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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cast Away movie review: 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…