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Ernest Borgnine at From Here To Eternity Screening
23 November 2009 2:35 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Ernest Borgnine and Lou Diamond Phillips pose next to a poster of Fred Zinnemann’s From Here to Eternity, prior to a screening of the 1953 classic presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, November 18, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Phillips hosted the event. Winner of the 1953 best picture Oscar and one of the biggest blockbusters of the 1950s, From Here to Eternity stars Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, and Academy Award winners Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed. Ernest Borgnine has a supporting role in the film as a military officer who makes life hell for both Clift and Sinatra. Two years later, Borgnine would win a [...] »
- Anna Robinson
Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift: From Here To Eternity Screening
9 November 2009 4:24 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster make love in From Here to Eternity(top); Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra do a little (sorta) lovemaking of their own later on in the film (bottom) Fred Zinnemann’s 1953 Academy Award-winning drama From Here to Eternity, starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra, will be screened by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The presentation will feature the premiere of a new digital restoration, as well as an onstage discussion with Ernest Borgnine, who has a supporting role in the film. Adapted by Daniel Taradash from James Jones‘ bestselling [...] »
- Andre Soares
Oscar quiz: Which gals did naughty Golden Boy jilt the most?
6 November 2009 4:23 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Two of these stars below are tied for suffering the most Oscar snubs among actresses: six defeats, no wins. Can you name them? To see the answer, click the "Continue Reading" link underneath the photos. Answer: Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter. Oscarless Rosalind Russell and Barbara Stanwyck lost four times each, Liv Ullmann twice. Two male stars lost more times than all of these women: Peter O'Toole (eight times) and Richard Burton (seven). Photos: Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, United Artists, Paramount More Gold Derby Awards Quizzes Can you spot the Oscar nominee for best actor? Can you spot the Oscar nominee for best picture? Who turned down Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning role in 'American Beauty'?... »
- tomoneil
MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Ghost Stories!
26 October 2009 4:47 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Editor's Note: We're always on the lookout for good new writers here at Dread Central, and with the addition of MattFini we hit pay dirt! Matt's not only one of our best and brightest, but he's also as opinionated as they come. You're almost always guaranteed to be either infuriated or amused at his musings. Each day this week he'll be posting his own Halloween Top 10 lists. Agree? Disagree? Laugh! Cry! Sound off inside!
Without further ado ... the man, the myth, the lunatic, our very own Masked Slasher, MattFini!
This past weekend saw the upset of the ages as sleeper hit Paranormal Activity bested the reigning champion that is the Saw franchise at the box office. So, in honor of one of the scariest films to come along in a while, we thought it’d be fun to offer a countdown of the 10 greatest ghost films ever made.
In the end, »
- Masked Slasher
A Single Actress (Julianne Moore and Oscar)
27 September 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
There can be only one ...winner, that is.
This year's supporting actress contest (new predictions!), if you believe early hype, is down to Mo'Nique vs. ummmm? She's way out front for her abusive mother role in Precious. But with Julianne Moore's supposedly vivid contribution to Tom Ford's A Single Man newly exciting festival auds, we could see the redhead goddess nab her 5th career nomination. That's quite an honor, even if she never wins that elusive statue.
The Man That Got Away Keeps Getting Away
A couple of years ago I asked readers who the next Deborah Kerr would be. Which modern important actress will be forever appreciated but never fully embraced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Back then Kate Winslet was sort of gunning for the honor. Now that the English Rose has noisily moved into the winner's circle, the imaginary competition is back on. »
- NATHANIEL R
Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 of Pancreatic Cancer, Defies Odds in 1.5-Year Public Battle
14 September 2009 8:29 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Dirty Dancing,” “Ghost,” film, TV and dance icon Patrick Swayze died on Sept. 14, 2009 at 57 after a 1.5-year public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was in his Los Angeles home beside friends and family.
The legendary actor made no secret of his condition, wrote a memoir with his wife since he was diagnosed in Jan. 2008 and braved through filming of the TV crime drama “The Beast” while refusing to ingest painkillers so as not to derail his performance. He was noticeably thinner on “The Beast” and shooting was difficult on Swayze physically, but he persisted with his craft nonetheless.
