filmlover Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I was just looking the American Cinematheque's schedule for the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and noticed this which I thought others might be interested in: ************************** Monday, May 1 ? 7:30 PM Glenn Ford?s 90th Birthday ? GILDA?S 60th Anniversary! Restored 35 mm Print! GILDA, 1946, Sony Repertory, 110 min. Dir. Charles Vidor. Glenn Ford had made over a dozen films already, but GILDA really put him on the map as one of the most unique leading men of his generation. It was also the movie that defined Rita Hayworth?s onscreen image more than any other, and helped elevate her to Hollywood superstardom in the 1940?s. Rita stars as the sultry, torch-singing wife of a South American casino owner (George Macready), who finds herself in serious hot water when she re-connects with former flame, Ford. Plus: A rare short subject showcasing Ford?s first on-screen appearance. Special pre-screening appearance by Glenn Ford. Discussion following with Glenn?s son, Peter Ford and surprise guests. Presented in Association with The Heartland Film Festival, Turner Classic Movies and Variety. Special Ticket price for this event only includes dessert reception after the screening. General: $15; Student/Senior: $12 & Members: $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollbergsmith Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 That's fantastic. Thank you TCM (and the others). My favorite Glenn Ford movie is Ransom, with Donna Reed. I love the intense way he takes control of things in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitronemann Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Thanks for the info! Do you know if it is possible to pre-order tickets? Thanks, ZM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 22, 2006 Author Share Posted April 22, 2006 Yes, you can either buy tickets in advance any evening at the Egyptian (they open the boxoffice two hours before a show), or even easier by going to www.fandango.com. If you go to fandango.com, enter the zip code for the theater 90028, go down the list until you see "Egyptian Theater," click on that and then you should see a list of upcoming shows, click on "May 1, 2006" and you will be able to order tickets. (Oh, by the way, if you go to the boxoffice itself, they do not take cash, only credit cards.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leobertucelli Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I do so wish Osborn could have had him on as a quest. That would be something grand. He could've done a simulcastmch like Ed Morrow did years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pktrekgirl Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Wow! That is marvelous!!! So great that he is able to get around and make it! Excellent! I too wish he could be a guest on TCM. I'd be glued to the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vecchiolarry Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Hi, I do hope there is a big fuss made over him and lots of pictures, as he is a much more important star than -- dare I say -- Tom Cruise........... I wonder who the surprise guests will be? I'll guess Princess Yasmin Aga Khan... Any other guesses??? Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Here is a Glenn Ford website with more information: http://www.glennfordsalute.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Among the guests scheduled to attend the birthday salute are Angie Dickinson, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Martin Landau, Shirley Jones, Paul Mazursky, Jamie Farr, Michelle Phillips, Earl Holliman, Carol Lynley, Anne Jeffreys, Dean Jones, Mark Richman, Sue Ane Langdon, Johnny Crawford ("The Rifleman"), Robert Pine, Ann Rutherford, and Stella Stevens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyoka1 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 What a lineup. Whoever gets to attend --- please post a report of how it went! http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leobertucelli Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I think this occassion is so grand & oh so needed; especially now when there really are only a tiny handful of watchable 'stars' as he.. BUT, why did it take so long? Perhaps, no one ever asked before...and I do hope Cruse watches. He's usually so hyper and ****. Think it was over a year ago that I posted that Osborne ought to interview Glenn Ford. Well, perhaps he eventually will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 It might be possible that TCM asked but he might have turned them down. I was reading in the L.A. Times today an article about him and it says... "The reclusive Ford, who uses a wheelchair, will be making his first public appearance in several years. 'He's not wanted to be out in public just because he felt he didn't want people to feel sorry for him,' says his son, Peter Ford...But Peter Ford told his father that for his 90th birthday he owed it to his fans to appear. Ford, who made his last film in 1991, still receives a healthy amount of fan mail every week. 'There is a tremendous amount from Europe, and he gets it from young people as well as older people. I know he's well regarded. So I said, 'Come on, Dad.' He said, 'OK, I'll go.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leobertucelli Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I see, but I also heard that he can not sit for couple of hours. However, I still think with all this tecnology today Osborne could've had a simucast so Ford would'nt have to leave his home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainee Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I'm so glad that Glenn Ford is going out in public on his birthday (he and my mom share the same birthday, she being 10 years younger than he). I thought he was a wonderful actor in a comedy, drama, western...whatever. I've watched Superman about 6 times, but only once all the way to the end. The other times I've quit watching when Jonathan Kent dies. The movies over for me at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwtwbooklover Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Oh you lucky dogs! that live so close to be able to attend that showing and it is so affordable-what a treat. Like someone posted boy I sure hope if you attend you'll let us know how it went. And A HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout to Glenn Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpressman Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Yes, I am one of the "lucky dogs" attending the Glen Ford Birthday Tribute tonight. I had no idea, however, about the other Hollywood stars who will also be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 Well, here's an early posting about the Glenn Ford tribute. I left shortly after "Gilda" started, so here are the details til then. First, Glenn Ford was not able to make