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*Carmen Miranda............. "The Brazilian Bombshell".*
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Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse - from singin' in the rain
Awwwwwwwwwww HEAVEN!!!
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Just heard about this on Cnn News....WOW! We have lost lots of legends this year!!
On Sunday we lost Stan Winston, now Cyd!
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Best Films:
Singin' in the Rain
The Harvey Girls
Ziegfeld Follies
Silk Stockings
Brigadoon
It's Always Fair Weather
Twilight for the Gods
No where does it state that Cyd Charisse was in the notorious unfinished film "Something's Got to Give" which paired her W./Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin!
Say hello to Gene Cyd!
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Tuesday June 17, 2008
*Movie dancer Cyd Charisse ? whose elegant legwork wooed Fred Astaire in such classic '50s musicals as The Bandwagon and Silk Stockings and Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon ? died early Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack, says her rep. She was 86.*
*The resident MGM ballet dancer at the height of Hollywood's golden era of musicals had danced in the Ballet Russes before landing at the studio ? though for all the glamour she exuded, Charisse, who was adored by her coworkers, was often referred to by her real name, Tula Finklea, from Amarillo Texas.*
*Kelly, an ardent fan of his beautiful brunette costar, would often lament that MGM didn't really know what to do with her, and once the studio system collapsed, Charisse made only the occasional appearance, often on TV or in nightclubs with her husband since 1948, singer Tony Martin. (Her first husband, from 1939-47, was the dancer Nico Charisse.)*
*Martin, who earlier this year ? at age 95 ? performed a well-received live performance at Feinstein's cabaret in New York, survives her.*
Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in the ?Broadway Melody? dance sequence from the musical film "Singin' in the Rain" (1952).
? Stephen M. Silverman
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"The Young Savages" Will be on Encore Mystery,
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 05:30am Arizona (PT) Time!
"The Young Savages" (1961)
Directed by John Frankenheimer
A district lawyer investigates the racially charged case of two Italian teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
The film starred Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill and Edward Andrews and was the first film of actor Telly Savalas who played a police officer.
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Normally I don't respond to pettiness..but when I post in Horror it's about Horror!
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RIP!! Thanks for the memories!!!
Best Work:
The Monster Squad
Aliens
The Terminator
The Thing
Batman Returns
Big Fish
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Wrong Turn
Iron Man
Lake Placid
Among sooo many more!
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Eliot Asinof (1919-2008) - Writer - Author of the book "8 Men Out," which was made into the John Sayles film "Eight Men Out", and the novel "Ten Second Jailbreak" which became the 1975 Charles Bronson film Breakout. He also appears in "Eight Men Out" and Sayles' "Sunshine State". He died of complications of pneumonia June 10, in Hudson, New York. (NY Times)
Tim Russert (1950-2008) - News Commentator - Appears as himself in the documentaries Fahrenheit 9/11, Why We Fight, The Hunting of the President and Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State. He died of a heart attack June 13, in Washington, D.C. (Washington Post)
Keith Best (1922/1923-2008) - Engineer - Built the titular bridge of "The Bridge on the River Kwai". He died of cancer June 1, in York, England. (The Press) .
Arthur Bloom (1920-2008) - Sound Technician - Sound recordist for Fame, Wall Street, Sophie's Choice, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The World According to Garp, Married to the Mob, One Trick Pony and the music documentary Festival. He was also a boom operator for The Warriors, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starting Over,The Prisoner of Second Avenue and The Boys in the Band. He died June 10. (Entertainment Insiders)
Gerard Wilson (c.1915-2008) - Editor - Edited Charles Vidor's adaptation of "A Farewell to Arms", as well as the Ed Wood-scripted "The Violent Years" and the 1974 horror flick "The House on Skull Mountain". He is also credited as a staff executive for William DIeterle's: "Portrait of Jennie". He died June 3 in Kihei, Hawai. (The Maui News)
Stan Winston (1946-2008) - Makeup Artist; Visual Effects Technician - Won Oscars for his work on: "Aliens", "Jurassic Park" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", for which he won two statues, one for effects and one for makeup. He was also nominated for his makeup work on Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands and Heartbeeps and for his visual effects work on: "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", "AI: Artificial Intelligence" and "Predator".
