Discussion of the actors, directors and film-makers who 'made it all happen'
Tyrone Power
Replies: 30
by
moira finnie »
May 5th, 2007, 1:10 pm
I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience. ~ Tyrone Power, on his own career.
The secret of charm is bull***. ~ Tyrone...
30 Replies
10247 Views
Last post by MissGoddess
April 2nd, 2008, 10:36 am
Bette and Joan
Replies: 23
by
Lzcutter »
March 25th, 2008, 4:53 pm
I've been thinking about this one for the last few days as the high drama about La Crawford has reached a fever pitch at TCM City regarding...
23 Replies
7344 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
April 1st, 2008, 4:24 pm
Richard Widmark has died at 93
Replies: 8
by
stuart.uk »
March 26th, 2008, 4:10 pm
I thought someone might have commented on it all ready, but Richard Widmark has died.
i can't pretend to know all his films, but he was still a darn...
8 Replies
3490 Views
Last post by Alan K.
March 30th, 2008, 10:56 pm
Celebrity Lookalikes
Replies: 24
by
charliechaplinfan »
March 15th, 2008, 10:24 am
I thought I'd start this thread to see if anyone else saw similarities in famous people.
I've just been watching Follow The Fleet with Fred And...
24 Replies
9273 Views
Last post by halcarter
March 30th, 2008, 3:42 pm
15 Replies
6723 Views
Last post by stuart.uk
March 30th, 2008, 3:17 am
Glen Ford underrated actor
Replies: 2
by
stuart.uk »
March 27th, 2008, 11:08 am
if i had to say who i thought was the screens most underrated actor, the chances are i'd say Glen Ford
to me the two greatest spoof westerns were...
2 Replies
1570 Views
Last post by jdb1
March 27th, 2008, 12:36 pm
Roger Moore and Richard Greene
Replies: 10
by
stuart.uk »
March 22nd, 2008, 1:24 pm
with Miss G writing about a John Ford film starring Richard Greene, i was reminded about the similarities between Greene and Roger Moore
Richard...
10 Replies
3592 Views
Last post by klondike
March 23rd, 2008, 2:09 pm
Classic actresses in pants
Replies: 8
by
stuart.uk »
March 21st, 2008, 11:08 am
Modern women, including actresses, wear trousers on a regular basis, but what about stars from the silent era through to the 1950s. i also think that...
8 Replies
3338 Views
Last post by raftfan
March 22nd, 2008, 7:06 pm
Claudette Colbert - As an actress
Replies: 8
by
mrsl »
March 21st, 2008, 12:11 pm
A short discussion of Three Came Back brought a few facts to my mind. Claudette has always been a favorite of mine. I never knew she went back to the...
8 Replies
2413 Views
Last post by feaito
March 21st, 2008, 7:49 pm
Mario Monicelli
Replies: 3
by
Ann Harding »
March 20th, 2008, 7:17 am
I don't know if many of you are aware of this great Italian director, but, yesterday, I saw him in the flesh at the French Cinémathèque. He came from...
3 Replies
1710 Views
Last post by Ann Harding
March 21st, 2008, 3:34 am
David Niven
Replies: 11
by
stuart.uk »
March 20th, 2008, 12:09 pm
Unlike many British actors, who did films in their own country before coming to Hollywood, David Niven did it the other way round, finally making his...
11 Replies
3870 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
March 20th, 2008, 3:27 pm
Dickie Lord Attenbourgh
Replies: 3
by
stuart.uk »
March 20th, 2008, 1:16 pm
a great icon of The British Film Industry, first as an actor, then as a Director. he is also the voice of Bafta anually handing out the life...
3 Replies
1549 Views
Last post by stuart.uk
March 20th, 2008, 2:20 pm
Most Obnoxious Star of the Classic Era
Replies: 23
by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 1:21 am
By the classic ere I mean the period from the advent of talkies in 1927 to 1960 or just beyond.
For the men Mickey Rooney wins hands down. Though...
23 Replies
8658 Views
Last post by Avalon
March 19th, 2008, 1:15 pm
9 Replies
3108 Views
Last post by Ollie
March 17th, 2008, 5:06 pm
5 Replies
2565 Views
Last post by Allegra_Blyth
March 14th, 2008, 10:15 am
John Wayne's 70s movies
Replies: 5
by
stuart.uk »
March 6th, 2008, 1:49 pm
maybe Duke's films of this era are dismissed, but that's unfortunate, because some of them are really good.
Rio Lobo certainly isn't Rio Bravo, nor...
5 Replies
2917 Views
Last post by MissGoddess
March 9th, 2008, 1:09 pm
A Nice, Final Tribute to Sweet Suzanne!
