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Deborah Kerr: Socially Dubious Desires
22 May 2012 2:03 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Deborah Kerr movies: with Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity Deborah Kerr Pt.2: Sexual Outlaw As an unhappily married woman having a torrid affair with an army officer shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Deborah Kerr is equally powerful in one of her best-remembered movies, From Here to Eternity (1953), stealing the romantic melodrama from her male co-stars. Fred Zinnemann’s Academy Award-winning blockbuster marked one of the rare times when Kerr’s physique played a part in her erotic persona, as she parades around Hawaii in Lana Turner-type shorts and frolics on the wet sand with brawny Burt Lancaster. Less obvious is Kerr’s headmaster’s wife in Tea and Sympathy (1956), who, despite her discreet clothing and demeanor, ends up seducing one of her husband’s teenage students. It’s all for a good cause, of course — the "sensitive" adolescent thinks he may be gay »
- Andre Soares
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, and the Private Eye on Screen and on the Page
18 May 2012 2:58 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Mickey Spillane grabbed his position in the pop culture pantheon much like his iconic creation, private eye Mike Hammer, made his way through a case: through a sort of literary brute force, blasting away with heavy doses of graphic violence, steamy sex, and a style which reviewers often considered the prose version of a blunt object.
As a mystery writer, Spillane wasn’t as clever as Evan Hunter, nor as introspective as late career Ross MacDonald, nor did he have the insider’s street savvy of George V. Higgins, or the prose command of Raymond Chandler. Read today, some of his stuff seems so familiar and stale and excessive it borders on camp. But, whatever one’s qualitative judgment on Spillane and his canon, there’s no doubt his impact on the mystery genre – and the private eye tale in particular – was both massive and indelible, reaching beyond the printed »
- Bill Mesce
Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dead At 83
15 May 2012 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Beloved Mexican author Carlos Fuentes has died, aged 83.
The novelist and essayist, who is among the most popular writers of the Spanish-speaking world, passed away on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the death on his Twitter.com page.
Fuentes' most famous novels included Where the Air Is Clear, The Death of Artemio Cruz, Terra Nostra and The Old Gringo, which was adapted into a movie starring Jane Fonda and Gregory Peck.
He also wrote plays, newspaper columns and co-founded a literary magazine. »
Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs Discount Code And Giveaway
10 May 2012 7:32 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
If you’ve hunted around for movie bargains, you’ve probably seen some of Mill Creek Entertainment’s 50-Movie Packs on DVD. Apart from other great releases by Mill Creek, these packs are phenomenal boons to cinephiles looking to collect older titles.
There are three new packs available, and I want to not only let you in on a discount code, but I have one of the packs available for you to win.
I know a lot of people may be quick to overlook these packs, and not every movie included stands out as a major value, but there are some great titles in each of them, and fans of the genres will be pleasantly surprised by what they get out of the deal. I have to admit that there is something about seeing a 50-movie pack, especially when it doesn’t cost a couple of hundred dollars, or more, »
- Marc Eastman
Top 10: Universal Studios’ Most Memorable Moments
30 April 2012 1:25 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
As Universal celebrates its 100th Anniversary on 30th April, a poll of over 1,000 Brits reveals that the scene from E.T. set to John Williams’ famous score is the most cherished moment in the studios cinematic history (19.5%), followed by Roy Scheider delivering the famous line ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’ in the 1975 classic Jaws (10.9%).
The third most memorable moment according to fans was in the final scene in the 1985 hit film Back To The Future when Doc Brown, played by Christopher Lloyd, helps Marty McFly get his time travelling DeLoreon home with the help of a clock tower and a bolt of lightning (7.6%). Other scenes in the top ten include Russell Crowe’s declaration ‘My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius.’ in Gladiator (fourth with 6.7%) and Meryl Streep in fifth place leading the ladies to the tune of Abba’s Dancing Queen in Mamma Mia! The Movie (6.4%).
