Katharine Hepburn movies. Katharine Hepburn movies: Woman in drag, in love, in danger In case you’re suffering from insomnia, you might want to spend your night and early morning watching…
Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago. Egyptian actor Omar Sharif Below is a brief career recap of Egyptian film star Omar Sharif, who died on July 10 and whose credits include…
Ron Moody: ‘Oliver!’ actor played Fagin in 1968 movie. Ron Moody: ‘Oliver!’ actor nominated for an Oscar dead at 91 Two well-regarded, nonagenarian British performers have died in the last…
Best British Movies of All Time: Get Carter or Lawrence of Arabia or The Third Man? That depends on who gets polled. And when, by whom.
Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Peter O’Toole: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ actor & eight-time Oscar nominee Stage, film, and television actor Peter O’Toole, an eight-time…
Life: Robert Pattinson stars as photographer Dennis Stock. Robert Pattinson ‘Life’: Pattinson to play James Dean photographer and travel companion Dennis Stock Robert Pattinson is keeping himself busy. Pattinson is…
Peter O’Toole: Troy and Lawrence of Arabia has announced his retirement. O’Toole is seen above as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. Peter O’Toole retires from acting. Stage and…
Lawrence of Arabia with Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. White men rule on TCM: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ & ‘The Four Feathers’ + ‘Young Winston’ Turner Classic Movies’ “Race and Hollywood:…
Sophia Loren ca. 1950s. Screen legend & Best Actress Oscar winner Sophia Loren to receive Academy honor Sophia Loren will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
Julie Walters in Billy Elliot. Since the 1960s – by that time the Academy and its golden statuettes had been around for more than three decades – nearly every year…
Turner Classic Movies: Dysfunctional-Family-Oriented Christmas Films + Katharine Hepburn Double Dose
Turner Classic Movies presents Katharine Hepburn in Little Women 1933: Up to the Christmas Day viewer to decide whether George Cukor’s Best Picture Academy Award nominee is immensely moving or…
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione died on Oct. 20 at a hospital in Plano, Texas. He was 79. Best known for the explicit sexual content found in his magazine, a Playboy…
Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia Peter O’Toole on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, Aug. 28., TCM’s “Summer Under the Stars” series has only four more…
Helen Mirren young: Hot future British Queen back in the 1960s. Helen Mirren young: Hot future Queen Helen Mirren, the odds-on favorite to take home this year’s Best Actress Academy…
Christopher Fry dead at 97: The Lady’s Not Burning playwright & Ben-Hur screenplay contributor British playwright and screenwriter Christopher Fry died on June 30 at a hospital in Chichester, in…
Margaretta Scott. Margaretta Scott: Things to Come & All Creatures Great and Small actress remembered Margaretta Scott, best remembered for playing the eccentric widow Mrs. Pumphrey in the BBC television…
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shirley Temple, and Oscar movies: Library of Congress’ March 2014 screenings (image: Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in ‘Capote’) Tributes to the recently deceased Shirley Temple…
Actor George Baker, best known for playing Tiberius in the British television series I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, died on Oct. 7 according to The…
Oscar comebacks: Adrien Brody in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist. Generally speaking, most actors, actresses, and directors either get that once-in-a-lifetime Academy Award nomination, or, if they’re lucky, a couple or…
Caligula movie with Malcolm McDowell as the Roman emperor. Avatar‘s 3D success has had some far-reaching effects. First, Warner Bros. announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1…
What are the best British films of all time? A violent thriller is critics’ surprise #1 choice, while women-focused titles are (as usual) almost completely ignored.