Replies: 3
by klondike » February 1st, 2008, 11:10 am
Found this today on MSN :
>>> Pleshette Gets Posthumous Hollywood Star
Jan. 31, 2008, 11:50 PM EST
Suzanne Pleshette got a star on the Hollywood...
3 Replies
1826 Views
Last post by MissGoddess
March 8th, 2008, 7:41 pm
Glenda Jackson MP
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
March 8th, 2008, 2:05 pm
I have to laugh recalling Glenda Jackson's second appearence on The Morcambe And Wise Show when Ernie Wise called her Dame Glenda, to which she...
1 Replies
1410 Views
Last post by MikeBSG
March 8th, 2008, 4:23 pm
Joan Sims and Liz Fraser
Replies: 3
by
stuart.uk »
March 6th, 2008, 1:22 pm
Three lesser known British actress, but what treasures.
Joan had the ability to play a plain looking girl in movies like Doctor In The House or...
3 Replies
2345 Views
Last post by stuart.uk
March 7th, 2008, 12:33 pm
Vindication for the Lollipop Guild!!!
Replies: 3
by klondike » November 21st, 2007, 4:25 pm
Just found it on the MSN homepage: the Oz Munchkins have scored a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
:D
(It's a video feature, so nothing to drag,...
3 Replies
2349 Views
Last post by Moraldo Rubini
March 5th, 2008, 4:05 pm
4 Replies
2250 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
March 3rd, 2008, 5:12 pm
Dame Judi Dench
Replies: 16
by
stuart.uk »
March 1st, 2008, 7:04 am
An actress, who became not only more famous as she got older, but also more beautiful, Judi Dench. it's funny to see her, at 72,recently play an...
16 Replies
6072 Views
Last post by melwalton
March 3rd, 2008, 3:45 pm
great romantic screen partnerships
Replies: 18
by
stuart.uk »
February 28th, 2008, 12:39 pm
i would limit it to not less than three film together
i would have at the top of my list Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland. they did several films...
18 Replies
5984 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
March 1st, 2008, 2:47 pm
The 80th Academy Awards
Replies: 31
by
mrsl »
February 25th, 2008, 12:33 am
After watching one of the better shows in a few years, I have two or three comments I have to make, even though I didn't know half of the people who...
31 Replies
9354 Views
Last post by Lzcutter
February 28th, 2008, 2:39 pm
The Power of Film
Replies: 7
by
Lzcutter »
February 25th, 2008, 2:27 am
We all love movies, that's one of the things that binds us here.
I would like to get your take on the Power of Film.
I believe it has the power to...
7 Replies
2923 Views
Last post by moira finnie
February 25th, 2008, 6:52 pm
Françoise Rosay
Replies: 2
by
Ann Harding »
February 23rd, 2008, 9:43 am
I thought it might interest at least a few people here to read a short bio and career survey of this French actress who was the wife of the great...
2 Replies
2238 Views
Last post by feaito
February 24th, 2008, 10:22 pm
Bruce Forsyth 80 yestersay
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
February 23rd, 2008, 6:49 am
I'm sorry i realise most of you won't have heard of Bruce Forsyth, but he's such a British institution i feel i have to pay this tribute to him. some...
1 Replies
1548 Views
Last post by mongoII
February 24th, 2008, 12:13 pm
4 Replies
2834 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
February 24th, 2008, 11:22 am
3 Replies
1845 Views
Last post by moira finnie
February 20th, 2008, 6:11 pm
Anna Lee, why did Ford waste her talents
Replies: 7
by
stuart.uk »
February 12th, 2008, 1:59 pm
Anna Lee once told someone that she maybe should have stayed in Britain and carried on with her career there. She was in a Jessie Matthews film and i...
7 Replies
2885 Views
Last post by movieman1957
February 20th, 2008, 4:16 pm
9 Replies
3201 Views
Last post by melwalton
February 19th, 2008, 6:20 pm
Jack Hawkins, great middle-aged actor
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
February 15th, 2008, 4:01 pm
It's funny, but Jack Hawkins a relatively unknown character actor was married briefly to the famous Jessica Tandy. However, while Jessica in the 50s...
1 Replies
1419 Views
Last post by Ollie
February 15th, 2008, 8:06 pm
Cary - Make Up Your Mind!!!
Replies: 6
by klondike » February 13th, 2008, 1:34 pm
Oh that Archie Leech!!!
Last week he was all about graduating Yale in Night & Day , and yet today , the judge in My Favorite Wife is rebuking him for...
6 Replies
2449 Views
Last post by mrsl
February 14th, 2008, 4:49 pm
Robert Donat, great unfullfilled talent
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
February 14th, 2008, 11:22 am
It seems strange to sat that Robert Donat was an unfullfilled talent considering the amount classic movies he made, but i doubt if i made 20 movies...
