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'Hollywood Treasure' dances with 'The Wizard of Oz's' ruby slippers
22 May 2012 3:00 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Maybe some of that movie storytelling magic is rubbing off, because Syfy's "Hollywood Treasure" launches its new season on Tuesday, May 22, by spotlighting the Holy Grail of Tinseltown collectibles: Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz."
As most "Oz" fans know, there actually is a handful of known pairs of these slippers, including an Arabian-style pair never used in the film that were auctioned off last season as part of Debbie Reynolds' collection. But the footwear that Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, auctions in this new episode is the pair shown when Judy Garland's Dorothy clicks her heels together to go home.
"They arguably are the most important pair, because the pair in the Smithsonian and a pair that were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum were mismatched," Maddalena tells Zap2it. "I've done this 26 years now, and a couple of years ago when my »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Hollywood Treasure: Joe Maddalena Teases Season Two
22 May 2012 8:50 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Hollywood Treasure: Joe Maddalena Teases Season Two
In handling the sales of Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, Elvis' guitar, hand-written lyrics by John Lennon, the archive for Alex Haley's Roots or auctioning Trinity's catsuit from The Matrix, collectibles expert Joe Maddalena is undeniably tied to pop-culture history like no other. Owner and operator of Profiles in History, Joe is the world's preeminent auctioneer-collector of original props, costumes and memorabilia from the entertainment industry as well as the star of Syfy's hit reality series (about his business), Hollywood Treasure, debuting its second season tonight.
Last season viewers traveled with Joe and his crew as they reunited Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke at The Tonight Show, found and sold The Wicked Witch of the West's hat, auctioned the estate of screen legend Debbie Reynolds and inarguably helped extend life for numerous seniors selling »
- Nightfly
Cinema Retro's Jonathan Melville Reports On The Turner Classic Movies Film Festival In Hollywood
18 May 2012 8:50 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
By Jonathan Melville
Is there something about classic movie fans that makes us more obsessive than your average cinemagoer? Does the fact that we often have to search for years for that obscure Western or noir on DVD mean we're more appreciative when we finally see it? Would most of us rather watch a 1960s Bond movie at the multiplex than a modern CGI-fest?
Those are some of the questions I asked myself as I left my home (and DVD collection) in the UK to fly 5,000 miles to the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood over the weekend of 12-15 April 2012. A gathering of thousands of movie aficionados from around the globe, this spin-off from the Us cable TV channel promises attendees that they'll see some of the best films ever made, often in the company of the people who made them, in the way they were meant to be seen. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Blu-ray Review: Katherine Heigl Bombs Again in Unfunny ‘One for the Money’
16 May 2012 6:10 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – With each passing year, Katherine Heigl’s claims about Judd Apatow’s sexism appear increasingly absurd. While Apatow is producing A-grade work from female filmmakers, such as “Bridesmaids” and HBO’s “Girls,” Heigl is portraying shallow ditzes who are susceptible to chauvinistic, overgrown adolescents. “The Ugly Truth,” “Killers,” “Life as We Know It” and “New Years Eve” is not a track record worth bragging about.
Yet the worst crime committed by Heigl’s latest bomb, “One for the Money,” is that it is a complete bore. There isn’t a character or situation that inspires any modicum of interest. Viewers unfamiliar with novelist Janet Evanovich’s beloved heroine Stephanie Plum will fail to see what all the fuss is about. The script crams Evanovich’s hugely popular novels into a run-of-the-mill star vehicle fusing tired sitcom banter with a predictable murder mystery. This is the sort of picture that destroyed Whoopi Goldberg’s career. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exclusive: One for the Money Blu-ray Featurette
14 May 2012 4:50 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
We have an exclusive featurette from the upcoming Lionsgate home video release One for the Money, which debuts on Blu-ray and DVD May 15. Take a look at this excerpt from the special features, which showcases the "Bond Girls."
