Discussion of the actors, directors and film-makers who 'made it all happen'
ANITA LOUISE.
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CineMaven »
January 7th, 2013, 2:48 pm
Put this under the banner of eeeerie. Check out this post from August 5th, 200 9 in the old “The Forum for Questions for Charlie Tabesh” Thread:...
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January 8th, 2014, 10:37 pm
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Last post by mrsl
January 7th, 2014, 7:04 am
Garland and Presley links
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stuart.uk »
January 4th, 2014, 7:19 am
IMO humble opinion Judy Garland and Elvis Presley were the 2 best concert entertainers of the 20th Century and its a pity they never worked together,...
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January 4th, 2014, 4:09 pm
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January 2nd, 2014, 2:25 pm
4 UK losses at end of 2013
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stuart.uk »
December 29th, 2013, 4:26 am
December saw the loss of 4 UK legends of stage and screen
Peter O'Toole star of such films as Lawerence Of Arbia, What's New Pussycat, Goodbye Mr....
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Last post by RedRiver
December 29th, 2013, 4:23 pm
Christopher Lee
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by
Western Guy »
December 28th, 2013, 5:04 pm
Kudos to a living legend:
Now if only AMPAS would award him a much-deserved and certainly overdue Honorary Oscar!
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Last post by RedRiver
December 29th, 2013, 4:20 pm
National Film Registry 2013
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Lzcutter »
December 18th, 2013, 11:42 am
The National Registry has compiled their annual list of 25 culturally and/or historically significant films that will be preserved by the Library of...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
December 18th, 2013, 1:56 pm
Peter Sellers and The Goons
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stuart.uk »
December 18th, 2013, 11:17 am
I don't know if this will be of any interest, but I've found a link about the iconic radio show The Goons, intruduced by John Cleese. It's about the...
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Last post by stuart.uk
December 18th, 2013, 11:17 am
The Christmas Album
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moira finnie »
December 1st, 2008, 2:52 pm
In honor of the season, I thought that I'd try to post a Christmas-themed picture from Hollywood's studio past each day leading up to the holiday....
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Last post by Bronxgirl48
December 16th, 2013, 5:19 pm
2 early Peter Sellers films found
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Lzcutter »
December 12th, 2013, 12:39 am
From an archival list serve that I belong to comes this good news:
The New York Times Arts Beat blog reports today that
Two 1957 films by Peter...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
December 13th, 2013, 6:41 pm
Raoul Walsh
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Lzcutter »
March 26th, 2011, 10:42 pm
From the early days of silents through the early 1960s, Raoul Walsh was involved in movie-making. From his days with D.W. Griffith as an actor, Walsh...
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Last post by JackFavell
December 9th, 2013, 1:07 pm
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Last post by loureviews
December 8th, 2013, 4:20 pm
Katharine Hepburn
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by
movieman1957 »
September 11th, 2013, 9:32 am
Can't find a thread dedicated just to her.
Thought maybe some might be interested in a Life magazine special edition on Hepburn 10 years after her...
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Last post by loureviews
December 8th, 2013, 4:19 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
December 4th, 2013, 5:19 pm
Nigel Davenport RIP
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stuart.uk »
October 30th, 2013, 4:14 am
The well known UK actor Nigel Davenport has died at 85
His movies include, Sebastian with Dirk Bogarde, The Virgin Soldiers, Living Free with Susan...
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Last post by loureviews
December 3rd, 2013, 4:05 pm
Lewis Collins RIP
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stuart.uk »
November 29th, 2013, 4:47 am
The British actor Lewis Collins has died at age 67 after a long battle with cancer.
Lewis is best known for his role as CI5 agent William Bodie in...
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Last post by loureviews
December 3rd, 2013, 4:02 pm
The Jones girl-Shirley
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stuart.uk »
August 10th, 2013, 6:46 am
As a young man I admired the way that Shirley Jones nearly 20-years after playing the female lead in Oklahoma and Corousel transformed herself into a...