Lu Yanqing (c. 1985-2008) - Stuntman
Algis Budrys (1934-2008) - Writer - Author of the novels "Master of the Hounds," which became the 1972 film "To Kill a Clown", starring Alan Alda and Blythe Danner, and "Who?," which was made into a 1973 film of the same name (also known as Robo Man), starring Elliott Gould. He died of metastatic malignant melanoma June 9, in Evanston, Illinois
Ted Manson (1926-2008) - Actor - Played Will Ferrell's character's father-in-law in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby". He also appears in "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Paris Trout", "Deja Vu", "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", "Sweet Home Alabama", Elizabethtown, Runaway Jury and the upcoming "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". He died of lung cancer June 1, in Atlanta.
*Haruo Miz*uno (1931-2008) - Writer, Director, Actor, Film Critic - Former host of Nippon Television's Friday Roadshow movie broadcasts between 1972 and 1997. He switched from criticism to filmmaking and wrote, directed, produced and acted in a number of the Siberian Express series of Japanese mystery films. He also acted in the Diane Lane movie Rakuy? (The Setting Sun) and appears as himself in Tetsuya Nakashima's Kamikaze Girls. He died of liver failure June 10, in Tokyo.
Dolores Neuman (c.1942-2008) - Photographer, Film Promoter - Known for promoting independent filmmakers, distributors and cinemas and for co-founding the Jewish Film Festival. Also, her photography can be seen in the Oscar-winning documentary: "The Times of Harvey Milk", for which she's credited as a consultant, and the 1978 feature "Northern Lights". She died of kidney cancer June 5, in Washington, D.C. (Washington Post)
Bill Reichenbach (1949-2008) - Jazz Trombonist, Composer - Music orchestrator for: "The Notebook", "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium", The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel. He also played on the scores for: "Inside Man", "The Notebook", "I Heart Huckabees" and The Last Word and composed original music for Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. He died May 16 in Los Angeles. (Washington Post)
Jean Desailly (1920-2008) - Actor - Star of Truffaut's "The Soft Skin". He also appears in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Doulos and Un Flic, Ren? Clair's The Grand Maneuver, Georges Lautner's Le Professionnel, Joseph Losey's The Assassination of Trotsky and Philippe Labro's The Exterminator (aka The Inheritor). He died June 11 in Paris. (The Canadian Press)
Esbjorn Svensson (1964-2009) - Jazz Pianist, Composer - Scored Marina de Van's In My Skin (Dans ma peau) and the Lukas Moodysson-scripted TV film The New Country (Nya landet, Det). He died in a scuba diving accident June 14, in Stockholm. (Reuters)
Curtis J. Wehr (1932-2008) - Cinematographer - Shot the 1989 Richard Dreyfuss movie: "Let it Ride" and was a gaffer on "Secret Admirer". He died June 5 in Simi Valley, California. (Ventura County Star)
Thanks,
Cinematical
By Christopher Campbell
Jun 16th, 2008
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Two of director Timur Bekmambetov's visionary films will get the 1080p treatment this September 2008. "Night Watch" and "Day Watch" will be released on Blu-Ray on September 9, 2008!
The films star Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina and Vladimir Menshov.
Night Watch
Set in contemporary Moscow, Night Watch revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. As night falls, the dark forces battle the super-human "Others" of the Night Watch, whose mission is to patrol and protect. But there is constant fear that an ancient prophecy will come true: that a powerful "Other" will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and tip the balance plunging the world into a renewed war between the dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic. Night Watch is the first installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko entitled Night Watch, Day Watch and Dusk Watch.