it. According to the host for the evening, Ford's doctor wouldn't allow him to make the trip in his health. There was also a fear of being stuck in bad traffic due to an enormous demonstration this afternoon in L.A. by hundreds of thousands of demonstrators for illegal immigrants' rights. The host thanked a number of people and organizations for the evening salute, including TCM. On hand were a number of celebrities of years past that the host mentioned. Peter Ford, Glenn's son, accepted a framed certificate of appreciation from the Screen Actors Guild and a Hollywood Walk of Fame award from the honorary mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant. The host announced that Presidents Ford and Bush sent along their best wishes, as well as from Nancy Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. And that the House and the Senate jointly wished Ford happy birthday. Four star coworkers of Glenn Ford made their tributes to Ford at the night: Shirley Jones said the tribute was "long overdue" and that she has never seen a better actor. Jamie Farr also spoke for a moment or two, but I can't read my notes about what he said, except I remember he kidded about wearing Rita Hayworth's dress from Gilda in M*A*S*H. Martin Landau: "I was new to Hollywood. Watching Glenn Ford...set the bar pretty high for me...I'm still trying to be as good as Glenn Ford." The last guest to speak was Debbie Reynolds, who seemed more interested in doing a comedy routine for the audience. She did say about Ford, however, "He doesn't act. He's real." Following that was a short filmed bit of Glenn Ford from his home, thanking the audience and saying how much he wanted to come. It was filmed last week, just in case he wasn't able to make it tonight. And I really must mention that based on his condition in the film, he was incredibly weak-looking and possibly very pained, and anyone hoping that Osborne will interview him for TCM will have to give up the hope. I think anyone who was there tonight and saw the clip of how frail Ford is would deem it an impossibility. The lights went down and a short called "Night in Manhattan" from 1937 featured Ford in his first ever screen appearance, as an M.C. introducing several acts. One thing stated earlier in the evening was that the tuxedo he wore in the short was a last-minute find for him to appear in, and that it was the tuxedo Marlene Dietrich used in "Morocco." Following this came a restored print of "Gilda. " After the film there is to be a party outside the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarpuss Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 filmlover, thanks for the report! It's sad to hear that Glenn Ford isn't doing well, but then you think, "he's 90!" and, well. It's still sad though. I'd love to see that 1937 short though. And I logged on to my comp, and this link was on the main Yahoo page (for anyone who's interested): "Glenn Ford Celebrates 90th Birthday" : http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20060501/114652254000.html I've always thought of Debbie Reynolds real life persona to be exactly that of the character she portrays on Will & Grace. Of course, I haven't watched it in years, but I remember her character (Grace's mom) to be overbearing and loud, but well-meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path40a Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks so much for relating your experience last night for us, filmlover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vecchiolarry Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks Filmlover, That was a great report. I spoke to a friend, who also attended and she and her husband stayed for everything. There was champagne and cake after the "Gilda" film and they spoke briefly to Patricia Medina, who was also there. Also spotted were Terry Moore and Stella Stevens. Martin Landau gave a tribute and so did Shirley Jones and Debbie Reynolds. They too thought Debbie was "ON" too much ("Why is she always "ON"?? was my friends comment)........ They thought Rita Hayworth was fabulous in the restored movie and "You can see why she was a 'star'".......... They were sad that Glenn Ford couldn't make it but understood. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 filmlover - Walked past the Egyptian last evening after my subway ride home from work and saw the well-dressed crowd mingling in the courtyard and said to myself "I bet filmlover is in there". Glad you made it to the event and and thanks for letting us know how it went. Kyle in Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpressman Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I was at the Glenn Ford 90th birthday last night. It was sad to see how frail Glenn is, my aunt, who just turned 85 and was a freshman at Santa Monica High School when he was a senior, is still hale and hearty. While "Gilda" is an enjoyable film, Rita Hayworth stole that picture. I wonder if "Blackboard Jungle" would have been a better choice, as that was Glenn's movie from start to finish. Saw Earl Holliman at the tribute, he looks great!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineSage_jr Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Ford's been in poor health for many years. I used to know a part-time nurse (and actress; she later found more rewarding work as a cast member on the ER TV series) who used to care for him at his home (and this was, oh, nine-ten years ago), and she told me he needed quite a bit of help even then. She also told me he was rather cantankerous, to put it as politely as possible. I'm surprised that he was able to get out for somethingl ike last night's Cinematheque tribute (I opted to instead see JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG at the Motion Picture Academy, and meet its writer, Abby Mann, who's a relatively spry 89). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Cinesage, Actually, Glenn Ford didn't attend last night because his doctor told him to stay home. What johnpressman meant by "seeing" him was that they showed a filmed "thank you" from Glenn Ford that was taken at his home last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitronemann Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hi, Thank you TCM for helping to sponsor the tribute to Glenn Ford (TCM received healthy applause during the opening remarks.) and thank you filmlover for posting the information here so that people like me would be aware of the event. I'd never been to the Egyptian before, never seen Gilda on the big screen, and never met such gracious "stars." I guess you never finish restoring something but the Egyptian is a nice place to see movies in new comfy seats. The newly restored print of the film was just wonderful! Most of all, I think I learned why older people often speak fondly of Hollywood and its stars of years gone by. Thanks again, ZM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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