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3 August 2009 12:23 AM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »

'Everybody wants to be Cary Grant," the iconic actor is supposed to have once joked. "Even I want to be Cary Grant."

The suave Grant (1904-1986), born Archibald Leach in England, is the subject of a rare retrospective opening tonight at the Bam Rose Cinemas with one of his earliest leading-man assignments.

He's a playboy dallying with married woman Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg's outrageous pre-code gem "Blonde Venus" (1932), which is best remembered for her appearance in a »

- By LOU LUMENICK

15 June 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »

The movie-studio system reached its peak in 1939, the year most historians and buffs alike regard as the greatest year in Hollywood history.

The 70th anniversary of that storied year is being celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a series that includes all of Oscar's Best Picture nominees -- back when there were 10 of them.

This was such a rich year that the series kicks off tonight with a classic that wasn't nominated -- George Stevens' rousing Colonial-era India adventure "Gunga Din" starring Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Victor McLaglen. »

- By LOU LUMENICK

22 May 2009 10:18 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the June events for Los Angeles. For tickets and more info visit www.oscars.org

2008-2009 Contemporary Documentaries

Wednesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn TheaterThe Academy’s free 2008-2009 Contemporary Documentary series closes with screenings of “Salim Baba,” “Please Vote for Me” and “My Kid Could Paint That.”

Wednesday evenings, through June 3, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Linwood Dunn Theater

1313 Vine Street

Hollywood, CA 90028

All seating is unreserved.

Admission is free.

(310) 247-3600

www.oscars.org

“Gunga Din” (1939) – How Did They Do That?

Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn TheaterOscar winners Ben Burtt and Craig Barron discuss the “1939 state-of-the-art” sound and visual effects of “Gunga Din,” followed by a screening of the classic George Stevens’ adventure film.

Samuel Goldwyn Theater

8949 Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Doors at 6:30 p.m.

All seating is unreserved. »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

3 articles from 2009