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Burl Ives was in: _Summer Magic_ (1963) with Hayley Mills!
*NEW STAR: Hayley Mills!*
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*Polanski, Tate photo sells for $11250*
Sudbury Star - Dec 10, 2009
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*A nude photograph of film director Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate, taken shortly before she was murdered, sold for $11,250 at an auction yesterday, with the director's recent arrest fuelling interest.*
The print was from an image taken in 1969, just months before Tate and four others were slain by followers of Charles Manson.
It depicts the couple from the waist up, gazing into the lens.
Polanski, 76, is currently under house arrest in Switzerland pending a decision on a U. S. extradition request.
He fled the U. S. in 1978 while awaiting sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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*Bob Willoughby, Candid Photographer of the Stars, Dies at 82*
By WILLIAM GRIMES
New York Times
Published: December 27, 2009
*Bob Willoughby, whose photographs, taken on location, of Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Dustin Hoffman and other stars brought a new intimacy and spontaneity to the Hollywood portrait, died on Dec. 18 at his home in Vence, in the South of France. He was 82.*
The cause was cancer, said his son Christopher.
Mr. Willoughby, who had been taking pictures of jazz musicians in Los Angeles, found a new career in Hollywood when Warner Brothers asked him to photograph Judy Garland on the set of ?A Star Is Born? in 1954.
On Sept. 13 of that year a close-up of her face, dotted with over size make-up freckles for her newsboy scene, appeared on the cover of Life. Inside, more than a dozen photos showed her at work: rehearsing a dance sequence; declaiming lines to her co-star, James Mason, and her director, George Cukor; slumped exhausted on a sofa.
This spontaneous, documentary style, which represented a decisive break with the tradition of Hollywood glamour photography, became Mr. Willoughby?s signature as he worked on dozens of films over the next 20 years.
Mingling anonymously with members of the film crew, or using remote-controlled cameras of his own invention, he managed to capture some of the most famous actors of the era with their guard down.
He created memorable images of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of ?Who?s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,? Dustin Hoffman during the filming of ?The Graduate,? Jane Fonda at work on ?Klute? and Sinatra, whom he photographed with the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the filming of ?Ocean?s Eleven.?
His most productive collaboration was with Audrey Hepburn, whom he met in 1953 when she was working on ?Roman Holiday? and subsequently photographed on several of her movie sets and at home ? lounging, in one memorable image, on a sofa with a fawn on her lap.
Robert Hanley Willoughby was born on June 30, 1927, in Los Angeles and started taking photographs after his father gave him a camera for his 12th birthday. He took courses at the University of Southern California?s film school, apprenticed with local photographers and studied with the graphic designer Saul Bass at the Kann Art Institute in Los Angeles.
In the early 1950s he began photographing jazz musicians in local clubs, notably Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan, and he did several album covers for his friends Max and Sol Weiss, the owners of Fantasy Records in San Francisco. In 1953 his agent sent him on an assignment he regarded unenthusiastically: a photo spread for Harper?s Bazaar showing Hepburn at work on ?Roman Holiday.?
The job turned out to be fun and Hepburn a delight. He began doing similar work for Life and Look, which brought him to the attention of the publicity department at Warner Brothers, where executives realized that Mr. Willoughby?s attention-grabbing photojournalistic style could do more for them than traditional stills and photos.
Mr. Willoughby showed a knack for capturing actors and directors in moments of intense concentration or, their defenses down, whiling away the time between shots, vulnerable to the camera lens.
His fly-on-the wall images included Roman Polanski acting out a scene in ?Rosemary?s Baby? for Mia Farrow, Alfred Hitchcock musing on the set of ?Marnie? and Blake Edwards exuberantly flinging a custard pie at Natalie Wood?s face on the set of ?The Great Race.?
Somehow he managed to be present, camera in hand, when Sophia Loren plopped herself down in Elvis Presley?s lap at a Hollywood lunch and tousled the famous pompadour. "He was very self-conscious, but when one of the most beautiful women in the world musses your hair, there?s not a lot you can do," Mr. Willoughby told the London newspaper The People in 1994.
In addition to his son Christopher, of Los Angeles, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy; his sons Stephen, of Maloy, Norway, and David, of New Bern, N.C.; a daughter, Catherine Stott, of Leap, Ireland; and eight grandchildren.
Mr. Willoughby?s many photo collections include ?The Platinum Years? (1974), ?Jazz in L.A.? (1990), ?Audrey: An Intimate Collection? (2002), ?The Star Makers: On Set With Hollywood?s Greatest Directors? (2003) and ?Remembering Audrey, 15 Years Later? (2008).
*Roman Polanski demonstrates to Mia Farrow, 1967*
*Elvis Presley & Sophia Loren (1958) According to Bob Willoughby, the photographer who snapped these candids, Loren spotted 23-yr-old Presley eating lunch in the Paramount commissary and decided to go over & introduce herself. Which is to say, she promptly sat in his lap, gave him a kiss, & began mussing his carefully sculpted pompadour.*
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*WOW!! A friend sent me this interesting article from the LA Times about the book: 'Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed' .. Enjoy!*
*_BOOK REVIEW_*
'Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed' by Robert Sellers
Wild tales, well-told, of the Brit booze brigade.