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Last post by knitwit45
November 30th, 2013, 10:41 am
Robert Mitchum
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mrsl »
August 7th, 2007, 1:23 am
I will behave on this thread title. Actually, I just wanted to mention the fact that it seems like even though Robert O had a dismal interview with...
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Last post by moira finnie
November 21st, 2013, 9:59 am
Ingmar Bergman
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by
charliechaplinfan »
June 23rd, 2010, 8:32 am
For a devotee of World cinema I've seen precious little of Ingmar Bergman's films despite many of them being available, I can't remember us ever...
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Last post by kingrat
November 20th, 2013, 4:07 pm
Diane Keaton;under the radar
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stuart.uk »
November 15th, 2013, 12:45 pm
When thinking about all time great actresses, I always seem to over look Diane Keaton, but having seen one of her films Baby Boom recently and going...
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Last post by sandykaypax
November 19th, 2013, 1:11 pm
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Last post by mongoII
November 18th, 2013, 10:39 am
Nell - Eleanor Doheny....
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Vecchiolarry »
January 15th, 2009, 6:07 pm
Hi,
Alison asked about my grandmother and I will start this but won't expand too much as Nell wasn't a movie star.
I have put her in People of Film...
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Last post by Vecchiolarry
November 11th, 2013, 7:46 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
November 9th, 2013, 7:08 pm
Elvis UK poll top 20 songs
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stuart.uk »
November 9th, 2013, 4:32 pm
British tv company ITV along with the Presley Estate got together for a documentary which included a UK poll of Elvis Presley's 20 greatest...
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November 9th, 2013, 4:32 pm
JOAN BENNETT: THE QUIET STAR
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by
CineMaven »
August 22nd, 2013, 10:08 pm
This photo stopped me dead in my tracks and Robert Regan posted a very interesting 'food-for-thought' question over at the SSO's FaceBook page when...
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November 9th, 2013, 3:56 pm
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Last post by kingrat
October 21st, 2013, 2:52 pm
Jessie Royce Landis...
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Vecchiolarry »
June 17th, 2012, 10:23 pm
Hi,
Our own dear Christy (SueSue Applegate) has requested that I start a thread on Jessie Royce Landis, a character actress in the movies, a star on...
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Last post by Professional Tourist
October 20th, 2013, 1:18 pm
Honourary Oscars...
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Vecchiolarry »
July 30th, 2011, 9:30 am
Hello,
Soon the nominations for Honourary Oscars will be voted on by the Governors at the Academy.
Who are your choices for an overdue honour and...
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Last post by Nick
October 5th, 2013, 4:50 pm
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Last post by kingrat
September 18th, 2013, 11:29 am
Linda Darnell's Best Performance
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ken123 »
November 23rd, 2009, 10:06 pm
Among my favorites are A Letter to Three Wives, My Darling Clementine, The Mark of Zorro, No Way Out,Hangover Square and last but certainly not least...
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Last post by JackFavell
September 17th, 2013, 2:04 pm
Refugee Gallery of Characters
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by jdb1 » April 19th, 2007, 9:23 am
Hello, everyone. So glad to be here on this new category.
Today is April 19, and here are some character/supporting actors/production people who are...
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Last post by knitwit45
September 10th, 2013, 1:39 pm
Audrey Hepburn...
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Sue Sue Applegate »
February 28th, 2013, 1:47 pm
Here's a new advertisement video for Galaxy chocolate starring Audrey Hepburn with the help of technological advances, and authorized by Sean...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
September 6th, 2013, 3:54 pm
Cinematography Corner
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ChiO »
January 20th, 2009, 7:23 pm
If my movie has two stars in it, I always know it really has three. The third star is the camera. -- Sidney Lumet
Film is, after all, a visual...
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Last post by kingrat
August 26th, 2013, 11:38 am
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 25th, 2013, 6:17 am
George Sanders - Dear Boy in Exile
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JackFavell »
December 14th, 2012, 5:43 pm
Where on the screen I am invariably a sonofabitch, in life I am a dear, dear boy.