One For The Money - Exclusive Bond Girls Featurette
A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie (Katherine Heigl) has plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, she turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. The plot twists as Stephanie takes on the company's most notorious bail-jumper - former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli (Jason O'Mara) - the same Joe Morelli who happened to break her heart in high school. Nabbing Joe would be satisfying payback, »
- MovieWeb
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Singin’ in the Rain
14 May 2012 3:37 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 17, 2012
Price: Two-dvd $14.96, Blu-ray $19.98, Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo $84.99
Studio: Warner Home Video
Singin’ in the Rain didn’t win an Academy Award back when it was first released in theaters in 1952, but it still became one of the most loved musicals of all time. It’s the American Film Institute’s No. 1 Movie Musical. We’re glad to see the film get its Blu-ray debut for its 60th birthday. A gift for fans indeed.
The movie’s story is reminiscent of the 2012 Best Picture winner The Artist. Set in 1927 Hollywood, Singin’ in the Rain stars Gene Kelly (Cover Girl) as Don Lockwood, a silent movie star with Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen, The Shaggy Dog). When the talkies are introduced and Don and Lina’s film is changed into a musical, Don’s voice is perfect for the new medium, but Lina gets left behind. »
- Sam
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
Veteran actors take a dig at current Hollywood fare - Realbollywood.com News
28 April 2012 7:12 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Washington, Apr 28: Veteran actress Debbie Reynolds has said that the standard of Hollywood movies has gone down as compared to older generation movies.
"I wish they would clean up some of the movies, make them a little more wholesome," Reynolds told FOX411's Pop Tarts.
"I think the American public wants that, so we should give it to them," she said.
Linda Gray, best known for her role as the Sue Ellen Ewing in the prime time soap 'Dallas', said that today's scripts often don't develop characters and their relationships very well.
"We. »
- Shiva Prakash
Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980
26 April 2012 11:49 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Los Angeles Filmforum continues its film series "Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980" with The Alternative Projections Marathon on May 18. As per the Filmforum press release, "for the penultimate experience, we celebrate with an incredible range of films and videos that we haven’t squeezed into other screenings, with frequent breaks for socializing!" Among the screening films are those by Pat O’Neill, Louis Hock, Chick Strand, Susan Mogul, Roberta Friedman and Grahame Weinbren, Gary Beydler, Michael Scroggins, Beth Block, William Hale, Amy Halpern, Morgan Fisher, Diana Wilson, Curtis Harrington (photo), and others. Among those, the best-known filmmaker is Curtis Harrington, among whose credits are more mainstream fare such as Games (1967), with Simone Signoret, James Caan, and Katharine Ross; What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), with Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters; a couple of Charlie’s Angels episodes; and several episodes from Dynasty. Harrington died in May 2007. The »
- Andre Soares
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.
Here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Curio: Hollywood's Garage Sale
17 April 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Alexa here. The 2012 Hollywood Legends Auction, held recently by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, made some news because it included the first sale of Whitney Houston's belongings since her passing. I recently perused the catalog and was interested to see many items from Rue McClanahan's estate (Golden Girls caftans!) and artifacts from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's life together (including some patio furniture). There were hundreds of interesting film curios, including costumes, original artwork and odd, lifelike mannequins. Also fascinating was how much many of the items went for. Why did Debbie Reynolds' Singin' in the Rain Costume fetch $10,000 more than Natalie Wood's Gypsy ensemble? Who knows. Here is a small selection of the hundreds. You can flip through the catalog here.
Orson Welles self portrait, sold for $8,960.
Eyes Wide Shut mannequins, sold for $1,408.
Cabaret, Cleopatra, Gypsy and more after the jump »
- Alexa
Wamg At The 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival
16 April 2012 2:08 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
There’s truly no place quite like Hollywood. For the third straight year, the TCM Classic Film Festival was staged in the historic center of the world’s film industry. The event once again united a great community of film fans. The 2012 event celebrated style in the movies, from fashion to architecture and everything in between and lined up great films, terrific guests and many special events.