Special Features
- Commentary with Director Timur Bekmambetov
- Subtitled Commentary by Novelist Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Roof (Extended Ending)
- Making of Night Watch
- Characters, Story and Subtitles
- Night Watch Trilogy
- D-Box
- 7 Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Scenes Commentary with Director Timur Bekmambetov
- Still Galleries:
- Comic Book Gallery
- Poster Gallery
- Trailer Gallery
Day Watch
A dazzling mix of state-of-the-art visual effects, amazing action sequences, and nail-biting horror set in contemporary Moscow, Day Watch revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. This ancient war between the forces of Light and Darkness is reaching a tragic outcome. Each side has gained a powerful Great Other, who are headed for a clash, and Anton Gorodetsky is once again caught up in the midst of this conflict. On one side is Anton's son, Egor, who has joined the ranks of the Dark Others, while Anton's love interest Svetlana is the hope of the Light. But that's just the beginning of his troubles: Anton is on the run after having been accused of murder. Things are getting worse, and only the ancient Chalk of Fate can save the day. The problem is the magical Chalk was lost hundreds of years ago...
Special Features
- Forced Trailer: BD Trailer
- Commentary with Director Timur Bekmambetov
- The Making of Day Watch
- Trailer Gallery
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Special-effects wizard Stan Winston, who won Oscars for his work in: "Aliens", "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "Jurassic Park", died Sunday at his home in Malibu, California. He was 62.
Most recently, Stan Winston Studio devised the suits featured in Iron Man. The movie's director, Jon Favreau, said Winston brought a "childlike enthusiasm" to his craft.
"He was the king of integrating practical effects with CGI, never losing his relevance in an ever-changing industry," Favreau said in a statement. "I am proud to have worked with him and we were looking forward to future collaborations. I knew that he was struggling, but I had no idea that he would be gone so soon. Hollywood has lost a shining star."
In the wake of Winston's death following a seven-year battle against multiple myeloma cancer, Aliens producer Anne Hurd told Variety: "Stan Winston never looked at anything as a problem. It was always an opportunity. I never saw him defeatist, regardless of what may have happened. And he had an incredible childlike passion for films and for makeup effects and animatronics."
Winston won the visual effects Oscar in 1986 for Aliens, then bagged back-to-back wins for 1992's Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the 1993 dinosaur epic Jurassic Park. He also won an Oscar for makeup work in 1992's Batman Returns, and was nominated many other times.
Steven Spielberg, who relied on Winston to craft creatures that would mesh seamlessly with digitally generated effects in Jurassic Park and Artificial Intelligence: AI, praised the effects guru.
"I rode his cutting edge from teddy bears to aliens to dinosaurs," Spielberg said in a statement. "My world would not have been the same without Stan. What I will miss most is his easy laugh every time he said to me, 'Nothing is impossible.'"
Dennis Muren, who supervised the digital effects on Jurassic Park, said: "Stan's creatures would work with the actors and when you put the two together the audience was confused, and sometimes we were too, about who had done what. But Stan always said it shouldn't be all one or all the other, it should be a combination of the two."
Winston is survived by a son, daughter, brother, four grandchildren and his wife Karen.
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Jun 16 2008
_*Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62.*_
Winston died at his Malibu home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio.
"Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family," a spokeswoman said.
Winston won four visual effects Oscars and earned multiple nominations. His first Oscar was for James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986). Winston later won two Oscars for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1992) (visual effects and makeup) and 1993's "Jurassic Park." (See Stan Winston's Creature Features, by LAT's Patrick Kevin Day.)
Phil Tippett, who shared a visual effects Oscar with Winston on "Jurassic Park," noted that Winston was one of the best in the business.
"Stan contributed to some of the greatest -- fantastic movie characters in motion picture history," Tippett said. "His loss is a great one and he will be missed."
Producer Gale Ann Hurd, whose latest blockbuster "The Incredible Hulk" opened this weekend, wrote in an email to the Los Angeles Times:
I was first introduced to Stan in the early 1980s by his mentor, the great make-up artist, Dick Smith. Jim Cameron and I had initially approached Dick to create the Terminator. Dick wanted us to meet Stan Winston, his prot?g?, and convinced us that he was doing us a favor by turning us down. Dick was right. Stan?s unique ability was to bring unique, non-human characters to life, so that the audience accepted them as living, breathing beings. Stan was also, simply put, the nicest man in the business. Not only was he a legend, redefining character make-up and armatures, but Stan?s joie de vivre made collaborating with him an absolute pleasure. I will miss him more than I can say. My heartfelt sympathy to his loving family, Karen, Matt and Debbie.
