In movies like the Oscar-nominated The Cardinal, actress Carol Lynley portrayed great-looking ‘girls-next-door’ who dared to defy social traditions.
Theodore Bikel: Folk singer, actor and political/social activist. Theodore Bikel: Social/political and union activist (See previous post: “Theodore Bikel: From ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to ‘Star Trek.’”) Besides his acting…
Teresa Wright. Teresa Wright: Later years (See previous post: Hollywood actress goes from Broadway hit to late 20th-century movies Somewhere in Time & The Rainmaker.) Teresa Wright and Robert Anderson…
Howard Hughes movies: The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio. Howard Hughes movies Turner Classic Movies will be showing the Howard Hughes-produced, John Farrow-directed, Baja California-set gangster drama His Kind of Woman,…
Oscar-nominated actress Susan Tyrrell remembered Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominee Susan Tyrrell – for the 1972 drama Fat City – died at age 67 on June 17. In John…
Dorothy McGuire, Gregory Peck, Gentleman’s Agreement Elia Kazan: Actors Director Elia Kazan is best remembered today for two things: his association with Marlon Brando during the first half of the…
Ben Johnson isn’t exactly what one would call a movie icon; Johnson isn’t even a Western icon, despite his presence in numerous Old (and not-so-Old) West movies during his 50+-year…
House / Hausu by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Schedule and synopses from the American Cinematheque website. Wednesday, September 23 - 7:30 PM Japanese Cult Classics Double Feature: HOUSE (HAUSU), 1977, Janus Films,…
Gregory Peck. Gregory Peck movies: Memorable miscasting in David O. Selznick’s Western Gregory Peck is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” star on Aug. 15. TCM is currently showing…
Lilli Palmer and Gary Cooper in Fritz Lang’s Cloak and Dagger (top); Carroll Baker in Elia Kazan’s Baby Doll (bottom). The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (website) 20th Anniversary…