“The longer you live, I think really the smarter you get…and hopefully, as an actress, that makes you a better actress, because you can understand things better.” Words of wisdom from the fascinating and elegant Eva Marie Saint, as told to TCM’s late host Robert Osborne in an interview that first aired in 2014. This special, Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival, is being replayed on July 4 (10/9c), marking her 100th birthday. It’s also the first of four Thursdays celebrating her as Star of the Month, a tribute that includes 1954’s On the Waterfront (8/7c). Her first feature film role, as the sensitive Edie Doyle, won Saint an Oscar as supporting actress opposite her Actors Studio colleague Marlon Brando. “I felt that he could see right through me,” she marvels, recalling that Brando’s unpredictable line readings for each take “kept you on your toes.
- 7/4/2024
- TV Insider
Darryl Hickman, who appeared in such films as The Grapes of Wrath and Leave Her to Heaven as a youngster before becoming a CBS executive in charge of daytime drama and an actor once more, has died. He was 92.
Hickman, who lived in Montecito, died Wednesday, his family announced.
He was the older brother (by three years) of the late Dwayne Hickman, who starred on the 1959-63 CBS comedy The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Darryl appeared with his brother in Captain Eddie (1945) — he played famed fighter pilot Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy — and on three first-season episodes of Dobie as older brother Davey, who came home from college.
In 1951, after appearances in more than 40 movies, Hickman — who had been a contract player at Paramount and MGM — became disillusioned with the business and entered a monastery, though he was back in show business before long.
Hickman had made his first...
Hickman, who lived in Montecito, died Wednesday, his family announced.
He was the older brother (by three years) of the late Dwayne Hickman, who starred on the 1959-63 CBS comedy The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Darryl appeared with his brother in Captain Eddie (1945) — he played famed fighter pilot Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy — and on three first-season episodes of Dobie as older brother Davey, who came home from college.
In 1951, after appearances in more than 40 movies, Hickman — who had been a contract player at Paramount and MGM — became disillusioned with the business and entered a monastery, though he was back in show business before long.
Hickman had made his first...
- 5/24/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For movie fans young and old, Turner Classic Movies, its hosts, and its expansive archive of iconic films are a beacon for the days of thoughtful well-made movies before everything became content and IP. To celebrate the channel’s 30th anniversary, TCM will host a 24-hour movie marathon featuring some of the greatest films of all time, including “North by Northwest,” “Gone with the Wind,” “An American in Paris,” and more. The festivities kick off at 12:15 a.m. Et on Sunday, April 14, and will feature insights and introductions from TCM’s late, great host Robert Osborne. You can watch TCM with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV.
How to Watch Turner Classic Movies 24-Hour 30th Anniversary Special When: Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 12:15 Am Edt TV: TCM Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
How to Watch Turner Classic Movies 24-Hour 30th Anniversary Special When: Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 12:15 Am Edt TV: TCM Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
- 4/13/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Turner Classic Movies, the leading authority and definitive home of classic film, will celebrate its 30th anniversary on April 14, 2024. To honor the milestone, TCM will present on-air programming salutes featuring TCM staff who were there from the very beginning, as well as a 24-hour marathon of films with historical introductions from TCM’s first host and champion, Robert Osborne.
“How many other channels on television celebrate their anniversary? How many other channels’ fans know where they were the day a network launched?” says TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz. “I’m not sure either of those things are true without Robert Osborne. He’s the Walter Cronkite of TCM. The Johnny Carson. The Alex Trebek. With these intros of Robert’s, we’re celebrating his impact and his continued influence. Plus, as we do with the movies we show, we’ll put Robert into context. Additionally, we’ll also look back...
“How many other channels on television celebrate their anniversary? How many other channels’ fans know where they were the day a network launched?” says TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz. “I’m not sure either of those things are true without Robert Osborne. He’s the Walter Cronkite of TCM. The Johnny Carson. The Alex Trebek. With these intros of Robert’s, we’re celebrating his impact and his continued influence. Plus, as we do with the movies we show, we’ll put Robert into context. Additionally, we’ll also look back...
- 3/14/2024
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Turner Classic Movies will turn 30 on April 14, 2024. That’s right: It’ll be 30 years since Ted Turner flipped the switch — flanked by Old Hollywood legends Arthur Hiller, Arlene Dahl, Jane Powell, Celeste Holm, and Van Johnson — right in the middle of Times Square to turn the network “on.”
Also with Turner that day was the man who’d become TCM’s longtime host, Robert Osborne, then just 61. A veteran columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne had become known as a close friend to many of the surviving stars of yesteryear ever since he was photographed kissing Bette Davis’s hand during a Golden Globes broadcast in the late ’70s. He’d go on to host the intros and outros for most of TCM’s primetime lineup for close to 23 years after that launch date, until he died in March 2017 at 84.
For so many TCM fans, Robert Osborne was the network.
Also with Turner that day was the man who’d become TCM’s longtime host, Robert Osborne, then just 61. A veteran columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne had become known as a close friend to many of the surviving stars of yesteryear ever since he was photographed kissing Bette Davis’s hand during a Golden Globes broadcast in the late ’70s. He’d go on to host the intros and outros for most of TCM’s primetime lineup for close to 23 years after that launch date, until he died in March 2017 at 84.
For so many TCM fans, Robert Osborne was the network.
- 3/14/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, TCM on April 14 will present a 24-hour marathon of films with historical introductions from Robert Osborne and throughout the month feature programming with other staffers who started with the channel, it was announced Thursday.
For more than 22 years until his death in March 2017, the revered Osborne served as TCM’s primetime host, bringing millions of viewers into the world of classic cinema he knew as an actor mentored by Lucille Ball, as an Oscar historian and as a longtime The Hollywood Reporter reviewer and columnist.
“How many other channels on television celebrate their anniversary? How many other channels’ fans know where they were the day a network launched?” Ben Mankiewicz, who took over for Osborne, said in a statement. “I’m not sure either of those things are true without Robert Osborne.
“He’s the Walter Cronkite of TCM. The Johnny Carson. The Alex Trebek.