In lieu of flowers, Winston's family is requesting that donations be made to his charities of choice.
_*STAN WINSTON STUDIO RELEASE:*_
Academy Award-winning makeup, creature and visual effects artist Stan Winston died Sunday at his home in Malibu, California, after a prolonged illness. He was 62.
In a career that spanned four decades, Winston worked extensively in television and motion pictures, producing innovative work that was often honored for its artistic and technical achievement. In the early years of his career, during which he worked primarily in television, Winston earned five Emmy nominations from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, winning for Gargoyles and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Winston won his first Academy Award nomination in 1981 for Heartbeeps, and received another nine nominations ? in both makeup and visual effects categories ? over the next 20 years. He won a total of four Oscars for Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the groundbreaking Jurassic Park for which he created full-scale animatronic dinosaurs.
Winston received his star on Hollywood ?s Walk of Fame in 2001.
Current releases from Stan Winston Studio include summer hits IRON MAN and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.
Upcoming projects include SHUTTER ISLAND, TERMINATOR 4, G.I. JOE, and James Cameron?s AVATAR. Winston was both collaborator and friend to giants in the film community.
[Winston Studio plans to later release quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Tim Burton, et cetera.]
Winston was born April 7, 1946 in Arlington, Virginia. As a child, he enjoyed drawing, puppetry and classic horror films. He continued to pursue his interest in art and performance as a student at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, graduating from the institution?s Fine Arts and Drama programs in 1968. He headed West after graduation with dreams of becoming an actor, but found his true calling as a makeup artist and creator of characters ? a career that enabled him to merge his sensibilities as an artist and performer.
After completing a three-year makeup apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Studios in 1972, Winston established Stan Winston Studio in the garage of the small house in Northridge he shared with his wife, Karen, and his young son, Matthew and daughter Debbie. The studio changed locations and grew in size, personnel and stature as his career advanced with work in high-profile films such as The Terminator, Predator, Edward Scissorhands, Interview with the Vampire, Lost World, Batman Returns, and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.
Stan Winston Studio contributed characters and effects to more than 75 feature films, several music videos, and countless commercial spots. In 1988, Winston directed his first feature film, Pumpkinhead, a cult favorite. Winston also produced a series of horror films for HBO, as well as a number of genre feature films, and created a line of high-end toys based on some of his studio?s iconic characters
Throughout his career, Winston was a tireless advocate for the makeup and creature effects community. He campaigned for the creation of a makeup effects category for the Academy Awards, and he is credited with securing greater recognition overall for makeup and creature effects artists.
At the time of his death, Winston was in the process of morphing his physical makeup and effects studio into the new ?Winston Effects Group? with the team of senior effects supervisors heading up the new company. Managing the new company as partners and owners are veteran effects supervisors John Rosengrant, Shane Mahan, Alan Scott and Lindsay Macgowan.
In addition to his professional achievements, Winston was a gifted artist who particularly enjoyed sculpting fine art pieces; however, he rejected the notion that there was a significant difference between ?fine? art and the ?commercial? art for which his studio was famous.
?For Stan, the measure of his work was never in the techniques and technology employed and pioneered at his studio,? said Don Shay, publisher of Cinefex Magazine and a key chronicler of Winston?s career.
?He was a ?character creator,? as he liked to be called, and artistry was his only benchmark. Stan Winston will always be remembered as the man who transformed Arnold Schwarzenegger into the Terminator and who built a full-size robotic T-rex for Jurassic Park. But he was more than the sum of his greatest achievements. He was a devoted family man, a beloved patriarch to his stable of artists, and a master artist and sculptor in his own right.?
Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family Sunday evening. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his wife, Karen, son Matt, daughter Debbie, daughter-in-law Amy, son-in-law Erich, 4 beautiful grandchildren Rowan, Wyatt, Georgia, and Pheona, and brother Ronnie Winston.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to the following charitable organizations:
Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research
9201 W. Sunset Blvd. Ste 300
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Free Arts for Abused Children
12095 W. Washington Blvd. #104
Los Angeles, CA 90066
United States Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th Street
NY, NY 10016
_*Academy Awards:*_
1982: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: Heartbeeps
1987: Won Oscar For Best Visual Effects: Aliens
1988: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: Predator
1991: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: Edward Scissorhands
1992: Won 2 Oscars - Best Visual Effects & Best Makeup: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1993: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: Batman Returns
1994: Won Oscar For Best Visual Effects: Jurassic Park
1998: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
2002: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: A.I.
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*Carmen Miranda*, (February 9, 1909 ? August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, GCIH) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. She was nicknamed Carmen by her father, because of his love of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Carmen's legacy was instrumental in popularising samba.
_*FAST FACTS:*_
Birth Name: Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha
Name Change: Carmen Miranda
Nickname: "The Brazilian Bombshell," "Pequena Notavel" ("Little Prodigy")
Birth date: February 9, 1909
Place of birth: Marco de Canavezes, Portugal
Death date: August 5, 1955
Place of death: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Burial location: Sao Joao Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Carmen Miranda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard, & the intersection of Hollywood Bl. and Orange Drive, was named Carmen Miranda Square.
For some strange reason ..I love Carmen Miranda...Sooo here is my fan page for her!
"The Gang's All Here"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8lEaLxJwqg&feature=related
This makes me laugh!
*Carmen Miranda was the first South American artist with hands, feet and signature in the Hall of Fame (Grauman's Chinese Theatre Forecourt).*
Best Carmen Miranda Films:
Week-End in Havana
Greenwich Village
Springtime in the Rockies
Copacabana
Scared Stiff
That Night in Rio
Down Argentine Way
Nancy Goes to Rio
http://www.carmenmiranda.com.br/home.php
CarmenMiranda.com, includes biography, career highlights, fast facts, photos and quotes.
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Washington, DC
The National Theatre on Pennsylvania Avenue's All About Bette film festival will show
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane on August 11, 2008 at 6:30pm.
Tickets are free and available a half-hour from show time on a first come, first served basis.
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Jack Albertson was an American award-winning character actor dating to vaudeville. A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his role as Grandpa Joe in the 1971 version of "_Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"._ & _"The Poseidon Adventure_"!
Thanks for the Memories!
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Don't forget..."Sword in the Stone" 45th Anniversary Edition on DVD June 17, 2008!
Special Features:
- All-New Merlin's Magical Academy Game - In this all new game Merlin tests viewers' knowledge ofthe world as they are transformed into a fish, a squirrel and an owl-just like Wart in the movie.
- Knight for a Day - Goofy stands in for his master at a joust in this medieval themed short film.
- Brave Little Tailor - When Mickey tells a white lie about his fighting prowess, he ends up facing down a rampaging giant.
- Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - A profile of the musical geniuses behind The Sword in the
Stone and so many other Disney hits. Includes the deleted song, "The Magic Key."
- The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook - An exclusive behind-the-scenes interactive program featuring still-frame galleries and film facts.
- Disney Song Selection
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_*"The Cotton Club"*_ directed by Francis Ford Coppola, will shown on Encore Mystery ...
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 @ 11:30am Arizona (PT) Time ..& again
Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 01:15am Arizona (PT) Time!
The movie was co-written (with William Kennedy) and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines. Other notable actors that appeared included Nicolas Cage, Bob Hoskins, Laurence Fishburne, Fred Gwynne, Maurice Hines, James Remar and Gwen Verdon as Tish Dwyer.
*The film was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and the Oscar for best Film Editing.*
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A little late.....I covered it!
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*!!HAPPY BRITHDAY DOROTHY MCGUIRE!!*
Ms. McGuire was was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1947 for "Gentleman's Agreement" and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd.
*Thanks for the Memories!!*
My Favorite Films:
The Spiral Staircase
Gentleman's Agreement
The Enchanted Cottage
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Greatest Story Ever Told
A Summer Place
Swiss Family Robinson
Summer Magic
Old Yeller
Three Coins in the Fountain
Gregory Peck and co-star Dorothy McGuire appear in a scene from the 1947 Academy Award winning film 'Gentleman's Agreement'!
