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Warner Bros. to Publish Classic Movie Scripts
For the first time, Warner Bros. will publish a host of scripts as e-books for their new Inside the Script series. The idea is for the studio to share with fans rarely seen details of how some of Hollywood's greatest classic movies came together. Among the classics include Michael Curtiz 's Casablanca , William Wyler 's Ben-Hur and Alfred Hitchcock 's North by Northwest . ... Read Full Post
Continue reading...Raoul Walsh Movies
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
As an actor, writer and director, Raoul Walsh’s career spanned over six decades and produced some of Hollywood’s most iconic class movies. He was a capable director in a wide range of genres whose straightforward style was vibrant, but unpretentious. He did his best work in the 1940s with Errol Flynn, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Virginia Mayo. Despite his career faltering after he left Warner Bros., Walsh was undeniably one of the most prolific craftsman ever to step behind the camera.
Continue reading...Blu-Ray Release for May
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Another month, another wave of classic movies making their way onto the Blu-ray format. Making the transfer this month are a Doris Day classic, two great film noirs, an early John Wayne Western, and arguably the greatest movie of all time. Of course, all are great additions to any classic movie collection and would make great gifts for any fan.
Continue reading...Classic Movies on Blu-Ray – May Edition
Friday, April 27, 2012
Another month, another wave of classic movies making their way onto Blu-ray . Several great films are being released in May, including the first of three on-screen collaborations between Doris Day and Rock Hudson, Fritz Lang's masterpiece film noir, and one of the greatest movies of all time. ... Read Full Post
Continue reading...8 Classic Historical Epics
Friday, April 27, 2012
Before computer graphics took audiences back to ancient worlds, Hollywood built massive sets and employed a literal cast of thousands. Fearful of the new medium of television, studios staged these films in order to draw people to theaters. It worked for a time, but by the early 1960s these epics proved too costly to make. Studios shied away from making these epics for decades, and it would take computer generated effects for studios to even think about doing such large scale movies again.
Continue reading...Lindsay Lohan Officially to Play Elizabeth Taylor
Monday, April 23, 2012
Following months of negotiations and speculation about her competence, Lindsay Lohan has officially signed on to play Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime movie, Liz & Dick , a behind-the-scenes look at her rocky marriage to Richard Burton . ... Read Full Post
Continue reading...‘Master Class’ With Sidney Poitier Tonight
Sunday, April 22, 2012
This Sunday, April 22nd, the great Sidney Poitier will be featured on Oprah's Master Class , a two-week event that will cover his life's journey from a remote island in the Bahamas to an Academy Award-winning actor. ... Read Full Post
Continue reading...‘Master Class’ With Sidney Poitier Tonight
Sunday, April 22, 2012
This Sunday, April 22nd, the great Sidney Poitier will be featured on Oprah's Master Class , a two-week event that will cover his life's journey from a remote island in the Bahamas to an Academy Award-winning actor. ... Read Full Post
Continue reading...Joseph L Mankiewicz Movies
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The brother of noted screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz followed his older sibling's footsteps into show business to become one of classic Hollywood's most literate director. Mankiewicz had his start as a writer for Paramount Pictures and later served as a producer for MGM. In the mid-1940s he moved over to 20th Century Fox, which gave him his first shot to direct. Mankiewicz made a number of classic movies and covered most genres, but nowhere was he better than when he skewered show business itself.
Continue reading...‘Pillow Talk’ Gets Blu-Ray Release
Saturday, April 21, 2012
As part of their 100th anniversary celebration, Universal Studios will release Pillow Talk (1959) onto Blu-ray, one of many films that will make the transfer to the format this year. Starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson in their first of three movies together, Pillow Talk was a startlingly successful romantic comedy that featured Day as a successful interior designer who shares a party line with a suave playboy (Hudson) during a line shortage. She soon comes to despise him while listening to him woo a different woman every night, only to fall in love after finally they finally meet in person. Pillow Talk became one of the biggest box office hits of the year and earned five Academy Award nominations, including Day's only nod for Best Actress. The two-disc set will contain a number of bonus features, including two behind-the-scenes featurettes, Back in Bed with Pillow Talk and Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson , as well as three 100 Years of Universal documentaries. ... Read Full Post
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