The 10 Most Memorable »
- Phil
100 Facts on Universal Pictures' 100th Birthday
30 April 2012 11:28 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today marks the 100th birthday of Universal Pictures and to celebrate the studio has released a list of 100 facts based on its first 100 years in existence. I have placed in bold some of the ones I found interesting as well as offered a selection of photo and video accompaniments here and there. 1. Universal Film Manufacturing Company was officially incorporated in New York on April 30, 1912. Company legend says Carl Laemmle was inspired to name his company Universal after seeing "Universal Pipe Fittings" written on a passing delivery wagon. 2. The only physical damage made during the filming of National Lampoon's Animal House was when John Belushi made a hole in the wall with a guitar. The actual Sigma Nu fraternity house (which subbed for the fictitious Delta House) never repaired it, and instead framed the hole in honor of the film. 3. The working title for Et: The Extra Terrestrial was "A Boy's Life. »
- Brad Brevet
Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious Blu-ray Reviews
21 April 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There are many ups and downs in Alfred Hitchcock’s long and varied career. From the British filmmaker who was learning his craft to the skilled thriller filmmaker we know today, there were many periods of uncertainy and compromise in his filmography. After proving his mastery with such films as The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes in England, Hitch was invited to America to work for David O. Selznick. It led to Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious, which Fox has now put out on Blu-ray, and through the three you can see Hitchhcock learning how to work in America while retaining and refining his voice. Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, and Cary Grant star in the movies, and our review of the three follow after the jump. 1940’s Rebecca was Hitch’s first American production. He worked from a novel by Daphne Du Maurier (who wrote the book »
- Andre Dellamorte
Andrei Rublev, My Fair Lady, The Lost World Screenings
20 April 2012 7:24 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky, Audrey Hepburn, Clara Bow Movies: Packard Campus May 2012 Schedule Friday, April 27 (7:30 p.m.) Solaris (Magna, 1972) An alien intelligence infiltrates a space mission. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. With Natalya Bondarchuk and Donatas Banionis. Sci-fi psychological drama. Black & White and color, 167 min. In Russian and German with English subtitles. Saturday, April 28 (7:30 p.m.) To Kill A Mockingbird (Universal, 1962) A Southern lawyer defends a black man wrongly accused of rape, and tries to explain the proceedings to his children. Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters and Robert Duvall. Drama. Black & white, 129 min. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1995. Thursday, May 3 (7:30 p.m.) The Little Giant (Warner Bros., 1933) A Chicago beer magnate about to lose his business with the repeal of Prohibition, moves to California and tries to join society's upper crust, but his gangster origins prove tough to shake. »
- Andre Soares
'Cape Fear' 50th Anniversary: Robert Mitchum's Max Cady Fathers Modern Movie Villainy
18 April 2012 4:57 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
For some reason, Robert Mitchum's Max Cady in the original "Cape Fear" lands at only No. 28 on the AFI's list of the top 50 on-screen villains of all time. (That's just one notch above Mitchum's Rev. Harry Powell in "Night of the Hunter," a similarly terrifying killer, the one with "L-o-v-e" and "H-a-t-e" tattooed on his knuckles.) Really, Mitchum's Cady ought to be much higher up. After all, there are plenty of stalkers and murderers on the list, but how many also imbue their characters with such a perverse air of sexual menace? Only a handful: Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) in "Blue Velvet," Noah Cross (John Huston) in "Chinatown," Alex De Large (Malcolm McDowell) in "A Clockwork Orange," and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in "Psycho." "Psycho" was clearly a touchstone for "Cape Fear," which marks its 50th anniversary this month. Besides a villain with a dark sexual history and twisted tastes, »
- Gary Susman
Join Cinema Retro At Widescreen Weekend To Celebrate 60th Anniversary Of Cinerama, Bradford, England April 27-30
17 April 2012 6:37 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Cinema Retro will once again be attending the fabulous Widescreen Weekend at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England April 27-30. Retro movie lovers will be converging on Europe's last remaining Cinerama theater to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the legendary widescreen format. One of the great joys of the festival is that is that it allows like-minded movie lovers from around the globe to watch widescreen epics in the manner they were meant to be seen. Cinema Retro is proud to be one of the sponsors of a rare screening of MGM's The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm in its original 3-panel format. As in the tradition, Cinema Retro publishers Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall will be holding court until the wee small hours at the bar of the historic Midland Hotel. Join us for a drink (or ten!) and share the mutual love of widescreen epics.
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- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Obama as Atticus Finch is the defender of the American mainstream | Tom Shone
8 April 2012 6:17 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The president's endorsement of To Kill a Mockingbird combines his message on race with a nostalgia for small town values
Which of these three events, all from the last week, most clearly signalled that the Us election is underway?
a) Mitt Romney's decision, on Tuesday, to pool resources with the Rnc.
b) Obama's decision to call out his rival by name for the first time when addressing the Newspaper Association of America on Tuesday.
c) The president's brief televised introduction of the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird on the USA Network channel on Saturday night.
The answer, as any seasoned politico will tell you, is the third event. The first is just economics and the second is forgotten within a news cycle. But no election is complete without movie endorsements. The election of 2008, in the end, boiled down to a battle of the Brandos: on the one hand, Marlon Brando »
- Tom Shone
Blu-ray Review: ‘Spellbound’
4 April 2012 10:51 PM, PDT | Destroy the Brain | See recent Destroy the Brain news »
Spellbound is the second Alfred Hitchcock film we are looking at this week. MGM has released three of the director’s acclaimed films on Blu-ray. Spellbound is a slight departure from 1941′s Rebecca - the previous film we just looked at – even though they share many similarities as well. Aside from existing as early examples of the talented director’s career, both films focus on an out of the ordinary relationship between two seemingly normal individuals. In both cases you deal with characters whose mental state is being torn apart due to memories of their past. It’s an interesting comparison though I feel Spellbound explores this idea in more intriguing ways. Obviously in much more direct ways as well. Hitchcock’s foray into psychoanalysis is a complex film that needs to really be studied to fully appreciate its intricacies. Join me as we take a look into its mind. »
- Michael Haffner
5 Things You Didn't Know About Titanic
4 April 2012 3:45 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Before Peeta and Katniss broke box-office records, before Edward and Bella set tween hearts swooning, there was Jack and Rose. Fifteen years ago, the youthful star-crossed lovers in 1997's Titanic - played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet - helped propel James Cameron's epic blockbuster into box-office history. The film earned $1.8 billion worldwide and scored 11 Oscars. Now Titanic is sailing back into theaters on April 4, this time in 3D. To mark the re-release, which is taking place along with the 100th anniversary of the real sea disaster, People spoke with Winslet and Cameron about their memories of the film »
- Michelle Tauber
Obama To Introduce Newly-restored Mockingbird
4 April 2012 2:56 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
U.S. President Barack Obama will introduce a newly-restored version of the 1962 movie adaptation of Harper Lee's courtroom drama To Kill A Mockingbird when it airs on America's USA Network this weekend.
