Your Classic Movies Newsletter for Sept. 28, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of September 28, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Deborah Kerr, Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, Richard Harris, The Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton and Charlton Heston.

This coming week, in addition to Julie Andrews' 75th birthday, we celebrate birthdays for living legends Lizabeth Scott (Sept. 29, 1922), Anita Ekberg (Sept. 29, 1931), Angie Dickinson (Sept. 30, 1931), Skip Homeier (Oct. 5, 1930) and Glynis Johns (Oct. 5, 1923). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

Our condolences to the families of actress Gloria Stuart, singer Eddie Fisher, and writer Irving Ravetch, all of whom left us in the past week.

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Charlton Heston
The man who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the title character in Ben-Hur, and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the 50s and 60s, went on to become a controversial figure in other arenas.
A Tribute to Charlton Heston

A Tribute to Buster Keaton
A tribute to "The Great Stone Face," a pioneer in silent film and physical comedy, and an inspiration to both directors and comedians who followed him.
A Tribute to Buster Keaton

A Tribute to the Marx Brothers
Groucho's birthday is as good an excuse as any to recognize the talented bunch of zany siblings who made it possible for Monty Python and Robin Williams to make it in the movies!
A Tribute to the Marx Brothers

A Tribute to Richard Harris
Younger audiences know him as Professor Dumbledore, but Richard Harris had a long career in films, on stage, and in music before he passed away in 2002.
A Tribute to Richard Harris

A Tribute to Julie Andrews
Wishing a happy birthday to the actress who starred in the best-loved musical of all time, and who continues to entertain us today.
A Tribute to Julie Andrews

A Tribute to Walter Matthau
The great comedy star had a friendly but cantankerous presence on screen, and paired with his buddy Jack Lemmon in many memorable comedies.
A Tribute to Walter Matthau

A Tribute to Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr left Hollywood in 1968, but not before starring in The King and I and From Here to Eternity, and being nominated for 6 Oscars.
A Tribute to Deborah Kerr

A Tribute to Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot turned 76 this month. Here's another look at the updated tribute originally created in 1999 when both she and Sophia Loren were 65.
A Tribute to Brigitte Bardot

A Tribute to Mickey Rooney
Joe Yule, Jr. was a baby of 18 months when he first appeared on stage, and about 8 decades later he's still hamming it up for the fans. Only now he's known as Mickey Rooney, and he turned 90 years old on September 23, 2010.
A Tribute to Mickey Rooney

A Tribute to Sophia Loren
She hasn't lost a thing after 6 decades in the business. The only woman ever to win an acting Oscar for a foreign language film is still a sex symbol in her 70s!
A Tribute to Sophia Loren

A Tribute to Greta Garbo
Probably no other star in the history of Hollywood has been wrapped in so much mystery as Greta Garbo. Her fans worship her. Many newer moviegoers don't even know her work, though they've heard her name.
A Tribute to Greta Garbo

A Tribute to Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was the star of The Miracle Worker and The Graduate, offering two iconic and highly praised portrayals of very different people.
A Tribute to Anne Bancroft

A Tribute to Roddy McDowall
The beloved character actor appeared in 150 films during a 60-year career.
A Tribute to Roddy McDowall

A Tribute to Lauren Bacall
She became an instant legend at the age of 20, and is still inspiring and entertaining us at the age of 84.
A Tribute to Lauren Bacall

New on DVD

New on DVD this week: The original King Kong on Blu-Ray, a new Collector's Edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), a remastered Stranger On The 3rd Floor (1940), and 1922's The Prisoner Of Zenda. Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Helen Hayes and June Allyson.

Brad Lang
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for Sept. 21, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of September 21, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Mickey Rooney and Brigitte Bardot.

This coming week, in addition to Mickey and Brigitte, we celebrate birthdays for living legends John Ericson (Sept. 23, 1926), Michael Douglas (Sept. 25, 1944), Jayne Meadows (Sept. 27, 1920), Arthur Penn (Sept. 27, 1922), Sada Thompson (Sept. 27, 1929), Kathleen Nolan (Sept. 27, 1933), Claude Jarman Jr. (Sept. 27, 1934) and William Windom (Sept. 28, 1923). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

Our condolences to the family of actor Kevin McCarthy, who died last week at the age of 96.

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot turns 76 this month. Here's another look at the updated tribute originally created in 1999 when both she and Sophia Loren were 65.
A Tribute to Brigitte Bardot

A Tribute to Mickey Rooney
Joe Yule, Jr. was a baby of 18 months when he first appeared on stage, and about 8 decades later he's still hamming it up for the fans. Only now he's known as Mickey Rooney, and he turns 90 years old on September 23, 2010.
A Tribute to Mickey Rooney

A Tribute to Sophia Loren
She hasn't lost a thing after 6 decades in the business. The only woman ever to win an acting Oscar for a foreign language film is still a sex symbol in her 70s!
A Tribute to Sophia Loren

A Tribute to Greta Garbo
Probably no other star in the history of Hollywood has been wrapped in so much mystery as Greta Garbo. Her fans worship her. Many newer moviegoers don't even know her work, though they've heard her name.
A Tribute to Greta Garbo

A Tribute to Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was the star of The Miracle Worker and The Graduate, offering two iconic and highly praised portrayals of very different people.
A Tribute to Anne Bancroft

A Tribute to Roddy McDowall
The beloved character actor appeared in 150 films during a 60-year career.
A Tribute to Roddy McDowall

A Tribute to Lauren Bacall
She became an instant legend at the age of 20, and is still inspiring and entertaining us at the age of 84.
A Tribute to Lauren Bacall

A Tribute to Jackie Cooper
Wishing a happy birthday to the former Little Rascal and living legend who became the only person under the age of 18 ever to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
A Tribute to Jackie Cooper

A Tribute to Claudette Colbert
A salute to the popular star of It Happened One Night, who didn't want to do it and hated the experience, but won an Oscar for the role!
A Tribute to Claudette Colbert

A Tribute to Peter Sellers
We remember the troubled comedian who left us too soon but gave us so many great characters into which he had the ability to completely immerse himself.
A Tribute to Peter Sellers.

New on DVD

New on DVD this week: Four movies from the 1960s that may not have received much positive attention from critics! Atlantis, The Lost Continent (1960), The Power (1967), Chubasco (1967), and They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968). Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Deborah Kerr, Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, Richard Harris, The Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton and Charlton Heston.

Brad Lang
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for Sept. 14, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of September 14, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Sophia Loren, Greta Garbo, Anne Bancroft, Roddy McDowall, Lauren Bacall and Jackie Cooper.

This coming week, in addition to Sophia Loren, Lauren Bacall and Jackie Cooper, we celebrate birthdays for living legends Peter Falk (Sept. 16, 1927), Anne Francis (Sept. 16, 1930), Janis Paige (Sept. 16, 1922), Dinah Sheridan (Sept. 17, 1920), Rosemary Harris (Sept. 19, 1927), David McCallum (Sept. 19, 1933), Adam West (Sept. 19, 1928), Paul Williams (Sept. 19, 1940) and Larry Hagman (Sept. 21, 1931). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Sophia Loren
She hasn't lost a thing after 6 decades in the business. The only woman ever to win an acting Oscar for a foreign language film is still a sex symbol in her 70s!
A Tribute to Sophia Loren

A Tribute to Greta Garbo
Probably no other star in the history of Hollywood has been wrapped in so much mystery as Greta Garbo. Her fans worship her. Many newer moviegoers don't even know her work, though they've heard her name.
A Tribute to Greta Garbo

A Tribute to Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was the star of The Miracle Worker and The Graduate, offering two iconic and highly praised portrayals of very different people.
A Tribute to Anne Bancroft

A Tribute to Roddy McDowall
The beloved character actor appeared in 150 films during a 60-year career.
A Tribute to Roddy McDowall

A Tribute to Lauren Bacall
She became an instant legend at the age of 20, and is still inspiring and entertaining us at the age of 84.
A Tribute to Lauren Bacall

A Tribute to Jackie Cooper
Wishing a happy birthday to the former Little Rascal and living legend who became the only person under the age of 18 ever to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
A Tribute to Jackie Cooper

A Tribute to Claudette Colbert
A salute to the popular star of It Happened One Night, who didn't want to do it and hated the experience, but won an Oscar for the role!
A Tribute to Claudette Colbert

A Tribute to Peter Sellers
We remember the troubled comedian who left us too soon but gave us so many great characters into which he had the ability to completely immerse himself.
A Tribute to Peter Sellers.

A Tribute to Alan Ladd
A salute to the actor who helped to create a new kind of hero as a gunfighter with a heart of gold, but who couldn't believe his own press releases. His photo on the cover helped sell movie magazines in the 40s and 50s.
A Tribute to Alan Ladd

A Tribute to James Coburn
The tall, lanky actor could be very tough or very funny, and his voice was a thing of beauty.
A Tribute to James Coburn

A Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
The beautiful star of Casablanca went from beloved to beleaguered and back again. But her every performance was a gem, during a long and distinguished career.
A Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

New on DVD

New on DVD this week: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 35th Anniversary Collector's Edition and a four-film set of the Greatest Gangster Films: Prohibition Era, plus four classic titles from the Warner Archive Collection: Betrayed (1944), The Gangster (1947), High Wall (1947), and The Underworld Story (1950). Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Mickey Rooney and Brigitte Bardot.

Brad Lang
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for Sept. 7, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of September 7, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Peter Sellers and Claudette Colbert.

This coming week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Sylvia Miles (Sept. 9, 1932), Cliff Robertson (Sept. 9, 1925), Topol (Sept. 9, 1935), Alan Bergman (Sept. 11, 1925), Brian De Palma (Sept. 11, 1940), Earl Holliman (Sept. 11, 1928), Ian Holm (Sept. 12, 1931), Freddie Jones (Sept. 12, 1927), Herbert Lom (Sept. 12, 1917) and Dickie Moore (Sept. 12, 1925). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Claudette Colbert
A salute to the popular star of It Happened One Night, who didn't want to do it and hated the experience, but won an Oscar for the role!
A Tribute to Claudette Colbert

A Tribute to Peter Sellers
We remember the troubled comedian who left us too soon but gave us so many great characters into which he had the ability to completely immerse himself.
A Tribute to Peter Sellers.

Classic Football Movies
It may not be America's favorite sport, but football is more popular than ever, and has been a factor in more than one Hollywood film, dating back to the silent era. Here are some of the best.
Classic Football Movies

A Tribute to Alan Ladd
A salute to the actor who helped to create a new kind of hero as a gunfighter with a heart of gold, but who couldn't believe his own press releases. His photo on the cover helped sell movie magazines in the 40s and 50s.
A Tribute to Alan Ladd

A Tribute to James Coburn
The tall, lanky actor could be very tough or very funny, and his voice was a thing of beauty.
A Tribute to James Coburn

A Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
The beautiful star of Casablanca went from beloved to beleaguered and back again.
A Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

A Tribute to Donald O'Connor
The song and dance man, star of Singin' in the Rain and buddy of Francis the Mule, had a show business career that lasted over 75 years.
A Tribute to Donald O'Connor

A Tribute to Van Johnson
Known for his boyish charm, he appeared in over 100 films and many plays and TV shows during a career that spanned a half century.
A Tribute to Van Johnson

A Tribute to Gene Kelly
Many feel he was the greatest male dancer the movies ever saw. His impact on the musical genre was unlike any other artist's.
A Tribute to Gene Kelly

Back to School Movies
An updated list of very watchable films that will be of interest to students and scholars, including filmed versions of great novels, and movies about history and famous people. With links to help you purchase them at the best prices.
Back to School Movies

New on DVD

New on DVD this week: Four more classic titles from the Warner Archive Collection: Between Two Worlds (1944), Crack-Up (1946), Eleven Men and a Girl (1930), and None But The Lonely Heart (1944), the latter remastered for DVD. Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Sophia Loren, Greta Garbo, Anne Bancroft, Roddy McDowall, Lauren Bacall and Jackie Cooper.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
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