The so-called ‘Hitchcock 9′ – a series of little-seen silent films made in the early part of Alfred Hitchcock’s brilliant career – will make their debut today at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
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What to Watch on Turner Classic Movies This Father’s Day
Posted on 15 June 2013.
This Father’s Day, Turner Classic Movies offers up a variety of great films that will surely please fathers of all ages.
The day starts bright and early with Bonjour Tristesse (1957), a romantic melodrama directed by Otto Preminger and starring Jean Seberg as a freethinking teenager who tries to sabotage the engagement between her playboy father (David Niven) and his future bride (Deborah Kerr).
For those who rise at a more reasonable time, TCM will air two classics directed by Vincente Minelli, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963) starring Glenn Ford and Shirley Jones, and Father of the Bride (1950) featuring Spencer Tracy and a young Elizabeth Taylor.
In late morning, be sure to catch Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941), which will be followed by a pair of political-themed films, All the King’s Men (1949), starring Oscar winner Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who falls prey to corruption, and John Ford’s The Last Hurrah (1958), featuring Spencer Tracy as a political boss facing societal change as he runs for re-election.
Following Smokey and the Bandit (1977) with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field, Turner will air one of the great all-time classics, To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), starring Gregory Peck in his iconic role as Atticus Finch. Up next will be Life With Father (1947), Michael Curtiz’s domestic comedy about a benevolent father (William Powell) trying to become master of his domain despite the family’s domineering mother (Irene Dunne) ruling the roost.
After a midnight showing of Charlie Chaplin’s silent classic, The Kid (1921), night owls can watch the little-known Iranian docudrama, Close-Up (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, and the great courtroom drama, 12 Angry Men (1957), directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, and Ed Begley.
David Niven and Deborah Kerr in ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ (1957)/Sony Pictures; Elizabeth Taylor and Spencer Tracy in ‘Father of the Bride’ (1950)/Warner Bros.; and Gregory Peck and Mary Badham in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (1962)/Universal Pictures
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Early Hitchcock Film Set for DVD Release
Posted on 10 June 2013.
An early film by Alfred Hitchcock previously believed to have been lost will soon be available to the public on DVD.
Resurrected by the National Film Preservation Foundation, the first three reels of Hithcock’s earliest surviving feature, The…
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Swimming Champ and Aquatic Star Esther Williams Dies at 91
Posted on 06 June 2013.
Former competitive swimmer and star of numerous so-called “aquamusicals” Esther Williams died today in her Beverly Hills, CA home. She was 91.
Williams rose to prominence as a medal-winning swimmer in Los Angeles who planned to compete in the…
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Classic Movie Stars Born in June
Posted on 31 May 2013.
Here is a list of classic movie stars and directors who were born in the month of June. A couple are still with us, but all should be remembered for how their lives and work touched us deeply.
Marilyn Monroe – June 1
Tony Curtis – June 3…
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What to Watch on TCM for Memorial Day Weekend, Part 3
Posted on 26 May 2013.
Turner Classic Movies will save the best for last when it lines up a number of great war movies for its Memorial Day schedule.
The classic movie station starts the day off right with an airing of David Lean’s Academy Award-winning epic The Br…
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What to Watch on TCM This Memorial Day Weekend, Part 2
Posted on 25 May 2013.
On Sunday, Turner Classic Movies will continue its all-weekend salute to veterans by showcasing a string of John Wayne war movies throughout the day.
Starting in the early morning hours, viewers can see Wayne play a downed Air Force flyer try…
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What to Watch on TCM This Memorial Day Weekend, Part 1
Posted on 24 May 2013.
This weekend, Turner Classic Movies will air one great war movie after another, which will be listed here in three parts over the course of the next few days.
Tomorrow, May 25th, TCM will start Memorial Day weekend off with a Hell Below (1933…
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Warners Turns Gangster for 90th Anniversary
Posted on 20 May 2013.
For more than 80 years, the gangster flick has been a staple at Warner Bros. So it should come as no surprise that the studio plans to release two gangster collections as part of their 90th anniversary celebration.
The first set, The Ultimate…
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‘Gatsby’ Great at the Box Office
Posted on 12 May 2013.
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