The film, starring Gregory Peck, has been digitally remastered and restored by Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, and author Lee can't wait to see it.
She says, "I'm deeply honoured that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird by introducing it to a national audience. I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I'm proud to know that Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch lives on." »
The Academy Reveals Gentleman’S Agreement
4 April 2012 2:41 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as part of its “Monday Nights with Oscar®,” series will celebrate the 65th anniversary of “Gentleman.s Agreement” with a screening on Monday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The event will feature special guest Celeste Holm, who earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her first dramatic screen role.
“Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947) is the story of a journalist who adopts a Jewish identity to expose anti-Semitism in post-World War II America. The film, which was both a critical and commercial success, earned eight Academy Award® nominations and won three Oscars®, including Best Director for Elia Kazan and Best Picture.
20th Century-Fox executive Darryl F. Zanuck personally produced the film and hired famed playwright Moss Hart to adapt Laura Z. Hobson’s controversial novel. Gregory Peck stars as the crusading journalist and »
- Michelle McCue
Obama Pays Homage To Classic Film
4 April 2012 1:17 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird, President Barack Obama is expected to conduct a special introduction to commemorate the motion picture's national broadcast.
This Saturday (April 7) USA Network, in conjunction with the American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures will air the digitally re-mastered and fully restored film to a national audience. Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the special airing will mark the first broadcast of the newly enhanced version.
“I’m deeply honored that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by introducing it to a national audience,” Harper Lee said in a press release. “I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I'm proud to know that Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch lives on - in a world that needs him now more than ever. »
- Brennan Williams
American Film Institute Returns To The White House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of To Kill A Mockingbird
4 April 2012 12:55 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The American Film Institute, in conjunction with USANetwork and Universal Pictures, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird at the White House on Thursday, April 5 and with the nation on Saturday, April 7. AFI was created in the White House Rose Garden in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson set a national mandate to “bring together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators and young men and women who wish to pursue the art form as their life’s work.”
President Obama will introduce the film at a special screening in the White House Family Theater with an audience that includes children from DC area schools as well as Mary Badham, who portrayed Scout in the film; Gregory Peck’s family, including wife Veronique; and AFI Trustees Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of Sony Corporation, Ron Meyer, President and COO of Universal Studios and Bob Gazzale, AFI President and CEO. »
- Michelle McCue
Obama Pays Homage To Classic Film
4 April 2012 12:42 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird, President Barack Obama is expected to conduct a special introduction to commemorate the motion picture's national broadcast.
This Saturday (April 7) USA Network, in conjunction with the American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures will air the digitally re-mastered and fully restored film to a national audience. Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the special airing will mark the first broadcast of the newly enhanced version.
“I’m deeply honored that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by introducing it to a national audience,” Harper Lee said in a press release. “I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I'm proud to know that Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch lives on - in a world that needs him now more than ever. »
- Brennan Williams
President Obama to Introduce Screening of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at White House
4 April 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
President Obama will introduce a screening of To Kill a Mockingbird, marking the movie's 50th anniversary, at the White House Family Theater on Thursday. Children from Washington, D.C. area schools have been invited to attend. Also on hand will be Mary Badham, who portrays Scout in the film; Veronique Peck, whose late husband Gregory Peck starred in the film as attorney Atticus Finch; Howard Stringer, chairman of the AFI board of trustees; Ron Meyer, president and COO of Universal Studios; and Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO; and Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education. Obama also will
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- Gregg Kilday
President Obama to Screen 'To Kill A Mockingbird" at White House, Will Intro Anniversary Screening on USA Updated
4 April 2012 12:19 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
The American Film Institute (AFI), returns to the White House on April 5th for a 50th anniversary screening of 1962 classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" for President Obama. President Lyndon B. Johnson created the AFI in the White House Rose Garden in 1965, when he set a national mandate to "bring together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators and young men and women who wish to pursue the art form as their life's work." President Obama will intro the film at the White House Family Theater with an audience including Washington DC students, actress Mary Badham (Scout) and the family of Gregory Peck (who will celebrate the late star's 96th birthday that day), AFI Trustees Sir Howard Stringer (Chairman of Sony Corporation), Ron Meyer (President and COO of Universal Studios), AFI CEO Bob Gazzale and Arne Duncan (the U.S. Secretary of Education). As announced yesterday, "To Kill A Mockingbird »
- Anne Thompson & Sophia Savage
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