launched AND ended her career! The featurette will also include archival footage of Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette sharing stories about the making of the film.

List of Participating Theaters

For more details: The Birds TCM Fathom Event Details

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Mini Tribute: Character Actor Billy Gilbert

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Born September 12, 1894, Character Actor Billy Gilbert!

Billy Gilbert appeared in over 200 films, shorts and TV shows. He played lots of comic villains and was most famously a fabulous foil for Laurel & Hardy. He was particularly well-known for his comic sneeze routine — and was the voice of Sneezy in Disney’s Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs!


Billy Gilbert as Professor von Schwarzenhoffen in The Music Box with Laurel & Hardy.

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Billy Gilbert as Sneezy in Disney's Snow White and the Seven DwarfsBilly Gilbert as the model and voice of Disney’s Sneezy in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Maurice Chevalier

Posted on September 12, 2012 by minooallen

 

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Maurice Chevalier, born on September 12, 1888!

Maurice Chevalier is what some like to call a born entertainer. His impeccable comedic timing and exaggerated heavy French accent combined with poor-working class background made him an extremely approachable star in any country he entered. With a career that includes singing, dancing, acting, acrobatics and Sprechgesang, it’s no surprise that Chevalier was the biggest French export to hit the American shores since, well, Napoleon. So, let us pay tribute to this amazing performer by highlighting three separate aspects of this amazing performer: The Man, The Actor, and The Voice

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Maurice Chevalier, the man, in uniform. He fought for the French Army during World War One.

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Maurice Chevalier, the actor, in Gigi. (1958, Vincent Minnelli director)

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Maurice Chevalier, the voice, singing the theme song to The Artistocats. (1970, Wolfgang Reitherman director)

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