For more than 22 years until his death in March 2017, the revered Osborne served as TCM’s primetime host, bringing millions of viewers into the world of classic cinema he knew as an actor mentored by Lucille Ball, as an Oscar historian and as a longtime The Hollywood Reporter reviewer and columnist.
“How many other channels on television celebrate their anniversary? How many other channels’ fans know where they were the day a network launched?” Ben Mankiewicz, who took over for Osborne, said in a statement. “I’m not sure either of those things are true without Robert Osborne.
“He’s the Walter Cronkite of TCM. The Johnny Carson. The Alex Trebek.
- 3/14/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kurt Russell was born on March 17, 1951, in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks. He started acting at the age of 12 on various television programs. In the 1960s he was signed to a 10-year contract with Walt Disney, which led to his appearance in many of the Disney films of the era. According to the late Robert Osborne of TCM (via Wikipedia), he became the studio’s top star of the 1970s.
Those Disney appearances did typecast Russell a bit and he would be stuck playing many roles that were somewhat wholesome in nature. He would turn that image around when director John Carpenter (fresh from the surprise blockbuster success of “Halloween”) cast him in the lead role of Elvis Presley in a TV movie called “Elvis!” That television film was really the first time Russell was taken seriously as an actor and it earned him an Emmy nomination. Carpenter...
Those Disney appearances did typecast Russell a bit and he would be stuck playing many roles that were somewhat wholesome in nature. He would turn that image around when director John Carpenter (fresh from the surprise blockbuster success of “Halloween”) cast him in the lead role of Elvis Presley in a TV movie called “Elvis!” That television film was really the first time Russell was taken seriously as an actor and it earned him an Emmy nomination. Carpenter...
- 3/9/2024
- by Robert Pius, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Turner Classic Movies has a lot going on as it celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
On Friday, execs from the beloved cable channel unveiled a new podcast, 2024 programming initiatives, a new branded studio tour of the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank and details about the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in April.
On Jan. 16, TCM and sister streamer Max will debut Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast. TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will join filmmakers and actors as they discuss “their earliest film memories, favorite movies, creative influences and guilty pleasures,” with guests including Mel Brooks, Nancy Meyers and Patty Jenkins.
The TCM podcast The Plot Thickens is returning this year for a fifth season, with the subject yet to be disclosed.
In April, TCM will introduce a new franchise, Two for One, with prominent filmmakers co-hosting a double feature of their choice on Saturday nights. Guests will include Jenkins,...
On Friday, execs from the beloved cable channel unveiled a new podcast, 2024 programming initiatives, a new branded studio tour of the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank and details about the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in April.
On Jan. 16, TCM and sister streamer Max will debut Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast. TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will join filmmakers and actors as they discuss “their earliest film memories, favorite movies, creative influences and guilty pleasures,” with guests including Mel Brooks, Nancy Meyers and Patty Jenkins.
The TCM podcast The Plot Thickens is returning this year for a fifth season, with the subject yet to be disclosed.
In April, TCM will introduce a new franchise, Two for One, with prominent filmmakers co-hosting a double feature of their choice on Saturday nights. Guests will include Jenkins,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz sits down with some of Hollywood’s biggest filmmakers in a new interview podcast to find out what makes them tick — through their favorite films.
On “Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast,” to debut in January, Mankiewicz will speak with directors and writers as they discuss their earliest film memories, favorite films, creative influences and guilty pleasures. Each episode of the series, a partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery corporate siblings TCM and Max, will run about 45 minutes.
Among Mankiewicz’s guests: Mel Brooks, the 97-year-old Egot winner (on the eve of the 50th anniversary of his landmark comedies “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles”); Nancy Meyers; and Patty Jenkins. The podcast is scheduled to debut Jan. 16, 2024, with new installments dropping weekly on Max and all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. The show has been slated to run 10 episodes but that’s subject to...
On “Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast,” to debut in January, Mankiewicz will speak with directors and writers as they discuss their earliest film memories, favorite films, creative influences and guilty pleasures. Each episode of the series, a partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery corporate siblings TCM and Max, will run about 45 minutes.
Among Mankiewicz’s guests: Mel Brooks, the 97-year-old Egot winner (on the eve of the 50th anniversary of his landmark comedies “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles”); Nancy Meyers; and Patty Jenkins. The podcast is scheduled to debut Jan. 16, 2024, with new installments dropping weekly on Max and all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. The show has been slated to run 10 episodes but that’s subject to...
- 11/16/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
After a tumultuous few months at TCM, the network’s Classic Film Festival will return to Hollywood on April 18-21 for its 15th edition with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” it was announced Wednesday.
“Like Turner Classic Movies itself, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a destination for cinephiles, and the 2024 edition will undoubtedly be among the best yet,” Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy said in a statement.
“We are so thrilled to invite TCM fans to celebrate the very best in cinema in the heart of Hollywood and to be amongst the filmmakers and casts who have lit up the silver screen for us all over the years.”
In June, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav moved oversight of the beloved TCM to De Luca and Abdy in the wake of layoffs that claimed the jobs of longtime staffers Pola Changnon,...
“Like Turner Classic Movies itself, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a destination for cinephiles, and the 2024 edition will undoubtedly be among the best yet,” Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy said in a statement.
“We are so thrilled to invite TCM fans to celebrate the very best in cinema in the heart of Hollywood and to be amongst the filmmakers and casts who have lit up the silver screen for us all over the years.”
In June, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav moved oversight of the beloved TCM to De Luca and Abdy in the wake of layoffs that claimed the jobs of longtime staffers Pola Changnon,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brian Cox is weighing in on the future of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) after executive changes at the cable network made Hollywood worry Warner Bros. Discovery was ready to pull the plug.
After filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson set up a meeting with CEO David Zaslav to express why TCM was so important, they were assured the network was not going anywhere. A restructuring at the network would give the trio of filmmakers an active role at TCM alongside Michael de Luca and Pam Abdy.
Cox recently opened up about his thoughts on TCM saying he was “horrified” at the thought the network could be shutting down.
“I’ve just written a thing for Facebook because I’m horrified,” Cox told Above the Line. “The head of Warner Brothers, once they get rid of TCM/Turner Classic Movies, which I think is one of the...
After filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson set up a meeting with CEO David Zaslav to express why TCM was so important, they were assured the network was not going anywhere. A restructuring at the network would give the trio of filmmakers an active role at TCM alongside Michael de Luca and Pam Abdy.
Cox recently opened up about his thoughts on TCM saying he was “horrified” at the thought the network could be shutting down.
“I’ve just written a thing for Facebook because I’m horrified,” Cox told Above the Line. “The head of Warner Brothers, once they get rid of TCM/Turner Classic Movies, which I think is one of the...
- 7/2/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The recent slew of high profile layoffs at Turner Classic Movies sent shockwaves through the film community. Many saw the ousting of longtime executives who shaped TCM into a beloved resource for movie buffs as a sign that Warner Bros. Discovery was planning to neglect or even eliminate the network. News of the shakeup led to increased attention on TCM, with many prominent voices advocating for its role in the current cinema landscape.
While the studio was able to tamp down the outrage by announcing that Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson would be involved in the network’s new programming efforts, TCM’s long term health is a topic of concern for cinephiles around the world.
While gutting a beloved network to save on costs sounds like something Logan Roy might pull on “Succession,” Brian Cox counts himself among TCM’s most ardent supporters. In a new interview with Above the Line,...
While the studio was able to tamp down the outrage by announcing that Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson would be involved in the network’s new programming efforts, TCM’s long term health is a topic of concern for cinephiles around the world.
While gutting a beloved network to save on costs sounds like something Logan Roy might pull on “Succession,” Brian Cox counts himself among TCM’s most ardent supporters. In a new interview with Above the Line,...
- 7/1/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Alan Arkin, the versatile actor who finally won an Oscar — for Little Miss Sunshine — after making a career of disappearing into characters with turns that could be comic, chilling or charming, has died. He was 89.
His sons, Adam, Matthew and Anthony, announced the news in a joint statement. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” they said. “A loving husband, father, grand and great-grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”
He had heart trouble and died Thursday at his home in San Marcos, California.
In his first significant role in a feature, Arkin received a rare best actor Oscar nomination for work in a comedy when he played a Russian sailor whose submarine is marooned off the coast of a New England fishing village in Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming (1966).
Two years later,...
His sons, Adam, Matthew and Anthony, announced the news in a joint statement. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” they said. “A loving husband, father, grand and great-grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”
He had heart trouble and died Thursday at his home in San Marcos, California.
In his first significant role in a feature, Arkin received a rare best actor Oscar nomination for work in a comedy when he played a Russian sailor whose submarine is marooned off the coast of a New England fishing village in Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming (1966).
Two years later,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Zaslav has at last made a good decision with regards to the film history he acquired more than a year ago via the creation of Warner Bros. Discovery. The fact that Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson were metaphorically leaning over his shoulder is probably not a coincidence. However he got there though, it seems the small but indispensable cable network that is Turner Classic Movies has been spared a total ransacking by its new corporate owners.
The news became official Wednesday afternoon with the announcement that rather than staying totally under the control of Wbd TV Networks, creative decisions regarding the classic cinema network will now fall under the oversight of Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy (Wbd TV will still control TCM’s budget). Further, after being ousted just last week from TCM by Wbd’s cable network C-Suite, longtime chief TCM programmer,...
The news became official Wednesday afternoon with the announcement that rather than staying totally under the control of Wbd TV Networks, creative decisions regarding the classic cinema network will now fall under the oversight of Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy (Wbd TV will still control TCM’s budget). Further, after being ousted just last week from TCM by Wbd’s cable network C-Suite, longtime chief TCM programmer,...
- 6/28/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
In our Member Lens series, we’re spotlighting a cross-section of current Film Independent Members to see how they got where they are now, what they hope to do next and what being a part of Film Independent means to them. This profile of Carla Renata originally ran in December 2021.
May is for Members! This week only: 10% off General Membership. This month, we’re celebrating our Membership experience for filmmakers and film lovers all over the globe. All month-long you can enjoy an array of special discounts on Membership. This week, you can join and save 10% on all levels of General Membership. Join or renew today!
Whether by necessity, restlessness or curious exuberance, it’s a fact that 99% of people carving out a living in the entertainment industry are doing so as a multi-hyphenate—a little acting here, a little hosting there, some writing and producing at varying levels of focus and intensity.
May is for Members! This week only: 10% off General Membership. This month, we’re celebrating our Membership experience for filmmakers and film lovers all over the globe. All month-long you can enjoy an array of special discounts on Membership. This week, you can join and save 10% on all levels of General Membership. Join or renew today!
Whether by necessity, restlessness or curious exuberance, it’s a fact that 99% of people carving out a living in the entertainment industry are doing so as a multi-hyphenate—a little acting here, a little hosting there, some writing and producing at varying levels of focus and intensity.
- 5/12/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
One of the most time-consuming aspects of being a cinephile is worrying about the health and longevity of TCM. The venerable broadcast television channel dedicated to classic Hollywood cinema has grown since its 1994 launch into a kind of preservationist and enthusiast's empire that includes an annual film festival, an original film distribution arm, a releasing imprint, and a slew of diverse programming initiatives (not to mention a wine club). TCM certainly seems to be in better health than most entities dedicated segments of the film ecosystem that are -- by virtue of not being focused on the biggest, brightest, latest thing -- not exactly profit drivers. It has survived both a massive merger between AT&T and its parent company, Time Warner, and a subsequent divestment of AT&T and acquisition by Discovery in all but five years, after all.
But the brand's new overlord, Warner Bros. Discovery, shelving completed films...
But the brand's new overlord, Warner Bros. Discovery, shelving completed films...
- 3/23/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
If Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Michelle Yeoh wins the best actress Oscar on March 12, she will become the first Asian to do so. But she’s not the first to be nominated: Merle Oberon preceded Yeoh 87 years ago — though no one knew it at the time.
The star of 1935’s The Dark Angel, for which she was nominated, kept her Indian heritage hidden her entire life. Born in Bombay to a Sri Lankan-Maori mother and white father, Oberon grew up in poverty in Calcutta. When she was 17, she moved to England to pursue acting; fearing backlash from a racist entertainment industry, she claimed she was born in Tasmania and that her birth certificate was lost in a fire.
She broke out playing Anne Boleyn in director Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933, which led to her being cast in Sidney Franklin’s World War I drama The Dark Angel,...
The star of 1935’s The Dark Angel, for which she was nominated, kept her Indian heritage hidden her entire life. Born in Bombay to a Sri Lankan-Maori mother and white father, Oberon grew up in poverty in Calcutta. When she was 17, she moved to England to pursue acting; fearing backlash from a racist entertainment industry, she claimed she was born in Tasmania and that her birth certificate was lost in a fire.
She broke out playing Anne Boleyn in director Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933, which led to her being cast in Sidney Franklin’s World War I drama The Dark Angel,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s here; the biggest night in film is upon us – of course, we’re talking about the Academy Awards. Happy Oscars season to those who celebrate, or even care!
As with every awards show lately, this forthcoming ceremony – taking place on 28 March – has been marred in controversy. The Academy’s decision, announced last month, to slash eight categories from its live broadcast in order to save time has been met with criticism that the bigwigs are compromising the awards in the vain hope of attracting a greater audience to a shorter show. But as Edgar Wright recently put it, “No one who tunes in to watch the Oscars is doing so on the promise that it might end 30 minute earlier.”
Whether or not you’ll be tuning into this year’s ceremony (the steadily declining viewership figures of the past few years suggests the latter), chances are you’ve...
As with every awards show lately, this forthcoming ceremony – taking place on 28 March – has been marred in controversy. The Academy’s decision, announced last month, to slash eight categories from its live broadcast in order to save time has been met with criticism that the bigwigs are compromising the awards in the vain hope of attracting a greater audience to a shorter show. But as Edgar Wright recently put it, “No one who tunes in to watch the Oscars is doing so on the promise that it might end 30 minute earlier.”
Whether or not you’ll be tuning into this year’s ceremony (the steadily declining viewership figures of the past few years suggests the latter), chances are you’ve...
- 3/12/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
It’s here; the biggest night in film is upon us – of course, we’re talking about the Academy Awards. Happy Oscars season to those who celebrate, or even care!
As with every awards show lately, this forthcoming ceremony – taking place on 28 March – has been marred in controversy. The Academy’s decision, announced last month, to slash eight categories from its live broadcast in order to save time has been met with criticism that the bigwigs are compromising the awards in the vain hope of attracting a greater audience to a shorter show. But as Edgar Wright recently put it, “No one who tunes in to watch the Oscars is doing so on the promise that it might end 30 minute earlier.”
Whether or not you’ll be tuning into this year’s ceremony (the steadily declining viewership figures of the past few years suggests the latter), chances are you’ve...
As with every awards show lately, this forthcoming ceremony – taking place on 28 March – has been marred in controversy. The Academy’s decision, announced last month, to slash eight categories from its live broadcast in order to save time has been met with criticism that the bigwigs are compromising the awards in the vain hope of attracting a greater audience to a shorter show. But as Edgar Wright recently put it, “No one who tunes in to watch the Oscars is doing so on the promise that it might end 30 minute earlier.”
Whether or not you’ll be tuning into this year’s ceremony (the steadily declining viewership figures of the past few years suggests the latter), chances are you’ve...
- 3/11/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
Turner Classic Movies, TCM for short, today announced that the fourth annual Robert Osborne Award will be given to Donald Bogle. Bogle, considered to be among the foremost authorities on African Americans in Hollywood, will receive the award at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival prior to a screening of “Carmen Jones.” That 1954 feature first ignited Bogle’s interest in Black artists in the movies.
The award, recognizing an individual who has helped keep the cultural heritage of classic film alive for future generations, has been previously awarded to director Martin Scorsese, film preservationist Kevin Brownlow and film author and historian Leonard Maltin.
Bogle is a pioneer in the study of Black artists working in cinema. He is also an award-winning author, having written nine books, including (but not limited to) “Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies” and “Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films. The latter will this year celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The award, recognizing an individual who has helped keep the cultural heritage of classic film alive for future generations, has been previously awarded to director Martin Scorsese, film preservationist Kevin Brownlow and film author and historian Leonard Maltin.
Bogle is a pioneer in the study of Black artists working in cinema. He is also an award-winning author, having written nine books, including (but not limited to) “Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies” and “Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films. The latter will this year celebrate its 50th anniversary.
- 2/8/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
The Art Directors Guild has announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will receive the esteemed William Cameron Menzies Award for his striking visuals and emotionally rich portfolio, cumulating in his latest film, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”
Del Toro will receive the award on Feb. 18 at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The award recognizes individuals’ service to the entertainment industry through distinguished contributions to motion pictures or TV. Past honorees include Robert Osborne, John Musker and Ron Clements, Syd Mead and Denis Villeneuve.
“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” remarked Nelson Coates, Adg president. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.
Del Toro will receive the award on Feb. 18 at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The award recognizes individuals’ service to the entertainment industry through distinguished contributions to motion pictures or TV. Past honorees include Robert Osborne, John Musker and Ron Clements, Syd Mead and Denis Villeneuve.
“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” remarked Nelson Coates, Adg president. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.
- 1/24/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Julia MacCary and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild will present Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with the William Cameron Menzies Award, to honor his visually striking and emotionally rich body of work. Del Toro will receive the award at the 27th Adg’s Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, February 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Del Toro first gained recognition for writing and directing Cronos, which premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Mercedes Benz Award, and went on to earn more than 20 international awards. Del Toro’s most noted films include Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered Academy Awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup and The Shape of Water, which won the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion as well as Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Score. His latest project, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, continues his lifelong love of animation and stop-motion filmmaking.
Del Toro first gained recognition for writing and directing Cronos, which premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Mercedes Benz Award, and went on to earn more than 20 international awards. Del Toro’s most noted films include Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered Academy Awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup and The Shape of Water, which won the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion as well as Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Score. His latest project, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, continues his lifelong love of animation and stop-motion filmmaking.
- 1/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Carole Cook, who used a career boost from Lucille Ball to build a career that included three turns on Broadway and roles in Sixteen Candles and The Incredible Mr. Limpet, has died. She was 98.
Cook died of heart failure on Wednesday, three days shy of her birthday, in Beverly Hills, her husband, actor Tom Troupe, announced.
