Fess Parker, who died earlier today of natural causes at age 85, was mostly known for his television work. “Davy Crockett,” which aired as part of the Disneyland anthology series,…
Like many other Hollywood filmmakers of the studio era, Frank Lloyd (1886-1960) is hardly remembered today despite his numerous box office successes – e.g., The Sea Hawk (1924), Mutiny on…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with Daniel Radcliffe hanging on to the title of Worldwide Box Office Leader. In 2009, the six major U.S. studios broke box office records…
Field of Dreams movie with Kevin Costner. Between 1987 and 1992, Kevin Costner was one the top box office draws on the planet. Phil Alden Robinson’s sentimental Field of Dreams…
Christmas cheer: Love Finds Andy Hardy with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. George B. Seitz’s Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) reunited Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry (1937) co-stars Mickey Rooney and Judy…
Annabella, Tyrone Power, Annabella’s daughter Anne, whom Power adopted Tyrone Power V: Sexual Orientation Rumors Janet Gaynor, Sonja Henie, Norma Shearer, Lana Turner – were those romances for real, or…
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Audrey Hepburn movies at LACMA “Audrey Hepburn: Then, Now and Forever” is the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art (website) film series that…
John Wayne movies: The John Wayne-directed The Alamo. Image: Courtesy Turner Classic Movies. It’s John Wayne day on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as Turner Classic Movies continues with its “Summer Under…
Audrey Hepburn movies all day on Tuesday, Aug. 11, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Hepburn is the day’s “Summer Under the Stars” movie star. (See Audrey Hepburn Movie Schedule further…
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…
Stagecoach film: John Wayne, George Bancroft, and Louise Platt. Stagecoach is the next 1939 best picture Oscar nominee to be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
Cannes Film Festival winner ‘The White Ribbon,’ directed by Michael Haneke. One of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival’s clear favorites, Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, a stark tale about a…
Miriam Hopkins: Becky Sharp star. Remembering Miriam Hopkins Although relatively forgotten and, when remembered, usually dismissed as a second-rate talent (quite possibly by those who have never seen her on…
Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford. One of the December 2008 additions to the U.S. Library of Congress’ National Film Registry is Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar. The 1954 psychological Western stars…
There was a lot of complaining about the line-up at Cinecon 2008, held on Labor Day Weekend, which was affected by the Univeral fire and other matters, including the deaths…