Theodore Bikel Movies: The Oscar-nominated activist and The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof star was bypassed for the movie versions.
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Cecil B. DeMille Award winners range from Walt Disney to George Clooney while women are for the most part snubbed no matter how prestigious their careers.
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Cary Grant Films: Gender-Bending Comedy I Was a Male War Bride with Grant as French wife but badly miscast in macho roles.
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Honorary Oscars have bypassed women for decades. Is the Academy biased? Angela Lansbury, Lauren Bacall among rare winners.
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Michael Winner: Death Wish director. ‘Death Wish’ director Michael Winner has died Michael Winner, best remembered for directing the Charles Bronson action hit Death Wish, died earlier today at his …
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Famous Children of Famous Parents: Edoardo Ponti and Nastassja Kinski, with Enrico Lo Verso in The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars. Edoardo Ponti & Bryce Dallas Howard live action shorts …
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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 …
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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 …
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Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. Bogart and Claude Rains were nominated for their performances in the Michael Curtiz-directed Best Picture Oscar winner. Bergman was nominated for Sam Wood’s …
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Some will remember Dino De Laurentiis, who died in Los Angeles at age 91, as the producer of Serpico (1973), King Kong (1976), and Dune (1984). The Sidney Lumet-directed Serpico, …
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Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Airplane! Robert Stack is one of those actors I know but at the same time I don’t. I’ve watched many of his movies, but despite his …
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Pygmalion with Wendy Hiller, Leo Genn, Irene Browne, and Violet Vanbrugh: Co-directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard (who also stars), MGM’s version of George Bernard Shaw’s play is considered …
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Sophia Loren, Penélope Cruz were present at the Rome Premiere Party of Rob Marshall’s musical Nine, co-hosted by Martini, at the Martini Terrazza on Jan. 13. Federico Fellini’s 8½, on …
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Zac Efron Werner Herzog Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman, Sairaa Rahman Robert Pattinson, Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie franchise. Photos: Bryan Crowe / © A.M.P.A.S. James Franco, Ahna O’Reilly …
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Gina Lollobrigida: Five-decade movie career Movie legend Gina Lollobrigida – La Lollo for short – turned 81 last July 4. She’ll be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award next Wednesday …
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The Art Directors Guild (website) Film Society will be screening George Cukor’s extravagant 1960 Western Heller in Pink Tights, starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn, in tribute to production designer …
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Dino Risi, best known for his 1974 comedy-drama Profumo di donna / Scent of a Woman, has died in Rome. Risi, who was 91, had been suffering from ill health …
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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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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Bernard Gordon, a blacklisted screenwriter during the McCarthy era and a leader of the protest against the honorary Oscar awarded director (and informant) Elia Kazan, …
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This year’s Venice Film Festival was fraught with snafus that had a negative impact on average attendees and celebrities alike, including Al Pacino.
Sara Montiel Sara Montiel: Legendary Spanish movie and recording superstar Sara Montiel, a.k.a. Sarita Montiel a.k.a. Saritisima, one of the Spanish-speaking world’s biggest film and recording stars, died yesterday, April …
International cinema and Hollywood Divas in Brazil. In As Divas no Brasil / Divas in Brazil, Brazilian author Evânio Alves narrates numerous little-known stories – some tragic, some humorous, some …
John Mills. John Mills movies: Oscar-winning British actor Unfortunately, nine of the ten John Mills films to be shown on Turner Classic Movies as part of their month-long “Summer Under …
Peter Sellers in Lolita. Image: Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies. Peter Sellers will have his “Summer Under the Stars” day on Saturday, Aug. 29. Peter Sellers movies on TCM Turner …
Most shocking movie moments: Charles Chaplin goes murderous in the dark comedy-drama Monsieur Verdoux, with Martha Raye. Most shocking movie moments: Martha Raye eclipses murderous Charles Chaplin in ‘Monsieur Verdoux’ In The …
Philippe Noiret. Philippe Noiret: ‘Cinema Paradiso’ & ‘The Postman’ actor dead at 76 Veteran actor Philippe Noiret, whose movie credits include Cinema Paradiso, The Postman, and the controversial Blow-Out, died …