Grace Kelly. Stating the obvious: most people take great pleasure in idealizing their idols – which is why idols are idols. Whether we’re talking of gods, saints, prophets, or pop…
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Actress Miriam Hopkins: Early image courtesy of Allan Ellenberger. Miriam Hopkins, one of the most underrated performers of the studio era, will have her “Summer Under the Stars” day on…
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Movie couples: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex with Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn. In Leading Couples: The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the Studio Era (Chronicle Books,…
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https://youtu.be/ojo3I59Gn6cVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CARMEN MIRANDA - O QUE É QUE A BAIANA TEM (https://youtu.be/ojo3I59Gn6c) Carmen Miranda – known as the “Brazilian Bombshell” in the U.S.;…
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Who is Greta Garbo? Find out on Turner Classic Movies. Thursday–Saturday, Aug. 7–9, highlights on Turner Classic Movies: Thursday is Greta Garbo Day: Sometimes splendid, sometimes godawful, Garbo was invariably…
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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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Sessue Hayakawa on Turner Classic Movies Tuesday, June 3, highlights on Turner Classic Movies: TCM continues with the not-to-be-missed “Asian Images in Film” series, with several silents and a couple…
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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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Robert Donat in The Magic Box: All-star biopic. London’s BFI Southbank has been hosting an homage to Robert Donat, who died fifty years ago (on June 9, 1958) of a chronic…
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Bette Davis in Dangerous: First of two Best Actress Academy Awards. Although Bette Davis isn’t exactly one my favorite actresses, in my view several of her performances rank among the…
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Tonight is the Academy Tribute to Olivia de Havilland (who will turn 90 on July 1). According to the Academy’s press release, the tribute “will feature film clips from many…
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Winner of two Oscars, Olivia de Havilland getting Academy Tribute Best actress Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland with presenter Ray Milland at the 1947 Academy Awards ceremony. © A.M.P.A.S.…
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Sex and violence in Brazil’s military dictatorship: ‘Damned Brazilian Movies!’ Every Thursday, the Casa França-Brasil in downtown Rio de Janeiro has been presenting the movie series “Malditos Filmes Brasileiros!” (Damned…
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Best Actor Oscar nominee Johnny Depp is flawlessly weird in the surprisingly entertaining Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Peter Lorre & Greer Garson: Summer Under the Stars Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 13–14, highlights on Turner Classic Movies: Peter Lorre and Greer Garson. Greer Garson and Peter Lorre. How come no…
Joseph Pevney. Director Joseph Pevney: From Joan Crawford & Loretta Young to ‘Star Trek’ Director Joseph Pevney, best known for his 1950s movies made chiefly at Universal, and for handling…
Edmund Goulding directs a young Joan Crawford in the MGM melodrama Sally, Irene and Mary (1925) at the beginning of their, respectively, directorial and acting careers. Image: Matthew Kennedy Collection.…
Errol Flynn DVD box set: The Signature Collection features 5 classic swashbucklers and Westerns in addition to a new Turner Classic Movies documentary.
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