CelluloidKid
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Warren Beatty was in: _Shampoo_ (1975) directed by Hal Ashby!
*NEW DIRECTOR: Hal Ashby!*
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stilletto heels ...._High Heels and Low Lifes_ (2001)
*NEW WORD: Cove!*
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Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection 1 & 2 were better .. they also incld In _The Final Days,_ producer-director Patty Ivins chronicles Monroe's final, aborted feature film, Something's Got to Give, which was ultimately shut down after the star was dismissed from the production. Beyond Monroe's fragile emotional and physical health, this well-crafted profile examines the financial crisis facing her studio as well as the mounting frustration of meticulous director George Cukor and his cast, including costar Dean Martin, as Monroe's absences drove the shoot over budget. The documentary concludes with a 40-minute reconstruction of footage completed for the feature, which would subsequently be reshot as a vehicle for Doris Day and James Garner, Move Over, Darling.
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*Warners Unleashes _Clash of the Titans_ (1981) on Hits Blu-Ray!*
By David Wharton
2010-02-24
Cinema Blend
With Warners' big-budget _Clash of the Titans_ remake set to unleash the Kraken on a new generation of moviegoers this April, is anybody really surprised that the Harryhausen-infused original is arriving on Blu-ray a month before? Hitting stands March 2nd, the 1981 classic is coming out as a "Blu-ray book," which is exactly what it sounds like -- a shiny new Blu-ray version of the film packaged along with a book filled with art and production notes.
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*_Berserk_ (1968)*
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*_Fargo_ (1995)*
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Doppelganger ..... _Doppelg?nger_ (1969)
*NEW WORD: Shoplifting!*
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Jessica Tandy made her American film debut in _The Seventh Cross_ (1944). directed by Fred Zinnemann!
*Celebri-links ... Fred Zinnemann!!!*
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*Valentine, Steve*
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Forrest Tucker was in: _The Yearling_ (1946) directed by: Clarence Brown!
*NEW DIRECTOR: Clarence Brown!*
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*Wouldn't you like to have your very own piece of memorabilia from a Coen Brothers' film? Variety Children's Charity of Southern California and Focus Features are offering fans of the Coens' most recent film, _A Serious Man_, the opportunity to bid to win the 1966 Dogde Coronet driven by Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) in the Academy Award-nominated movie.*
The auction begins on Monday, February 22, and ends on Thursday, March 4, and you can bid on the classic car here. Bidding will start at less than the $20,000 value of the car, which is not a bad deal for a driveable piece of minor movie history. It may not be as immediately iconic as the motorcycle from Raising Arizona or Josh Brolin's pick-up truck in No Country for Old Men, but it's still a sweet ride, and it's for a great cause.
Founded in 1941, Variety raises funds to "support a full range of services encompassing medical, health, recreational, and social services; and provide a wide array of therapeutic, literacy, and mental health programs not traditionally funded by other private or public sources."
http://stores.ebay.com/Variety-The-Childrens-Charity
*Buy This Famous Classic 1966 Dodge Coronet*
*Larry Gopnik's 1966 Coronet from the Coen Brothers movie A Serious Man!*
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*Davis, Judy*
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*Kelly, Richard* - American film director and writer, best known for 2001's Donnie Darko.
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paper .... _The Paper_ (1994)
*NEW WORD: _Chinese New Year_ ....... Year of 2010 is the Year of a Golden Tiger!*
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*_Killer Is Loose, The_ (1956)*
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Rhonda Fleming was in: _The Spiral Staircase_ (1946) directed by: Robert Siodmak!
*NEW DIRECTOR: Robert Siodmak!*
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*Roman Polanski feted for Ghost Writer at Berlin festival*
Monsters and Critics.com
Philippa Bourke
Feb 22 2010
*Roman Polanski, under house arrest, was the toast of the 60th Berlin Film Festival when he took out a jury prize for _The Ghost Writer_.*
Polanski, who is in Switzerland facing a US extradition request, was awarded the Silver Bear trophy for his new movie, which tells a story of a British politician on the run in the US and stars Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor. Some critics lavished the film with praise.