On television, Cook showed up as the ex-wife of Walter Findlay (Bill Macy) on Maude, as the bar owner of the cop hangout Stella’s on Kojak, as madam Cora Van Husen on Dynasty and as Donna La Mar, the girlfriend of Charlie Cagney (Dick O’Neill), on Cagney & Lacey.
The fun-loving Texan came to Hollywood at Ball’s behest and appeared on a 1959 episode of the comedienne’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Ball convinced her to change her first name from Mildred to Carole in honor of the actress she most admired, Carole Lombard.
Cook...
Cook died of heart failure on Wednesday, three days shy of her birthday, in Beverly Hills, her husband, actor Tom Troupe, announced.
On television, Cook showed up as the ex-wife of Walter Findlay (Bill Macy) on Maude, as the bar owner of the cop hangout Stella’s on Kojak, as madam Cora Van Husen on Dynasty and as Donna La Mar, the girlfriend of Charlie Cagney (Dick O’Neill), on Cagney & Lacey.
The fun-loving Texan came to Hollywood at Ball’s behest and appeared on a 1959 episode of the comedienne’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Ball convinced her to change her first name from Mildred to Carole in honor of the actress she most admired, Carole Lombard.
Cook...
- 1/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was only a few days ago that we lost Angela Lansbury, the legendary Dame of both stage and screen, just shy of her 97th birthday. One of the last surviving stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Lansbury starred in a bevy of brilliant films and received numerous accolades for her talent. Before her passing, Lansbury earned six Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award), six Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Academy Honorary Award. While she never took home the statues, she was graciously nominated for three Academy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a whopping eighteen Primetime Emmy Awards. Lansbury was beloved the world over and across generations, with her artistry and humility turning her into one of the most beloved celebrity figures in history.
In celebration of her life and career, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be hosting a 24-hour programming tribute next month. Lansbury's film career spanned nearly eight decades,...
In celebration of her life and career, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be hosting a 24-hour programming tribute next month. Lansbury's film career spanned nearly eight decades,...
- 10/15/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
No actor ever looked more at home in front of the camera — or on the stage, according to those fortunate enough to have seen him there — than Peter O'Toole. Blessed with a piercing tenor voice, that tousle of brown hair and those shocking blue eyes, he stirred our souls and, why be coy about it, libidos. Given these advantages, it all seemed absurdly easy for him — but it wasn't. On the contrary, O'Toole often found acting to be something of a struggle.
Despite health troubles that began cropping up in his 40s, O'Toole performed up until the final year of his life in 2013. Two years prior to passing, he graced the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival with his presence for a Q&a with the network's dearly missed host, Robert Osborne. The entire 55-minute chat is currently available to view on YouTube, and it is well worth your time to...
Despite health troubles that began cropping up in his 40s, O'Toole performed up until the final year of his life in 2013. Two years prior to passing, he graced the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival with his presence for a Q&a with the network's dearly missed host, Robert Osborne. The entire 55-minute chat is currently available to view on YouTube, and it is well worth your time to...
- 9/13/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Angus MacLane, animation veteran and director of the new Pixar adventure Lightyear, discusses his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Taking Off (1971)
Reign of Terror (1949)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s review
Lightyear (2022)
Toy Story (1995)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Beyond Furious series, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Mars Attacks! (1996)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, ’Burbs Mania at Tfh
Alive (1993)
Star Wars (1977)
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Alien (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Aliens (1986) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tron (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Howard The Duck (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Wall-e (2008)
Predator 2 (1990)
Alien vs. Predator...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Taking Off (1971)
Reign of Terror (1949)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s review
Lightyear (2022)
Toy Story (1995)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Beyond Furious series, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Mars Attacks! (1996)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, ’Burbs Mania at Tfh
Alive (1993)
Star Wars (1977)
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Alien (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Aliens (1986) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tron (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Howard The Duck (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Wall-e (2008)
Predator 2 (1990)
Alien vs. Predator...
- 6/7/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
It’s easy to see why Spike Lee — whose BlacKkKlansman premieres at Cannes on Monday — had high expectations for Do the Right Thing at the 42nd edition of the fest in 1989.
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in The Hollywood Reporter said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for THR, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented to Steven Soderbergh’s...
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in The Hollywood Reporter said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for THR, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented to Steven Soderbergh’s...
- 5/13/2018
- by Bill Higgins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s easy to see why Spike Lee — whose <em>BlacKkKlansman</em> premieres at Cannes on Monday — had high expectations for <em>Do the Right Thing</em> at the 42nd edition of the fest in 1989.
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for <em>THR</em>, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented ...
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for <em>THR</em>, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented ...
- 5/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Now in Region A — One of the best releases from the early- ’50s 3-D boom. Millionaire Robert Ryan is abandoned to die in the desert by his wife Rhonda Fleming and her lover; the ‘useless’ executive earns self-respect by focusing on the problem of survival. Ryan’s terrific, and the depth effects in the attractive desert locations are great, thanks to cinematographer Lucien Ballard.
Inferno 3-D
3-D + 2-D Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date May 16, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by Francis M. Cockrell from his story The Waterhole
Produced by William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
I just reviewed an Inferno 3-D disc not four months ago, but U.S. viewers will want the facts (all the facts!
Inferno 3-D
3-D + 2-D Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date May 16, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by Francis M. Cockrell from his story The Waterhole
Produced by William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
I just reviewed an Inferno 3-D disc not four months ago, but U.S. viewers will want the facts (all the facts!
- 5/27/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
How did a film like Cover Girl slip away? When it was shown at the TCM Classic Film Festival in 2012, it was considered something of a discovery, with Robert Osborne frequently singling it out in pre-festival interviews and publicity as a must-see, which makes me feel a little better about having not heard of it at all before seeing it a few months prior at the New Beverly. But the film was immensely popular in its day. Its success instantly pulled Gene Kelly out of limbo at MGM, where he’d been assigned to a series of B-movies and rarely allowed to dance his own choreography, when he was even allowed to dance at all.
Columbia Pictures was not interested in placing such limitations on him. The film’s producer, composer Arthur Schwartz, must have known how lucky they were, because they gave Kelly immense control over its production, especially his dance numbers.
