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Happy 90th Birthday, Ann Blyth!
The glorious Ann Blyth turned 90 today, conjuring up visions of her in stunning silk, leaning over her cake without putting a hair out of place, and blowing out every candle flawlessly—that is, if my memories of her at the the 2013 TCM Film Festival provide any clue. On opening night—an especially sultry one even …
The Oscar In Memoriam Reel: Who Got Snubbed This Year?
Another year, another botched attempt by the Academy to honor its own. For a lot of movie lovers—classic-film fans especially—Oscar’s memorial-reel slights have become a cringe-inducing annual tradition. I don’t know if Bette Davis really did name the statuette Oscar because his backside resembled her husband’s. But when it comes to honoring those who’ve given …
Oh What A Beautiful Restoration! TCM and Shirley Jones Relaunch “Oklahoma!”
The Fifth Annual TCM Classic Film Festival opened with a glorious restoration of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!—guaranteed to make you forget every muddy, washed out version you’ve ever seen on Sunday afternoon television. It truly looked and sounded like a whole new movie. The print was lovingly struck from the original 65mm Todd-AO elements and …
TCM Classic Film Festival Flashback: Mad for Maureen O’Hara
The five words that got the most thunderous ovation at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival: “Ladies and gentlemen, Maureen O’Hara!” On the surface, at least, the woman at the center of all the fuss was having none of it. As the applause in the El Capitan Theater melded with whistles, hoots and cheers, the 93-year-old …
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