'Mr Polanski is a master of menace. He's delivering the pulpy fun at such a high level that The Ghost Writer is irresistible, no matter now obvious the twists,' said Manohla Dargis of The New York Times.
The festival awarded its top Golden Bear prize to a Turkish family drama, Bal, starring a seven-year-old boy. Renee Zellweger sat with director Werner Herzog on the seven-juror panel. Alain Sarde accepted the Silver Bear for Polanski at a gala. 'I am sure Roman will be very happy. However, when I was lamenting with him that he cannot be with us, he said to me, 'Even if I could, I wouldn't because the last time I went to a festival to get a prize, I ended up in jail'.'
Polanski, 76, was detained by the Swiss last September when he went to accept an award at a local film festival. He is wanted in the US for charges of unlawful sex with a minor in 1977.
Berlin's B.Z. am Sonntag called the decision to award the film prize a 'scandal' that was like offering Polanski 'general amnesty', AFP reports. US trade daily The Hollywood Reporter said it was impossible to separate Polanski's work from the criminal case in the public mind. 'Whatever the reasons for the jury's decision, the Silver Bear for Polanski will likely be seen as a signal of solidarity with the director,' it said.
*Berlinale poster 2006*
*_Thanks Wikipedia_:*
The Berlin International Film Festival (German: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events.
It is held in Berlin, Germany.
Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. With 274,000 tickets sold and 487,000 admissions it is considered the largest publicly-attended film festival worldwide.
Up to 400 films are shown in several sections, representing a comprehensive array of the cinematic world.
Around twenty films competing for the awards called the Golden and Silver Bears.
Since 2001 the director of the festival has been Dieter Kosslick.
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*_Earth_ (2007)*
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*_Last Time I Saw Paris, The_ (1954)*
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Walter Pidgeon was in: _Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_ (1961) directed by: Irwin Allen!
*NEW DIRECTOR: Irwin Allen!*
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*Quentin Tarantino Saves L.A. Theater*
ABC News
By John Scott Lewinski
February 19, 2010
*LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Of those rooting for Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" on Oscar night, the Torgan family might be cheering the loudest.*
As the proprietors of the New Beverly Cinema, the Torgans operate one of Los Angeles' last havens for classic movies. And, as of recently, Tarantino is their landlord.
The New Beverly, built in 1929 as a first-run moviehouse, has been the Torgan family business since 1978. But if not for the intervention of the director with the encyclopedic knowledge of film, it would be just another chain franchise.
"It was going to be turned into a Super Cuts," Tarantino said. "I'd been coming to the New Beverly ever since I was old enough to drive there from the South Bay -- since about 1982. So, I couldn't let that happen."
One glance at a recent New Beverly schedule leaves no doubt about what attracted Tarantino to the place -- John Wayne's "True Grit" one night, Lars Von Trier's "Antichrist" later that week. The "New Bev" hosts animation events, celebrity-program fests and a bimonthly, exploitation-fueled Grindhouse.
The theater on Beverly a block west of La Brea hit hard times in the mid-2000s as the DVD market chewed into ticket sales. Family patriarch Sherman Torgan was facing serious financial troubles.
"Since I'm a print collector and I screen movies at my home, I heard from other collectors and projectionists that Sherman might have to close down," Tarantino recalled.
The director got in touch and asked Torgan how much money he needed a month to keep up the theater. The answer was about $5,000.
"So, I just started paying him that per month," Tarantino said. "I considered it a contribution to cinema."
Then Torgan passed away unexpectedly in 2007, leaving his family and friends of the New Beverly in mourning -- and the future of the theater in doubt.
"Within a week of my father's death, the landlord had a buyer bidding for the theater space," said Michael Torgan, Sherman's son. "Fortunately, I found a copy of our original lease, and it said that the family had the right of first refusal if we could find another buyer."
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In the 1930s, McCrea starred in _Bird of Paradise_ (1932), directed by King Vidor, causing controversy for his scenes with Dolores del R?o.
*Celebri-links ........ director King Vidor!*
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*Keaton, Diane* - American film actress, director, and producer. Keaton began her career on stage, and made her screen debut in 1970.
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*Eagels, Jeanne*
A- Z of movie geography
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*_Paris_ (2008)*