By Tim Rutten
December 18, 2009
*One of life's oddities is how often a series of genuinely comedic incidents congeals into, if not tragedy, then tragic loss.*
Robert Sellers certainly has no intention of turning readers' thoughts in that moody direction, but "Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed" probably will, though there's a tremendous amount of unapologetic, unself-conscious fun to be had on the way to introspection.
Burton, Harris, O'Toole and Reed were four of the great actors to emerge in postwar British stage and cinema; they also were legendary drunks, who not only pursued their avocation -- it surely was more than a recreation -- in public and without regrets. Today, when what we used to term a "hard drinker" is routinely referred to as a "high-functioning alcoholic," it's difficult to imagine an account of their lives free of judgment or amateur psychoanalysis. Sellers, a drama school grad and former London stand-up comic-turned-film writer and pop culture critic, manages to pull it off.
For the rest of the article:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-rutten18-2009dec18,0,3248209.story
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*Vic Chesnutt, R.I.P.: Gifted singer-songwriter dies*
by Simon Vozick-Levinson
Entertianment Weekly
December 27, 2009
*Vic Chesnutt died today at age 45, the head of his label tells the Music Mix. The acclaimed singer-songwriter had been in a coma since earlier in the week. Some reports have said Chesnutt attempted suicide before the coma, but the cause of death has not been announced.*
A statement on Constellation Records? official site reads in full: ?Surrounded by family and friends, Vic Chesnutt died in Athens Georgia this afternoon, Friday 25 December at 14:59. In the few short years that we knew him personally, Vic transformed our sense of what true character, grace and determination are all about. Our grief is inexpressible and Vic?s absence unfathomable. We will make more information available according to the wishes of Vic?s family and friends.?
It?s an unspeakably tragic end to Chesnutt?s story. Left in a wheelchair by a car accident at age 18, Chesnutt went on to build a devoted following with his folk-rock songs, many of which dealt eloquently with themes of pain and mortality. That following included many fellow artists: Fans including Madonna, R.E.M., and Smashing Pumpkins covered his work for Sweet Relief II, a 1996 compilation that raised funds for musicians? health care.
Chesnutt spoke openly about his own death in an interview with NPR?s Terry Gross that aired earlier this month. ?You know, I?ve attempted suicide three or four times. It didn?t take,? Chesnutt said then. ?I?ve flirted with death my whole life. Even as a young kid I was sick and almost died a few times.? Pressed by Gross on the subject of his suicide attempts, he added, ?Sometimes I?d be angry that they revived me. I?d be like, ?How dare you???But of course as the hours and days wear on, you realize, well, there is joy to be had.?
We here at the Music Mix extend our sincerest condolences to the friends, family, and fans of this talented artist.
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Black Persian Lamb .... _Mildred Pierce_ (1945)
*NEW WORD: Auld Lang Syne!*
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_Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie_ (1952)
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*Kelly, Richard* - An American film director and writer, best known for 2001's Donnie Darko.
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Jean Simmons was in: _Demetrius and the Gladiators_ (1954) directed by Delmer Daves!.
*NEW DIRECTOR: Delmer Daves!*
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*Hmmmm ... _My_ "10 Best Christmas Movies of All Time" ...*
*_Joyeux Noel_ (2006)* - The true story of German, French and Scottish troops in WWI who called a ceasefire for Christmas Eve. Miracles can happen!
*_Gremlins_ (1984)*
*_The Santa Clause_ (1994)*
*_'Die Hard_ (1988)* - On Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of a Los Angeles skyscraper.
*_The Nightmare Before Christmas_ (1993)*
*_Mixed Nuts_ (1994)* - I have a place in my heart for this 1! Makes me laugh everytime! Yes..silly and stupid ..but fun!
*_Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947)*
*_National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation_ (1989)* - Written by John Hughes - Thanks for the laughs!
_Honorable mention_:
A Christmas Story (1983)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Ref (1994)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Black Christmas (1974)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958) - Opening scenes takes place at Christmas.
The Apartment (1960) - The bulk of the film takes place between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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*My bad about Ann Savage - February 19, 1921 - December 25, 2008 - Sorry!*
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TCM Remembers 2009: A memorial to the actors and other film industry professionals who died in 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yzAzp7yMHU
Niiice ..........even a clip of Jennifer Jones!! Good Show TCM!
Hmmmm ....Farrah Fawcett ..but no Michael Jackson for The Wiz (1978)...& not a clip of Gene Barry!