1 Replies
1223 Views
Last post by mrsl
February 14th, 2008, 11:58 am
DISCOVERIES
Replies: 9
by
mrsl »
February 11th, 2008, 4:18 pm
for some reason, I've been watching several newer movies lately and although people have mentioned it, I didn't notice until I looked for it. Nobody...
9 Replies
3385 Views
Last post by mrsl
February 13th, 2008, 8:06 pm
Sir Tony Hopkins
Replies: 5
by
stuart.uk »
February 12th, 2008, 11:41 am
When he recently recieved a Bafta Fellowship, Richard Attenbourgh discribed Tony Hopkins as the greatest actor of his generation. i don't know if...
5 Replies
2359 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
February 13th, 2008, 2:32 pm
4 Replies
2190 Views
Last post by stuart.uk
February 12th, 2008, 10:48 am
He got his bigger Boat: 'Bye, Roy!
Replies: 1
by klondike » February 10th, 2008, 10:16 pm
Fresh off MSN:
'Jaws' Actor Scheider Dies at 75
Feb. 10, 2008, 10:04 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role...
1 Replies
1095 Views
Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
February 11th, 2008, 12:07 am
Another Old Friend Exits!
Replies: 1
by klondike » February 5th, 2008, 4:18 pm
Barry Morse of TV's 'The Fugitive' Dies at 89
Feb. 5, 2008, 2:48 PM EST
The Associated Press
LONDON -- Barry Morse, who played a detective pursuing...
1 Replies
1206 Views
Last post by Ollie
February 5th, 2008, 5:40 pm
Claire, Blooming marvelous
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
February 2nd, 2008, 1:54 pm
Claire Bloom is in her mid to late 70s now and she's still fanciable even now. She could pass for under 60, she's incredible, at least when i saw her...
1 Replies
1429 Views
Last post by charliechaplinfan
February 5th, 2008, 8:08 am
Cathy O' Donnell
Replies: 12
by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 2:00 am
Gave a great performance in her film debut The Best Years of Our Lives and was equall to, IMHO, Eleanor Parker and Lee Grant in Detective Story...
12 Replies
5201 Views
Last post by Ann Harding
February 3rd, 2008, 5:14 am
Honor Blackman, pre and post Hollywood
Replies: 15
by
stuart.uk »
February 1st, 2008, 11:31 am
I was just thinking that Honor Blackman in the States is soley known for her 60s roles from Goldfinger, through to westerns like Shalko and the...
15 Replies
4256 Views
Last post by jdb1
February 2nd, 2008, 5:51 pm
2 Replies
1427 Views
Last post by stuart.uk
February 1st, 2008, 12:35 pm
John Barrymore Night
Replies: 2
by
moira finnie »
January 29th, 2008, 5:58 pm
Do you like John Barrymore ?
I have a weakness for the three siblings, though my favorite Barrymore is Ethel. Still, I'll watch each of them in...
2 Replies
1236 Views
Last post by Mr. Arkadin
January 30th, 2008, 12:43 am
Dirk Bogarde
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
January 25th, 2008, 7:17 am
Dirk Bogarde made his name in the best ever British cop film The Blue Lamp. he robbed a cinema box office and killed Pc George Dixon in the process....
1 Replies
1337 Views
Last post by feaito
January 25th, 2008, 8:41 am
Henry King
Replies: 7
by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 1:31 am
When I started a thread on the diector of Ramona, In Old Chicago, 12 O' Clock High,and the classic western ( IMHO ) The Gunfighter sometime back on...
7 Replies
2931 Views
Last post by MikeBSG
January 24th, 2008, 4:56 pm
Frank Borzage
Replies: 3
by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 1:45 am
I would like to see a boxed set of this directors works. Stange Cargo ( coming in Feb.in the Joan Crawford collection ) ,Three Comrades, and The...
3 Replies
1806 Views
Last post by feaito
January 24th, 2008, 12:31 pm
Suzanne Pleshette R.I.P.
Replies: 7
by
Alan K. »
January 20th, 2008, 2:08 am
I don't know if this is the venue for this type of post, but I just discovered that Miss Pleshette has passed away. I really HATE hearing this. She...
7 Replies
2898 Views
Last post by MissGoddess
January 24th, 2008, 11:39 am
Lewis Milestone
Replies: 2
by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 1:27 am
The man who directed such film as All Quiet on the Western Front, Of Mice & men, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, A Walk in the Sun, and Pork Chop...
2 Replies
1287 Views
Last post by MissGoddess
January 24th, 2008, 11:26 am
Scene it Before?
Replies: 8
by
mrsl »
January 23rd, 2008, 12:50 pm
How often have you seen Bogart light a cigarette and carefully put the match into an ashtray? Or better yet, when through with the cig, see him put...
8 Replies
2289 Views
Last post by jdb1
January 24th, 2008, 10:10 am
Forum permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum