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Monthly Archives: September 2012
New Promo Released for 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival
The 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival is seven months away. But that’s not stopping me from getting excited. And this new promo from TCM, just released today, is only making it worse. Or better, depending upon your perspective. For some … Continue reading
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Turner Classic Movies Announces Fourth Annual TCM Film Fest, April 25-28, 2013 in Hollywood
The countdown has begun. Turner Classic Movies has announced the dates for the next installment of the hugely popular TCM Classic Film Festival: April 25 – 28, 2013 in Hollywood. The Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. will once again serve as TCMFF … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival
Tagged 2013 TCM Film Festival, Ben mankiewicz, bloggers, Egyptian Theatre, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Media Credentials, Press passes for TCMFF, Robert Osborne, Roosevelt Hotel, TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival, TCMFF, Turner Classic Movies
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New Book on Lupe Velez Debunks the Myths of “Hollywood Babylon”
Ask the average person about Lupe Vélez and you’ll probably be met with a blank stare. But query those same folks as to whether or not they’ve heard of the classic film star who “drowned in the toilet,” and they’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Lupe Velez, Uncategorized
Tagged A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Andy Warhol, Carmelita Lindsay, Carole Landis, Clinton H. Anderson, Frasier, Gary Cooper, Harald Ramond, Hollywood Babylon, John Waters, Johnny Weissmuller, Kenneth Anger, Kevin Brownlow, LUPE, Lupe Velez, Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s Mexican Spitfire, Mexican Spitfire, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT, Seconal, The Simpsons, Walter Reed
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Silent Comedy from Mack Sennett on TCM – Week 3
Every Thursday in September, Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to silent comedy pioneer Mack Sennett, screening 83 short subjects and 4 feature films, most of which have undergone (or are still undergoing, as of this writing) extensive restoration and musical … Continue reading
Posted in Silent Film, Uncategorized
Tagged A RAINY KNIGHT, BLACK OXFORDS, BRIGHT EYES, CineMuseum, D.W. Griffith, DON'T WEAKEN, DOWN ON THE FARM, GALLOPING BUNGALOWS, GYMNASIUM JIM, HEARTS AND FLOWERS, HIS MARRIAGE WOW, Keystone Film Company\, LIZZIES OF THE FIELD, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, MICKEY, PICKING PEACHES, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, SUPER-HOOPER-DYNE LIZZIES, TCM, TEN DOLLARS OR TEN DAYS, THE DAREDEVIL, THE EXTRA GIRL, THE HALF-BACK OF NOTRE DAME, Thomas Ince, Triangle Film Corporation, Turner Classic Movies, WATER WAGONS
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My Girlfriend Has a Thing for TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz…
But really, who doesn’t? So, of course, we’ll be watching Ben host the movie-themed reality competition Hot Set, tonight at 10 PM (EDT) on SyFy. Here’s some video of Ben at work on Hot Set to whet your whistle (assuming … Continue reading
Silent Comedy from Mack Sennett on TCM – Week 2
The silent film fun continues on Turner Classic Movies tonight, with the second of four Thursday nights this month highlighting the work of comedy pioneer Mack Sennett. After 30 (!) short subjects last Thursday, this week we quiet down a … Continue reading
Posted in Silent Film
Tagged "Raymond Griffith", A CLEVER DUMMY, A SUBMARINE PIRATE, Charley Chase, DO-RE-MI-BOOM!, Edgar Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Harold Lloyd, HER TORPEDOED LOVE, Keystone Film Company\, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, TEDDY AT THE THROTTLE, Teddy the Dog, Turner Classic Movies, Wallace Beery
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Happy Birthday, Dickie Moore!
Happy birthday to former child star Dickie Moore, who turns 87 today. Moore appeared in more than 100 films in a career that spanned three decades, including enduring classics like Alfred E. Green’s UNION DEPOT (1932), William J. Cowen’s OLIVER … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film
Tagged A LAD AN' A LAMP, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Billy Gilbert, BIRTHDAY BLUES, Dickie Moore, FISH HOOKY, FORGOTTEN BABIES, FREE WHEELING, Hal Roach, HOOK AND LADDER, Jane Powell, Joe Cobb, Little Rascals, Luxury Liner, Mary Kornman, Mickey Daniels, MUSH AND MILK, OLIVER TWIST, Our Gang, SARGEANT YORK, Spanky, THE KID FROM BORNEO, UNION DEPOT
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Silent Comedy from Mack Sennett – Starting Tonight on TCM
If you enjoy silent comedy and film history, tonight is a big night on Turner Classic Movies. Beginning at 8 p.m. (EDT), TCM will present more than seven hours of the earliest available examples of filmed comedy, from the visionary … Continue reading
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