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*Man Who Inspired 'Rain Man' Passes Away*
By Monika Bartyzel
Dec 22nd 2009
Cinematical
*The name Kim Peek might not mean anything to you. But what if I said he was the man who inspired Rain Man?*
MSNBC reports that the 58-year-old Peek had a major heart attack on Saturday and was pronounced dead at the hospital. While Rain Man was a fictional narrative, screenwriter Barry Morrow was inspired to create the story after meeting Peek at a convention in the early '80s. Morrow was charmed by Peek's ability to memorize everything he heard, and went on to write Raymond Babbitt, the character that earned Dustin Hoffman an Academy Award.
Kim's father, Fran Peek said of his son: "It was just unbelievable, all the things that he knew. He traveled 5,500 miles short of 3 million air miles and talked to nearly 60 million people -- half have been students." As the years went on, the younger Peek became a "mega-savant," having become a genius in an impressive 15 subjects ranging from literature to sports to geography. As MSNBC says: "NASA scientists had been studying Peek, hoping that technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain would help explain his mental capabilities."
We've posted a fascinating documentary called The Real Rain Man after the jump for you watch.
Rest in peace, Mr. Peek.
*Kim Peek - The Real Rain Man [1/5]*
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_F/X_ (1986)
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Lombard's most famous relationship came in 1936 when she became involved with actor Clark Gable. They had worked together previously in 1932's _No Man of Her Own_.
*NEW DIRECTOR: Mitchell Leisen!*
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*Five SAG Lifetime Achievement Winners Featured in Film Marathon - Friday, Jan. 22, 2010*
by James Parks
Dec 24, 2009
*One night before the Screen Actors (SAG) honor Hollywood?s finest performers, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay tribute to five actors who won SAG? s highest honor: the Life Achievement Award. TCM?s four-film prime-time presentation airs Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, the night before a live broadcast of the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards?the nation?s largest and only nationally televised all-union awards show.*
TCM?s tribute will begin at 8 p.m. EST with the 1935 comedy short ?**** for Tat,? starring Stan Laurel, who received the Life Achievement Award in 1963. Next up, Jack Lemmon, who was honored by SAG in 1989, stars in the Neil Simon comedy ?The Out-of-Towners? (1969). Sidney Poitier, honored in 1999, and Ruby Dee, honored in 2000, star in the dramatic adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry?s play ?A Raisin in the Sun? (1961). And the night closes out with 1998 honoree Kirk Douglas in the suspenseful Western ?Last Train from Gun Hill? (1959).
This year?s Life Achievement honoree is television and film actress Betty White. She will receive the award during the SAG Awards ceremony, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST/PST, 7 p.m. CST and 6 p.m. MST. SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors in film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos.
SAG?s Life Achievement Award is awarded not only for career achievement but also for humanitarian accomplishment. As a Lifetime Achievement Award winner, White joins such previous honorees as Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (1985), Elizabeth Taylor (1997), Edward Asner (2001), Clint Eastwood (2002), Shirley Temple Black (2005), Julie Andrews (2006), Charles Durning (2007) and James Earl Jones (2008).
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*Joan Crawford On TCM January 2010 - All Times Arizona Time - Check Local Schedule!*
*Sun, Jan 3, 6:00 AM _I Live My Life_ (1935)*
*I Live My Life. MGM, 1935. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, 85 minutes.*
Joan Crawford stars as "Kay," a society girl who falls in love with a serious-minded archaeologist (Brian Aherne) while on vacation.
*_Notes_:*
The story upon which the film was based, "Claustrophobia" by A. Carter Goodloe, first appeared in Scribner's in April 1926.
The film was in production from 6/3/35 to 7/35.
Filmed at Chatsworth, Los Angeles, and the Santa Catalina and Channel Islands of California.
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*Robert Mitchum On TCM - January 2010! All Times Arizona Time! Check Local Schedule!*
*Sun, Jan 3, 3:15 AM _Two for the Seesaw_ (1962)*
*Wed, Jan 6, 3:00 PM _Rachel and the Stranger_ (1948)*
*Despite its low budget, the film became RKO's most successful film that year, making over $350,000*.
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*Fri, Dec 25, 4:30 PM: _Holiday Affair_ (1949)!!! Arizona Time! Check Local Schedule!*
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*Fri, Dec 25, 4:30 PM: Holiday Affair (1949)!!! Arizona Time! Check Local Schedule!*
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*Remember all times are Eastern!! Check Local Schedules! _Christmas in Connecticut_ (1945) comes on at 06:00PM Arizona Time. Can't wait!*
*_Christmas in Connecticut_ (1945) Fri, Dec 25, 12:15 PM - Arizona Time!*
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Strange gift .... _Gremlins_ (1984)
*NEW WORD: Mistletoe!*
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Lionel Stander was in: _A Star Is Born_ (1937) with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.
*NEW STAR: Fredric March!*
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*Merry Christmas everyone!!!*
*Joan Crawford Christmas*
*1949 radio show "Christmas Eve at home with Joan Crawford and her children"*
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The First Film That Comes to Mind...
in Games and Trivia
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dentist ... _Novocaine_ (2001) &./Or _Little Shop of Horrors_ (1986)
*NEW WORD: Confetti!*