- George Sanders
George Sanders had a great capacity for...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
August 15th, 2013, 11:05 am
Linda Crystal
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stuart.uk »
August 14th, 2013, 10:49 am
I was just thinking Mark Slade was killed off during the film Voyege To The Bottom Of The Sea, but was brought back for the early episodes of the...
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 14th, 2013, 10:49 am
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August 14th, 2013, 10:19 am
The forgotten UK actress Anne Crawford
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stuart.uk »
August 10th, 2013, 12:58 am
Anne Crawford, like Kay Kendall shortly after her, died of Leukemia in her 30s. While it seems likely that Kay was on the verge of International...
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Last post by feaito
August 12th, 2013, 5:44 pm
Tv movie Burton and Taylor
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stuart.uk »
August 10th, 2013, 1:26 am
I just watched an interesting tv movie Burton And Taylor, set at the time when Richard and Elizabeth did their stage producion of Private Lives. It...
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 10th, 2013, 1:26 am
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 10th, 2013, 12:48 am
Diane Clare has died
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stuart.uk »
July 2nd, 2013, 11:11 am
The actress Diane Clare has died at 75.
Not to well known I know, but Diane had her moments. She was a frightened nurse who along with John Mills...
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Last post by stuart.uk
July 2nd, 2013, 11:11 am
Bernard Herrmann
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by
Konway »
May 25th, 2012, 11:57 am
Hello Everyone,
I always thought that Bernard Herrmann was a composer who put his complete effort into the film. Many praises him today. But I feel...
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Last post by CineMaven
June 26th, 2013, 6:52 am
Natalie Kalmus
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Uncle Stevie »
June 12th, 2013, 10:22 pm
I was curious about Natalie Kalmus who's name appears in the credits of almost every color film. This is what I came up with and it is a critical but...
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Last post by feaito
June 13th, 2013, 11:46 am
NAOMI WATTS as Princess Diana
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Rita Hayworth »
June 13th, 2013, 5:22 am
Namoi Watts as Princess Diana
Hometown Article - A short one; and it's includes a short trailer for this upcoming film that is coming out this...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
June 13th, 2013, 5:22 am
Steve Forrest The Baron RIP
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stuart.uk »
May 29th, 2013, 1:31 pm
It was sad to here of the passing of Steve Forrest, the brother of Dana Andrews. I remember him in a very small role in The Bandwagon, followed by a...
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Last post by Vienna
June 1st, 2013, 11:17 am
Durbin, Garland, Day-A Comaparison
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stuart.uk »
May 3rd, 2013, 10:06 am
With the sad passing of Deanna Durbin at 91 I found myself comparing the legendary singer with Judy Garland and Doris Day.
I can't pretend to be an...
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Last post by stuart.uk
May 17th, 2013, 11:33 am
Delmer Daves
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MikeBSG »
September 23rd, 2007, 12:18 pm
I just saw Dark Passage last night on DVD and was very impressed. This became one of my favorite noirs.
I know Delmer Daves has/had a cult in...
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Last post by MissGoddess
May 15th, 2013, 3:25 pm
Bryan Forbes RIP
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stuart.uk »
May 9th, 2013, 1:14 am
The actor, writer and director Bryan Forbes has died. He had a long term working partnership with Richard Attenbourgh.
As an actor he did films like...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 12th, 2013, 11:13 am
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen
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clore »
May 7th, 2013, 2:50 pm
Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation genius responsible for 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS has passed away today at the age...
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Last post by RedRiver
May 8th, 2013, 1:39 pm
Mary Astor
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dfordoom »
May 21st, 2007, 11:43 am
Speaking of Red Dust – I loved Mary Astor in that movie. Jean Harlow had the plum role, but Astor still gave a memorable performance. Mary Astor gets...
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May 3rd, 2013, 3:00 pm
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