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Ah, Arizona!
The devil wanted a place on earth
Sort of a summer home
A place to spend his vacation
Whenever he wanted to roam.
So he picked out Arizona
A place both wretched and rough
Where the climate was to his liking
And the cowboys hardened and tough.
He dried up the streams in the canyons
And ordered no rain to fall
He dried up the lakes in the valleys
Then baked and scorched it all.
Then over his barren country
He transplanted shrubs from hell.
The cactus, thistle and prickly pear
The climate suited them well.
Now the home was much to his liking
But animal life, he had none.
So he created crawling creatures
That all mankind would shun.
First he made the rattlesnake
With it's forked poisonous tongue.
Taught it to strike and rattle
And how to swallow it's young.
Then he made scorpions and lizards
And the ugly old horned toad.
He placed spiders of every description
Under rocks by the side of the road.
Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter,
Hotter and hotter still.
Until even the cactus wilted
And the old horned lizard took ill.
Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom
As any creator would
He chuckled a little up his sleeve
And admitted that it was good.
Twas summer now and Satan lay
By a prickly pear to rest.
The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow
So he took off his coat and vest.
"By Golly, " he finally panted,
"I did my job too well,
I'm going back to where I came from,
Arizona is hotter than Hell. "
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 4:30am Arizona (PT) Time:
Autumn Leaves
W./Joan Crawford & Cliff Robertson!
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This the weather in Arizona all this week!
99?F | 65?F Sat
101?F | 70?F Sun
103?F | 70?F Mon
101?F | 68? Tues
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Warren Beatty's Best Films...(The one's I enjoyed!)...
Splendor in the Grass
$ (also known as "Dollars")
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (also writer)
Bonnie and Clyde
Shampoo
Heaven Can Wait (also director, producer, and writer)
Dick Tracy (also producer and director)
Bugsy
Kaleidoscope
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I have only 1 film on my list of films that I would love to see....& that film si the Out-Of-Print..
long lost Joan Crawford film _*Letty Lynton*_ from MGM in 1932!
Based on the 1931 novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, which was based on the actual story of a Scottish girl named Madeleine Smith who attempted to poison her lover. Here, Joan Crawford stars as Letty, a socialite who has a vacation debauche with a South American (Nils Asther) who then returns to New York City to stalk her. Robert Montgomery co-stars as her new love interest.
But alas..it will never ever see the light of day..
Letty is not widely available today because of a court case that MGM lost in 1936.
Explains Mark Litwak on the filmmaking.com site:
In Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp., MGM attempted to secure the movie rights to Edward Sheldon's copyrighted play ?Dishonored Lady.? The play was based, in part, on a true historical incident in the public domain. When MGM was unsuccessful in negotiating to obtain the rights to the play, the studio produced a movie of its own, ?Letty Lynton,? based on the same historical incidents that were the basis for Sheldon?s play. Although much of this movie was original, certain details and sequences of events were identical to those expressed in Sheldon?s play. The lower court held for MGM on the grounds that the material borrowed only involved general themes or ideas.
The appellate court disagreed concluding that there was an infringement. The court found that MGM?s work was identical in details and sequence of events to Sheldon?s work in matters unrelated to the underlying true story. The court reasoned that this borrowing was more than merely appropriating an idea or a theme. Some of the details and sequences of events in Sheldon?s play that were not historical facts in the public domain were also present in MGM?s movie. The court concluded that it didn?t matter that the plagiarized material comprised only a small portion of the film because it is not acceptable to steal a little bit.
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13 June 2008
Veteran actor Warren Beatty has been honoured with a lifetime achievement accolade at the annual American Film Institute awards.
Stars including Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton and Beatty's wife Annette Bening watched as the 71-year-old received the prize on Thursday, in recognition of his contributions to the film industry in his nearly 50-year career as an actor, director and producer.
Accepting the Afi lifetime trophy, the long-time supporter of liberal politics noted, "I'm still a liberal when it's coming back in style."
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Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86
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Gene Kelly tap dancing on roller skates!!
I love this....Can't stop watching it!! I love this to!! Gene was the man!