Dan O’Herlihy: A one-of-a-kind Best Actor Oscar nominee during Hollywood’s studio era (for Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 1954), Irish-born performer Dan O’Herlihy enjoyed a film and television career spanning half…
Lana Turner: Scandals on- and off-screen. Lana Turner movies: Scandal and more scandal Lana Turner is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” star today, Saturday, Aug. 10. I’m a…
Eleanor Parker movies. Eleanor Parker movies on TCM Palms Springs area resident Eleanor Parker, who turns 91 next June 26, was one of the best actresses of Hollywood’s studio era.…
RoboCop 1987 with Nancy Allen and Peter Weller. ‘RoboCop’ 1987 special screening featuring Nancy Allen & Peter Weller + Paul Verhoeven RoboCop, the 1987 original directed by Paul Verhoeven, and…
Fernando Meirelles: City of God and The Constant Gardener filmmaker. RoboCop remake: ‘Hell’ for director José Padilha Fernando Meirelles (photo), the first and to date only Brazilian-born filmmaker to receive…
Jean Simmons movies: Elmer Gantry with Burt Lancaster. Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month Jean Simmons’ film series comes to a close tonight, with the presentation of seven Jean…
Jean Simmons. Jean Simmons, the beautiful actress who was nominated for Oscars for her work in Hamlet (1948) and The Happy Ending (1969), died on Jan. 22 at her home…
Cast Away movie: Despite serious script limitations, two-time Best Actor Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, 1993; Forrest Gump, 1994) delivers a well-rounded, poignant performance in this Adventures of Robinson Crusoe…