Columbia Pictures was not interested in placing such limitations on him. The film’s producer, composer Arthur Schwartz, must have known how lucky they were, because they gave Kelly immense control over its production, especially his dance numbers.
- 4/30/2017
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
Even a fairly serious classic-Hollywood buff could be forgiven for not knowing much about Hedy Lamarr, an actress whose beauty was far more impressive than her filmography. But as Alexandra Dean's eye-opening Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story shows, Lamarr's films were far from the most interesting thing about her. An entertaining argument that we should view the Austrian immigrant as an ahead-of-her-time woman trapped by the mores of the 1940s and '50s, the doc has art house appeal and afterward would make a wonderful fit for TCM, whose late host Robert Osborne (a close friend of the star's) makes several...
- 4/25/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
Alec Baldwin is adding more hosting duties to his resume. The actor has been named as the new host of Turner Classic Movies’ The Essentials, the network announced Tuesday, replacing the late Robert Osborne on the show.
One of TCM’s most popular franchises, The Essentials showcases “must-see” classic films, often with commentary from special guests. Joining Baldwin for the show’s upcoming season, which kicks off on May 6, will be David Letterman, Baldwin’s former 30 Rock costar and series creator Tina Fey, and Oscar-winning director William Friedkin. With each of his guests,...
Alec Baldwin is adding more hosting duties to his resume. The actor has been named as the new host of Turner Classic Movies’ The Essentials, the network announced Tuesday, replacing the late Robert Osborne on the show.
One of TCM’s most popular franchises, The Essentials showcases “must-see” classic films, often with commentary from special guests. Joining Baldwin for the show’s upcoming season, which kicks off on May 6, will be David Letterman, Baldwin’s former 30 Rock costar and series creator Tina Fey, and Oscar-winning director William Friedkin. With each of his guests,...
- 4/18/2017
- by Maureen Lee Lenker
- PEOPLE.com
Last month, Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne sadly passed away after spending years dedicated to showcasing must-see classic films and spreading his passion for cinema. Though Osborne had reduced his role at TCM in recent years, the channel’s program The Essentials was left without a host in the wake of his death. But TCM […]
The post Alec Baldwin is the New Host of TCM’s ‘The Essentials’ appeared first on /Film.
The post Alec Baldwin is the New Host of TCM’s ‘The Essentials’ appeared first on /Film.
- 4/18/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The Flash‘s Grodd may soon have some competition for TV’s Scariest Ape.
A contemporary, female-led King Kong Skull Island series is being developed by MarVista Entertainment and Im Global.
RelatedYour Guide to TV’s 100+ Reboots and Revivals: Knight Rider, Dynasty, Greek, L.A. Law, Twin Peaks and More
The project, which will feature a multicultural ensemble, explores the wonders and horrors of Skull Island and its origins.
Jonathan Penner and Stacy Title (The WB’s Lone Ranger pilot) will pen the drama, which has yet to be shopped to networks.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…...
A contemporary, female-led King Kong Skull Island series is being developed by MarVista Entertainment and Im Global.
RelatedYour Guide to TV’s 100+ Reboots and Revivals: Knight Rider, Dynasty, Greek, L.A. Law, Twin Peaks and More
The project, which will feature a multicultural ensemble, explores the wonders and horrors of Skull Island and its origins.
Jonathan Penner and Stacy Title (The WB’s Lone Ranger pilot) will pen the drama, which has yet to be shopped to networks.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…...
- 4/18/2017
- TVLine.com
Alec Baldwin has been set as the new host of Turner Classic Movies “The Essentials,” a weekly installment of “must see” films.
Baldwin will make his debut on the Saturday, May 6 episode, with special guest David Letterman and a showing of 1952’s “The Bad and Beautiful.”
The actor’s “30 Rock” co-star Tina Fey and filmmaker William Friedkin will also be guests this season, which runs from May through September.
Baldwin is taking over the role from Robert Osborne, who died last month. The actor was a close friend of the.
Baldwin will make his debut on the Saturday, May 6 episode, with special guest David Letterman and a showing of 1952’s “The Bad and Beautiful.”
The actor’s “30 Rock” co-star Tina Fey and filmmaker William Friedkin will also be guests this season, which runs from May through September.
Baldwin is taking over the role from Robert Osborne, who died last month. The actor was a close friend of the.
- 4/18/2017
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Alec Baldwin is taking over as host of TCM’s weekly The Essentials program, showcasing "must see" classic films. Baldwin takes over hosting duties following last month’s death of TCM host Robert Osborne. David Letterman, Tina Fey and William Friedkin are among the guest co-hosts signed to join Baldwin. The new season of The Essentials debuts May 6 at 8 Pm, featuring Letterman and screening The Bad and the Beautiful. Fey will make her guest appearance starting on June 24…...
- 4/18/2017
- Deadline
Alec Baldwin is taking over as host of TCM’s weekly The Essentials program, showcasing "must see" classic films. Baldwin takes over hosting duties following last month’s death of TCM host Robert Osborne. David Letterman, Tina Fey and William Friedkin are among the guest co-hosts signed to join Baldwin. The new season of The Essentials debuts May 6 at 8 Pm, featuring Letterman and screening The Bad and the Beautiful. Fey will make her guest appearance starting on June 24…...
- 4/18/2017
- Deadline TV
In the annals of rich men who look to Hollywood to build a secondary empire, real estate billionaire Charles S. Cohen (Forbes net worth: $2.2 billion) is their Don Quixote. His Cohen Media Group is staking its claim in spaces renowned for their allergies to profit: He’s restoring classic films, releasing foreign-language titles, and moving into specialty exhibition.
One Oscar campaigner calls Cohen’s taste “older middle-of-the-road arthouse,” and that’s exactly the audience he wants. Three of Cohen’s French imports — “Outside the Law” (2010), “Timbuktu” (2014) and “Mustang” (2015) — received foreign-language Academy Award nominations. This year, Cohen (with partner Amazon Studios) took Iranian Cannes-prize-winner Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” all the way to the Oscar, much to the chagrin of established competitors Sony Pictures Classics (“Toni Erdmann”) and Music Box (“A Man Called Ove”).
However, where other billionaire businessmen have wanted to be studio moguls, or Harvey Weinstein, what Cohen really...
