Eleanor Parker Palm Springs resident: Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month. Eleanor Parker: Palm Springs resident turns 91 today Eleanor Parker turns 91 today. The three-time Oscar nominee (Caged,…
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Christmas Movies: The Good the bad and the bizarre from Gary Cooper + Bette Davis to holiday season serial killer + Santa Claus sing-along horror.
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Constance Bennett. At one point in the early 1930s, Constance Bennett was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. (In her early Warner Bros. movies, Bette Davis was clearly modeled after Bennett.)…
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Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller Pygmalion. George Bernard Shaw is tonight’s star on Turner Classic Movies. Major Barbara (1941), directed by Gabriel Pascal, and starring Rex Harrison and Wendy Hiller,…
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Feel-good political corruption comedy-drama stars Jean Arthur and James Stewart. A newly restored print of Frank Capra’s 1939 Best Picture nominee Mr. Smith Goes to…
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Cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff, one of the early masters of color cinematography, has died. He was 94. (Image: Peter Ustinov in Death on the Nile, shot by Jack Cardiff.) Cardiff’s…
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Susanna Foster in The Climax with Turhan Bey and Boris Karloff. Actress-singer Susanna Foster, who was featured in The Phantom of the Opera and several other 1940s Universal productions and…
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Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter. Friday, Aug. 22, highlights on Turner Classic Movies (TCM): I’m not all that familiar with Trevor Howard’s career as a star. I’ve…
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Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington. Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 4–6, highlights on Turner Classic Movies: Monday is Marie Dressler Day. What could be there not to recommend? Well, Emma, for one, is…
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The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938: Errol Flynn at his most dashing in Michael Curtiz and William Keighley’s rousing Technicolor classic. A Warner Bros. digital restoration of the 1938 rousing…
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Ramon Novarro and Enid Bennett in The Red Lily. Generally, I post my “Can’t Miss” warnings days after the must-see movies have been shown on television. I’ve decided to try…
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Bette Davis DVD Collection movie: Dark Victory with Humphrey Bogart. Bette Davis DVD Collection: ‘Dark Victory’ & ‘The Letter’ Bulging eyes, sly looks, clipped line delivery, and assorted mannerisms –…
Claude Rains, one of the finest actors of the studio era – in fact, one of the finest film actors of the 20th century – is Turner Classic Movies’ Star…
Casablanca (movie 1942) review: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in Michael Curtiz’s romance classic. But is it truly great cinema? Top-notch Paul Henreid costars.
Bette Davis DVD Collection. The Bette Davis Collection Vol. 3, a DVD box set consisting of six Davis vehicles, will be released on April 1. The six films are The…