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    Joan Crawford

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    *Thu, Dec 3, 12:45 PM (Eastern - Check Local Schedule!) _It's a Great Feeling_ (1949)*

     

     

     

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    *A Warner Bros. feature film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson, and Dennis Morgan in a spoof of what goes on behind-the-scenes in Hollywood movie-making.*

     

     

    *The film was a "Who's Who?" of Hollywood in its heyday and glorified the studio system at the peak of its golden age.*

     

     

    *Many of the studio's most popular stars make cameo appearances throughout the movie. Among them are Errol Flynn (as Judy's groom), Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson, Sydney Greenstreet, Ray Heindorf, Danny Kaye, Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, and even Bugs Bunny (voice of Mel Blanc) and Tweety Bird.*

     

     

    *Others in the cast include Lois Austin as Saleslady, Irving Bacon as Railroad Information Clerk, Frank Cady as Oculist, Sandra Gould as Train Passenger in Upper Berth, James Holden as Soda Jerk, William J. O'Brien as Reporter, Georges Renavent as Andre Bernet, and Olan Soule as Flack.*

    Upcoming Releases

    in Classic Film DVD Reviews

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    *Warner Bros Will Make Clint Eastwood Fans' Day*

     

     

    by Elisabeth Rappe

    Nov 30th 2009

    Cinematical

     

     

    If you're lucky enough to be graced with cash or gift cards this Christmas, and you have a big hole on your DVD shelf where Clint Eastwood ought to be, Warner Bros will be happy to help you out. On February 16 2010 they're releasing a massive, 19-disc collection _Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years at Warner Bro_s that celebrates the actor / director / producer. Included will be a booklet and a feature length documentary by Richard Schickel.

     

    The retail price will be a hefty $179.98.

     

     

    Warners didn't release a complete list of those 35 films, but it spans the tender years of Where Eagles Dare all the way to 2008's Gran Torino. I imagine there will be some crossover with what you already own, like the entire Dirty Harry collection and The Outlaw Josey Wales. But most of his output from the late 1970s onward was done at Warner Bros, so all those films you've forgotten he ever made -- The Gauntlet, Bronco Billy, Honkytonk Man, Tightrope, Firefox, Heartbreak Ridge, A Perfect World, Pink Cadillac -- and can't find on DVD will make this a must have for the fan who needs everything.

     

     

    Or almost everything. If you're looking for his directorial debut Play Misty For Me, or forgotten gems like Thunderbolt and Lightfoot or The Beguiled, you'll have to wait until Universal or MGM decides to put out a boxed set of their own. On that day, you better reinforce your bookshelf with steel frames to support the other 30 odd films he's done, even without Francis in the Navy.

    IN MEMORIAM (Obit Thread)

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    *Al Alberts, founding member of The Four Aces, dies*

     

     

    Nov. 27, 2009

     

     

     

    *PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Al Alberts, a founding member of the singing group, The Four Aces, and a longtime TV talent show host in Philadelphia, has died. He was 87.*

     

     

    Chris Alberts says his father died Friday at home in Arcadia, Fla. He says the apparent cause of death was complications from kidney failure.

     

     

    Alberts featured child singers and dancers on his "Al Alberts Showcase" for more than three decades in Philadelphia.

     

     

    He was a founding member of The Four Aces, which recorded such hits as "Three Coins in the Fountain," and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing."

     

     

    Chris Alberts says everyone in Philadelphia seems to know someone who appeared on his father's show.

     

     

    Al Alberts, born Al Albertini, is also survived by wife Stella and son Al Jr.

    Nude photo of Polanski, Tate to be auctioned in NY

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    *Nude photo of Polanski, Tate to be auctioned in NY*

     

     

    Nov. 25, 2009

     

     

     

    *NEW YORK (AP) -- A nude photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate taken just months before her death will be sold at auction next month.*

     

     

    The black and white photo by British photographer David Bailey will be sold by Christie's in New York on Dec. 7. It shows the topless couple embracing.

     

     

     

    Christie's is estimating that the 33-inch-by-33 1/4-inch print will sell for $8,000 to $12,000.

     

     

    Tate, Polanski's wife, was murdered in 1969 by followers of Charles Manson.

     

     

    In 1977, Polanski was accused of plying a 13-year-old girl with champagne and a Quaalude pill and then **** her. He fled the United States the day he was to be sentenced on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.

     

     

    Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on Sept. 26 2009.

    Dick Tracy in Court! Warren Beatty Sues For Dick Tracy Rights!

    in General Discussions

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    *Dick Tracy in Court*

     

    *Warren Beatty fights for his right to Dick.*

     

     

    by Scott Collura

     

     

    *November 11, 2009 - Nobody cares much about Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy movie from 1990, except for Beatty himself it seems. Well, him and the Tribune Co., which is locked in a legal battle with the actor-producer-director over the rights to the character.*

     

     

    According to good old Variety, a bankruptcy judge has ruled that Beatty's suit against the company can move forward. Beatty filed the suit last year over the TV and movie rights to the 78-year-old comic-strip character but, according to the trade paper, "has been stymied by the media company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings."

     

     

    Beatty and Tribune have been fighting over the rights for some time. Tribune claims that it gave notice in 2006 that it would reclaim the character unless Beatty started production on a new project within two years. The star's response was that he was working on a television special in 2008, to which Tribune responds that they've seen no evidence of such a project.

     

    Still, the judge says that Beatty has provided evidence that the special was in the works, including an agreement with Turner Classic Movies -- though he also denied Beatty's request to dismiss a competing lawsuit that Tribune filed.

     

    Who knows? In this comics-adaptation crazed world, maybe Beatty does have another Dick Tracy project up his sleeve. But the real question, perhaps, is whether or not anyone other than Beatty and Tribune care about it.

    Turner Classic Movies Honors Achievement Award Recipients With Marathon

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    *Turner Classic Movies Honors Achievement Award Recipients With Marathon*

     

     

    AHN - ‎Nov 11, 2009‎

     

     

     

    Anthony Jones - Celebrity News Service Contributor

     

     

    *Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Turner Classic Movies is honoring five of its Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipients with a primetime movie marathon on the eve of the next "Screen Actors Guild Awards" presentation.*

     

     

    On January 22nd, 2010 TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "**** for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.

     

    The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.

     

    It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live Achievement Award on that night's presentation. "The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" airs Saturday, January 23rd at 8pm ET/PT.

    *A to Z of Filmmakers*

    in Games and Trivia

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    *Granlund, Nils T.* - A legend in New York City radio by 1924. Known as "NTG," he was considered the first DJ, the first Ed Sullivan; recordings were first broadcast on his show; and he pioneered the use of advertising to pay for air time.

     

    In addition to his talk and radio shows, he also packaged cabaret and floor shows, having 13 shows running in 1924 as well as owning some of the clubs he booked the shows into.

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