Patrick Swayze in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.
Photo credit: Vestron Pictures
In addition to “The Beast” as Swayze’s most recent and last project, he also starred in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” “Power Blue,” “One Last Dance,” “Donnie Darko,” “Point Break,” “The Outsiders,” “Red Dawn,” “Road House,” “Ghost,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Youngblood” and “Skatetown, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Ten Steps to Erotic Possession
3 September 2009 4:51 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Criterion Collection
Last night I watched Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1947 Oscar-winning Black Narcissus telling the story of a group of nuns who set out to establish a school in the desolate Himalayas. Of course, that short description does nothing to describe what actually happens in this film. There are hints along the way, and you realize the setup is perfect once you go back and watch it again (which I did this morning), but the most striking character arc belongs to Sister Ruth played by Kathleen Byron. We are first introduced to Sister Ruth as an empty chair and Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) saying, "But Sister Ruth is ill," and asking, "Do you think our vocation is her vocation?" To which Mother Dorothea (Nancy Roberts), "Yes, she's a problem. I'm afraid she'll be a problem for you, too." With that said, here are ten screen captures of »
- Brad Brevet
32 New Fantastic Reimagined Posters from Turner Classic Movies
13 August 2009 12:51 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I am sure most of you remember the collection of 12 teaser posters Turner Classic Movies released last July in celebration of their "Summer Under the Stars," which is their 31-day series of films featuring a new actor every day. Well, they have debuted even more posters... 32 of them as a matter of fact, and over the next six pages I have every single one of them for you. Seeing how it is already August 13th, here is the list of actors left to have their day: August 13 - Gloria Grahame August 14 - Sidney Portier August 15 - Deborah Kerr August 16 - Elvis Presley August 17 - Jennifer Jones August 18 - John Wayne August 19 - Red Skelton August 20 - Miriam Hopkins August 21 - Gene Hackman August 22 - Sterling Hayden August 23 - Angela Lansbury August 24 - Fredric March August 25 - Merle Oberon August 26 - Yul Brynner August 27 - Ida Lupino August 28 - Frank Sinatra »
- Brad Brevet
The greatest movies ever made
2 August 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
All lists of the "greatest" movies are propaganda. They have no deeper significance. It is useless to debate them. Even more useless to quarrel with their ordering of titles: Why is this film #11 and that one only #31? The most interesting lists are those by one person: What are Scorsese's favorites, or Herzog's? The least interesting are those by large-scale voting, for example by IMDb or movie magazines. The most respected poll, the only one I participate in, is the vote taken every 10 years by Sight & Sound, the British film magazine, which asks a large number of filmmakers, writers, critics, scholars, archivists and film festival directors.
1. The Night of the Hunter, 1955
That one at least has taken on a canonical aspect. The list evolves slowly. Keaton rises, Chaplin falls. It is eventually decided that "Vertigo" is Hitchcock's finest film. Ozu cracks the top ten. Every ten years the net is thrown out again. »
- Roger Ebert
Underrating Rita.
27 July 2009 3:55 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Hello, Jose from "Movies Kick Ass" here with something that's been bugging me since I watched "Separate Tables" last week. The film features an altogether impressive cast with the likes of David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Gladys Cooper, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller among others. But the one who made the greatest impression on me was the incredible Rita Hayworth. She plays Ann Shankland, an American social climber/seductress who comes to the hotel where the film takes place, looking for her ex-husband John (Lancaster).