One Oscar campaigner calls Cohen’s taste “older middle-of-the-road arthouse,” and that’s exactly the audience he wants. Three of Cohen’s French imports — “Outside the Law” (2010), “Timbuktu” (2014) and “Mustang” (2015) — received foreign-language Academy Award nominations. This year, Cohen (with partner Amazon Studios) took Iranian Cannes-prize-winner Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” all the way to the Oscar, much to the chagrin of established competitors Sony Pictures Classics (“Toni Erdmann”) and Music Box (“A Man Called Ove”).
However, where other billionaire businessmen have wanted to be studio moguls, or Harvey Weinstein, what Cohen really...
- 4/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
In the annals of rich men who look to Hollywood to build a secondary empire, real estate billionaire Charles S. Cohen (Forbes net worth: $2.2 billion) is their Don Quixote. His Cohen Media Group is staking its claim in spaces renowned for their allergies to profit: He’s restoring classic films, releasing foreign-language titles, and moving into specialty exhibition.
One Oscar campaigner calls Cohen’s taste “older middle-of-the-road arthouse,” and that’s exactly the audience he wants. Three of Cohen’s French imports — “Outside the Law” (2010), “Timbuktu” (2014) and “Mustang” (2015) — received foreign-language Academy Award nominations. This year, Cohen (with partner Amazon Studios) took Iranian Cannes-prize-winner Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” all the way to the Oscar, much to the chagrin of established competitors Sony Pictures Classics (“Toni Erdmann”) and Music Box (“A Man Called Ove”).
However, where other billionaire businessmen have wanted to be studio moguls, or Harvey Weinstein, what Cohen really...
One Oscar campaigner calls Cohen’s taste “older middle-of-the-road arthouse,” and that’s exactly the audience he wants. Three of Cohen’s French imports — “Outside the Law” (2010), “Timbuktu” (2014) and “Mustang” (2015) — received foreign-language Academy Award nominations. This year, Cohen (with partner Amazon Studios) took Iranian Cannes-prize-winner Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” all the way to the Oscar, much to the chagrin of established competitors Sony Pictures Classics (“Toni Erdmann”) and Music Box (“A Man Called Ove”).
However, where other billionaire businessmen have wanted to be studio moguls, or Harvey Weinstein, what Cohen really...
- 4/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Rest in peace, Don Rickles.
The iconic comedian died of kidney failure on Thursday morning, his rep tells Et. He was 90.
Watch: Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
Throughout his career, Rickles had great success as both an actor and best-selling author. The Emmy winner started his work as a stand-up comedian in the 1950s after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after serving in World War II. Following years of "insult" comedy work, Rickles made his dramatic film debut in 1958's Run Silent, Run Deep, and spent the next several decades working in both film and television.
In 1965, Rickles made his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Carson, and appeared on the show more than 100 times throughout Carson's reign. Rickles' stage quickly expanded past television, as he performed at the presidential inaugurations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush with his friend, Frank Sinatra.
Rickles was honored...
The iconic comedian died of kidney failure on Thursday morning, his rep tells Et. He was 90.
Watch: Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
Throughout his career, Rickles had great success as both an actor and best-selling author. The Emmy winner started his work as a stand-up comedian in the 1950s after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after serving in World War II. Following years of "insult" comedy work, Rickles made his dramatic film debut in 1958's Run Silent, Run Deep, and spent the next several decades working in both film and television.
In 1965, Rickles made his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Carson, and appeared on the show more than 100 times throughout Carson's reign. Rickles' stage quickly expanded past television, as he performed at the presidential inaugurations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush with his friend, Frank Sinatra.
Rickles was honored...
- 4/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
“It’s the most wonderful time/Of the year…” – Andy Williams
Well, yes and no. There is, after all, still about a week and a half to go before we can put the long national, annual nightmare of the tax season behind us. But it’s also film festival season, which for me specifically means the onset of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival, the eighth iteration of what has become a perennial moviegoing event. More and more people flock to Hollywood Boulevard each year from all reaches of the country, and from other countries, to revel in the history of Hollywood and international filmmaking, celebrate their favorite stars (including, this year, beloved TCM host Robert Osborne, who died earlier this year and whose presence has been missed at the festival for the past two sessions) and enjoy a long-weekend-sized bout of nostalgia for the movie culture being referred to when...
Well, yes and no. There is, after all, still about a week and a half to go before we can put the long national, annual nightmare of the tax season behind us. But it’s also film festival season, which for me specifically means the onset of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival, the eighth iteration of what has become a perennial moviegoing event. More and more people flock to Hollywood Boulevard each year from all reaches of the country, and from other countries, to revel in the history of Hollywood and international filmmaking, celebrate their favorite stars (including, this year, beloved TCM host Robert Osborne, who died earlier this year and whose presence has been missed at the festival for the past two sessions) and enjoy a long-weekend-sized bout of nostalgia for the movie culture being referred to when...
- 4/6/2017
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Aaron is joined by Doug McCambridge and Jamieson McGonigle. Jamieson talks about his Jesse James revival screenings and makes the case for a Criterion release. We go further into the Before Trilogy, touching on Before Sunset, and we explore Curtiz’s Mildred Pierce, which is sort of a noir and sort of not, and we get into a number of rumors about potential releases.
Episode Notes
4:10 – The Assassination of Jesse James
18:25 – Robert Osborne Tribute
23:00 – The Criterion Wall
28:35 – Mildred Pierce
33:20 – Before Sunset
42:15 – Agnes Varda
45:20 – The Lodger
48:20 – Godard’s King Lear
50:30 – Phil Rosenthal Closet Video
53:00 – Short Takes (Design for Living, The Piano, Carnival of Souls)
60:00 – FilmStruck
Episode Links The Playlist – Criterion Not Interested in Assassination of Jesse James New York Times – Robert Osborne Tribute TCM – Robert Osborne Tribute Aaron’s Before Sunset Photo Album Tweet about visiting the Criterion Collection Agnes Varda...