There were so many classic films to choose from over the 4-day festival, it was nearly impossible to decide what to see! Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend.
Auntie Mame (1958) .
Fantastically restored, and screened at the legendary Egyptian Theater, this Rosalind Russell classic was easily a fan fave at the festival. Even at 9am on a Saturday morning, the house was packed. The screening was hosted by two-time Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Scholar Cari Beauchamp, »
- Melissa Thompson
Novak Has Bipolar Disorder
15 April 2012 4:11 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran actress Kim Novak has revealed she suffers from bipolar disorder.
The Vertigo star confessed to having the manic-depressive mood disorder as she gave a speech at the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival in Hollywood on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
She told the crowd, "I'm bipolar... but there's medicine you can take for this now. I was not diagnosed until much later. I go through more of the depression than the mania part."
The 79 year old also opened up about her bittersweet decision to give up her career in her 1960s heyday, admitting she still has regrets about bowing out of the industry to take up painting.
She added, "I don't think I was ever cut out to have a Hollywood life. Did I do the right thing, leaving? Did I walk out when I shouldn't have? That's when I get sad."
The actress plans to hold an exhibition of her artwork for the first time next year and donate a portion of the proceeds to mental heath organisations.
Novak was in town to cement her hand and footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Saturday. Actresses Debbie Reynolds and Connie Stevens attended the ceremony to show their support. »
TCM Classic Film Festival 2012
14 April 2012 3:22 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
"Style in the Movies" is the central theme of this year's TCM Classic Film Festival, opening tonight in Los Angeles with the world premiere of the new restoration of Cabaret (1972) and running through the weekend. For the AP, Lynn Elber calls up Liza Minnelli, who'll be there with Joel Grey and, if he can make it, Michael York: "Minnelli, whose turn as cabaret singer Sally Bowles captured a best actress Academy Award and cemented her young stardom, said making Cabaret was a joyful 'secret,' filmed in Munich and far away from meddling Los Angeles studio bosses. Director Bob Fosse 'got away with murder. We all did,' Minnelli said… 'We'd take chances, and the studio would send notes like, "Too cloudy. It will break up on drive-in (screens)." Fosse would read that out loud, tear it up and throw it over his shoulder — in front of the whole cast and crew. »
Penelope Andrew: TCM Fest 2012:Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Robert Wagner, Debbie Reynolds Walk Red Carpet
12 April 2012 1:15 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
The Fountainhead with Patricia Neal and Gary Cooper Photo: Courtesy of TCM
Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Robert Wagner, Tippi Hedren and Debbie Reynolds in person. Black Narcissus, Vertigo, Cabaret, and The Fountainhead projected on gigantic screens at Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian Theatres. Could any classic film fan wish for more? You could. And, at this year's annual TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place from April 12th through the 15th, you'd get more: Kirk Douglas, Stanley Donen, Angie Dickenson, Norman Lloyd, Rhonda Fleming, and Norman Jewison appearing at special events and screenings of Two for the Road, Chinatown, Casablanca, The Longest Day, and The Thomas Crown Affair. But before going on about this year's festival, a look back is essential.
Chinatown's Faye Dunaway and Jack NicholsonPhoto: Courtesy of TCM
TCM 2010 & 2011
TCM's 2010 festival featured an opening night restoration of George Cukor's A Star Is Born (1954) starring Judy Garland and »
- Penelope Andrew
Reynolds: 'The Artist Borrowed From Singin' In The Rain'
12 April 2012 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds is convinced The Artist borrowed heavily from her hit movie Singin' In The Rain but failed to live up to the 1952 film's high standards.
The black and white silent movie ruled the 2012 Academy Awards in February, winning five trophies including Best Picture and Best Actor for its lead Jean Dujardin.
The movie was based around a silent movie star who fell on hard times after the introduction of sound and drew comparisons to the story of Singin' In The Rain, which featured Gene Kelly in a very similar role.