In a few scenes, most of which feature long silences, Hayworth creates a character with a fascinating backstory. One that's more interesting because it's only suggested (her backstory might vary from viewer to viewer). Most of the time Hayworth slips quietly in the back, partly because her character's "questionable morals" force her to and partly because she's overshadowed by bigger "actors" who shout, acquire funny accents »
- Jose
TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' Posters are Phenomenal
13 July 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Turner Classic Movies In August, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be celebrating their "Summer Under the Stars" marathon for the seventh year and in celebration of the event they have released a series of twelve posters and there are some real beauties in this gallery. First off, for those that may be interested, here is how the series breaks down: August 1 - Henry Fonda August 2 - James Mason August 3 - Marion Davies August 4 - James Coburn August 5 - Harold Lloyd August 6 - Judy Garlan August 7 - Glenn Ford August 8 - Bette Davis August 9 - Cary Grant August 10 - Dirk Bogarde August 11 - Audrey Hepburn August 12 - Clark Gable August 13 - Gloria Grahame August 14 - Sidney Portier August 15 - Deborah Kerr August 16 - Elvis Presley August 17 - Jennifer Jones August 18 - John Wayne August 19 - Red Skelton August 20 - Miriam Hopkins August 21 - Gene Hackman August 22 - Sterling Hayden August »
- Brad Brevet
Loews Jersey City Presents Classic Ghost Films This Weekend: "The Innocents", "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir" And "The Uninvited"
25 March 2009 3:46 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Peter Wyngarde and Deborah Kerr in The Innocents.
Remember when ghost stories were created through use of imaginative techniques instead of the blood-soaked CGI special effects employed by today's filmmakers? The Loews Jersey City Theatre, a restored movie palace just minutes from Manhattan, will be presenting three classic ghost movies rarely seen on the big screen. On Friday, the festival kicks off with The Uninvited, a 1944 chiller with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey as a brother and sister who move into an opulent British mansion - only to learn there are some unexpected and unwelcome spirits on the premises. On Saturday, a lighter view of the spiritual world is on display in the delightful comedy The Ghost and Mrs. Muir starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. The hightlight of the festival is the presentation of a new Fox archival print of Jack Clayton's superb 1963 film The Innocents, which ranks »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Quo Vadis’ is a Classic Made For the Era of HD
23 March 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 Chicago – It might be a generational thing, but I’ll never understand why people watch movies on smaller and smaller screens like their laptop, cell phone, or iPod. Maybe it’s because I grew up thinking of classic movies as epic adventures that should be larger than life. Movies were arguably never “bigger” than they were in the era of “Quo Vadis,” now available on Blu-Ray.
Based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiwicz, “Quo Vadis” has already been made three times before as a silent film (and would be made two times after as a mini-series), but the massive MGM version from 1951 is the classic take on the legendary story of Nero and Rome.
Quo Vadis was released on Blu-Ray on March 17th, 2009.
Photo credit: Warner Brothers
The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, two for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and Best Cinematography. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Live blogging the Oscars
22 February 2009 12:07 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Make this blog item your home page for the rest of Oscar day. Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan are blogging live continuously all day. Keep hitting "refresh" for constant updates about what's happening at the Kodak Theatre.
9:06 p.m. — As with all of the past seven Oscars held at the Kodak Theater, the Governors Ball takes place in the adjoining Grand Ballroom which is 25,090 square feet. The menu for the Governors Ball was created by Wolfgang Puck for the fifteenth consecutive year. He promises the return of old favorites like tuna tartare in sesame miso cones and Maine lobster as well as, of course, caviar. And pastry chef Sherry Yard will once more be creating her gold-dusted chocolate Oscars as consolation prizes for those who didn’t get one of the real ones. Music will be spun by Kcrw radio host Jason Bentley who will alternate with The Impulse »
- tomoneil
They Never Won an Academy Award
19 February 2009 5:55 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
There's a better than average chance that Kate Winslet will pick up an Academy Award Sunday night for The Reader. It's neither my favorite performance in that category, nor is it her best work, but at 33, she's already something of an Oscar spinster, having been nominated six times with no trophies to show for it.
Among actresses, Winslet is tied for the most nominations without a win. Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter have six, too, and curiously, all of them were sandwiched in a short amount of time, like Winslet. Kerr amassed six nods between 1949 and 1960, while Ritter did her damage between 1950 and 1962. Kate has lost for Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine, and Little Children.
The record for no wins, at least among actors, is the legendary Peter O'Toole, who it goes without saying is among the greatest of all time. Eight nominations with no gold. And they »
- Colin Boyd
Will the Babe Factor help Kate Winslet in a close Oscars contest with Meryl Streep?