Episode Notes
4:10 – The Assassination of Jesse James
18:25 – Robert Osborne Tribute
23:00 – The Criterion Wall
28:35 – Mildred Pierce
33:20 – Before Sunset
42:15 – Agnes Varda
45:20 – The Lodger
48:20 – Godard’s King Lear
50:30 – Phil Rosenthal Closet Video
53:00 – Short Takes (Design for Living, The Piano, Carnival of Souls)
60:00 – FilmStruck
Episode Links The Playlist – Criterion Not Interested in Assassination of Jesse James New York Times – Robert Osborne Tribute TCM – Robert Osborne Tribute Aaron’s Before Sunset Photo Album Tweet about visiting the Criterion Collection Agnes Varda...
- 3/15/2017
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveriesNEWSJohn Huston, Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich on the set of The Other Side of the WindWe're still holding our breath, but it looks like we may all get to see Orson Welles' beleaguered film project The Other Side of the Wind, to be released in some fashion by Netflix.The Tribeca Film Festival, running April 17 - 30, has announced its full lineup. Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies host and defacto representative in the United States for the appreciation of older films, has died at the age of 84. With his passing, the number of venerable, welcoming advocates for classic cinema is dropping precariously low.Recommended VIEWINGThe proof is the pudding: Director Terrence Malick actually participated in a public, recorded conversation! He was at SXSW to promote his new film, Austin-set Song to Song, and took place in a discussion with Richard Linklater...
- 3/14/2017
- MUBI
Retro-active: The Best From The Cinema Retro Archive
(Cinema Retro joins other retro movie lovers in mourning the recent passing of Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne. This is Lee Pfeiffer's interview with Osborne that originally ran in 2008)
Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer chatted with Robert Osborne, the popular host of TCM's movie broadcasts. Osborne, who is also the official Oscar historian, is well known for his informative introductions and epilogues for the films that TCM broadcasts. Director Sidney Lumet once said that even if he doesn't desire to see certain films, he always tries to tune in for Osborne's introductions. Osborne is as affable offscreen as he is on the air. Witty, knowledgable and conversant in all things Hollywood-related, he has many of the attributes he ascribes to the stars he grew up idolizing. In addition to being a columnist for the Hollywood Reporter, Osborne is by all accounts America's premiere film historian.
(Cinema Retro joins other retro movie lovers in mourning the recent passing of Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne. This is Lee Pfeiffer's interview with Osborne that originally ran in 2008)
Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer chatted with Robert Osborne, the popular host of TCM's movie broadcasts. Osborne, who is also the official Oscar historian, is well known for his informative introductions and epilogues for the films that TCM broadcasts. Director Sidney Lumet once said that even if he doesn't desire to see certain films, he always tries to tune in for Osborne's introductions. Osborne is as affable offscreen as he is on the air. Witty, knowledgable and conversant in all things Hollywood-related, he has many of the attributes he ascribes to the stars he grew up idolizing. In addition to being a columnist for the Hollywood Reporter, Osborne is by all accounts America's premiere film historian.
- 3/10/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In the days following the death of beloved Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, the network has found cause for celebration—not only in Osborne’s legacy, but in the legacy of father-son filmmakers Carl and Rob Reiner, who will be honored with a shared hand and footprint ceremony on April 7 outside Hollywood’s iconic Tcl Chinese Theater. The festivities will take place in concert with the eight annual TCM Classic Film Festival, recognizing the cinematic contributions…...
- 3/9/2017
- Deadline
Turner Classic Movies is paying tribute to its longtime host this weekend with a 48-hour marathon of Robert Osborne’s most memorable TCM interviews and moments. Osborne, who died Monday at 84, had been the face of the cable network since its 1994 launch. Starting at 6 Am Et on Saturday, programming will include installments of Private Screenings and Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival and Osborne’s first TCM introduction for the all-time classic Gone with the Wind…...
- 3/7/2017
- Deadline TV
Batman is coming to Powerless… sort of.
Adam West — who played the iconic superhero on TV in the ’60s — will guest-star on the NBC comedy as Dean West, the chairman of Wayne Industries.
RelatedGotham Casts Big Bad Ra’s al Ghul With Deep Space Nine‘s Alexander Siddig
Mr. West visits Charm City to deliver the bad news to Bruce Wayne’s cousin Van (Alan Tudyk) and his employee Emily (Vanessa Hudgens) that the company has to make cuts following an attack on Gotham City.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute...
Adam West — who played the iconic superhero on TV in the ’60s — will guest-star on the NBC comedy as Dean West, the chairman of Wayne Industries.
RelatedGotham Casts Big Bad Ra’s al Ghul With Deep Space Nine‘s Alexander Siddig
Mr. West visits Charm City to deliver the bad news to Bruce Wayne’s cousin Van (Alan Tudyk) and his employee Emily (Vanessa Hudgens) that the company has to make cuts following an attack on Gotham City.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute...
- 3/7/2017
- TVLine.com
Robert Osborne, the face of Turner Classic Movies, died yesterday at 84 years old. Robert Osborne, Film Historian, Dies At 84 The cause of death of the veteran film historian has yet to be released, though he died in his sleep at home with his partner of 20 years David Staller. “It’s difficult to imagine […]
Source: uInterview
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The post Robert Osborne, Face Of Turner Classic Movies, Dies At 84 appeared first on uInterview.
- 3/7/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
I first became aware of Robert Osborne about 20 years ago when I discovered Turner Classic Movies, and I immediately liked him very much. The first thing that struck me was that he seemed like a nice man. Then I listened to him for a little while and it was clear he was no fool, either. And then I really knew he was something special when I'd turn on TCM and he wasn't there — I didn't like that at all. In other words, long before I ever actually knew him, he was like a friend.
I met Bob for...
I met Bob for...
- 3/7/2017
- by Mitzi Gaynor, as told to Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At a time when modern college students find The Godfather too slow, Daisy Ridley admits she's never heard of Cary Grant and the majority of people who enjoyed La La Land have no doubt never seen Singin' in the Rain, the role Robert Osborne played in keeping old Hollywood movies alive for contemporary audiences cannot be underestimated. As the face of Turner Classic Movies since 1994, Osborne genially and expertly carried the torch for the films made during the studio system's Golden Era, the 1930s-1950s, providing a platform for older audiences to revisit films they might have seen...
- 3/7/2017
- by Todd McCarthy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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