Reynolds, who starred alongside Kelly and Donald O'Connor in the popular musical, has now spoken out about the similarities between the two pictures, insisting she enjoyed The Artist but felt it failed to shine in the same way as Singin' In The Rain.
She tells the New York Post, "I thought The Artist was a very good film, with talented personalities. But while they took the basic premise of Singin' in the Rain, it's not in colour, and it doesn't have Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. And its musical numbers aren't as good...
"When we made the picture, nobody had the slightest idea that it would someday be listed among the greatest films of all time. We just thought it was a big, splashy MGM musical."
Unlike The Artist, Singin' In The Rain failed to win a single Oscar, but it was named fifth in the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. »
Allan Arkush on Postcards From The Edge
10 April 2012 10:15 PM, PDT | Trailers from Hell | See recent Trailers from Hell news »
Carrie Fisher’s witty 1987 roman-a-clef about her Hollywood upbringing is brought to the screen in somewhat restructured form by director Mike Nichols in one of his most underrated works. Nichols stages the story of a troubled actress and her diva mother with impeccable comic timing and understated emotion. Fisher’s mom Debbie Reynolds was ready to play the mother but Nichols opted for Shirley MacLaine.
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- Danny
TCM Film Festival, Hollywood, April 12-15
2 April 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
TCM host Robert Osborne.
It's that time of year: the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival is about to take over Hollywood for four great days: April 12-15. An incredible number of classic movies will be screened, with TCM host Robert Osborne interviewing legendary actors and filmmmakers. It's a non-stop retro movie lover's dream and nobody does it better than TCM. Among the guests expected this year: Kirk Douglas, Stanley Donen, Eunice Gayson (the first James Bond girl), Rhonda Fleming, Angie Dickinson, John Landis, Norman Jewison, Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Towne, Rhonda Fleming, Mel Brooks, John Carpenter and many, many more. There are different levels of festival membership, so click here for info.
Film critic Jonathan Melville will be covering the festival for Cinema Retro, so look for his updates.
Click here to read Cinema Retro's 2008 exclusive interview with Robert Osborne.
While in Hollywood, make sure you »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Meryl Streep Has Lost the Oscar 14 Times
1 April 2012 11:48 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Colin Firth, Meryl Streep Colin Firth tells Meryl Streep he should have been cast as Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, for he's British and Streep is not. Streep responds by telling him she can play any nationality, including Italian. As proof, she incarnates Anna Magnani in Bellissima. Well, something like that went on backstage at the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony. (Photo: Bryan Crowe / ©A.M.P.A.S.) Meryl Streep's Best Actress Oscar for The Iron Lady was her third. Streep's previous two Oscars were as Best Supporting Actress for Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), featuring Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry; and as Best Actress for Alan J. Pakula's Sophie's Choice (1982), with Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. Only three other performers have won three Academy Awards: Walter Brennan as Best Supporting Actor for Howard Hawks and William Wyler's Come and Get It »
- Andre Soares
AfterElton Briefs: "Smash" Does Rihanna, Adam and Queen Bite The Dust, and Which Celine Song Makes Kate Winslet Puke?
30 March 2012 12:07 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Sadly, no wigs and only a few of the ugliest dresses were spared in the "Disco Inferno Night" blaze of 2012."
Thanks to Morgan for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Matt Lanter (above) is 29, Sam Huntington is 30, Warren Beatty is 75, Tracy Chapman is 48, Eric Clapton is 67, Richard Chamberlain is 78, Barney Frank is 72, Christopher Walken is 69, Ewan McGregor is 41, Debbie Reynolds is 80, Rachel Maddow is 39, and Celine Dion is 44. What are your fave Celine songs? Here are mine: 5."Misled." 4. "It's All Coming Back To Me," 3. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now," 2. "If You Asked Me To," 1. "Nothing Broken But My Heart"
Speaking of Celine, Kate Winslet »
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