18 February 2009 8:44 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
"It wasn't calculated! I swear! You must believe me!" Kate Winslet gasped to Gold Derby late last year as we discussed her recent photo shoot with Vanity Fair. That bawdy gig had been a perfect way for her to begin seducing Oscars' voters as she unveiled "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader."
As every Oscarologist knows, voters have judged the lead and supporting actress races in recent years as if they were beauty pageants. Consider, for example, some of the gals who won best actress this past decade: Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon. Last year, when most Oscar pundits bet on 66-year-old Julie Christie ("Away From Her") to win, the younger, prettier contender pulled off an upset: Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose").
Only two women over the age of 50 have nabbed an Oscar over the past 15 years: Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love," 1998) and Helen Mirren ("The Queen, »
- tomoneil
Celebrate Valentine's Day with some classic movie romances
13 February 2009 4:11 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Tomorrow’s the big day lovebirds – Valentine’s Day 2009. Got anything planned? No, don’t tell us we want it to be a lovely romantic surprise. But for those of you perhaps opting for a low-key night, what are your TV choices? Looking to the terrestrial TV schedules there’s not much love. Over on digital Sky 3 is showing 50 Greatest Kisses and E4 100 Greatest Sex Symbols both from 9pm, and there are some romantic movies such as Funny Face, Lover Come Back and As Good As It Gets on the Sky Movies stations. However, if you’re looking to create a particular mood come tomorrow night we’ve got some cinematic suggestions from Boxwish with love…
If you want a happy ending… Whether you’re loved-up or not a Hollywood happy ending is always certain to warm the cockles of your heart. There’s Hugh Grant charming Andie McDowell with »
Playwright Anderson Dies
10 February 2009 4:00 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Broadway playwright Robert Anderson has died, aged 91.The author, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease in recent years, died of pneumonia at his Manhattan, New York home on Monday.
Anderson wrote several Hollywood screenplays, TV scripts and novels but was best known for his Broadway hit Tea and Sympathy as well as You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running.
Tea And Sympathy debuted on Broadway in 1953, with Deborah Kerr and John Kerr taking the starring roles. The actors reprised their parts for a 1956 film adaptation, which was directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Anderson wrote the screenplays for the 1957 movie Until They Sail, 1966's The Sand Pebbles, and The Nun's Story, for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1959.
A memorial service for Anderson is due to take place on Friday. »
Oscars' Unlucky Lady Winslet Has Her 'Losing Face' Prepared
3 February 2009 11:15 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Oscar nominee Kate Winslet is prepared to miss out on another Academy Award at this month's ceremony - she's missed out so many times in the past she has her "losing face" perfected. The actress last month picked up her sixth Oscar nomination, in the Best Actress category, for her role in The Reader.
If she fails to win, she'll become one of the biggest losers in Academy Award history, joining the likes of Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who also missed out six times - and second only to Peter O'Toole, who managed eight unsuccessful nominations.
Winslet is a hot favourite to win this year - having picked up prizes at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards - but she's not so confident.
The star says, "I have this history of losing. I lose all the time so I've perfected this losing face. It's sort of calm.
"I've always known in the past that I was indeed going to lose, which is maybe an English thing." »
James Brown to Provide Own Singing Voice For Biopic, Wesley Snipes to Provide Talking Voice, Body and Face
26 January 2009 1:20 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Spike Lee has told MTV that he wants to use recordings of James Brown for the musical moments in his upcoming biopic of the late, great Godfather of Soul. Wesley Snipes, of whom Lee says “He’s my man”, will be left to just lip-sync and mimic the dance moves.
Fair enough. And that’s all the news there really is to this, the rest is just “context and opinion”, the stuff of the blogger. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
There’s a long, long history of people syncing to other people’s voices in film - most similarly to this, I suppose, in Ray where Jamie Foxx does sing a couple of the numbers himself, but just mouths along to original recordings for the most of them. Most often it has happened in musicals, with Marni Nixon alone dubbing Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Deborah Kerr »
- Brendon Connelly
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