Wednesday Nov 18 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Tonight's Movie: Vacation From Marriage
Robert , a mousy accountant, and timid, sickly Cathy have settled into a dull marriage in their drab London flat.
Bradford a real 'Woman of Substance'
Barbara Taylor Bradford, 76, is entitled to continue "Breaking the Rules," as the name of her 25th novel suggests.
Censored gay sex scenes in From Here to Eternity revealed
Daughter of author James Jones discloses details of cuts insisted upon by the novel's original publisher Daughter of author James Jones discloses details of the cuts its original publisher insisted on Hidden story ... From Here To Eternity in its 1953 Hollywood incarnation starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr.
From Here to Eternity Screening Features Borgnine
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a screening of a new digital restoration of the 1953 Best Picture winner From Here to Eternity on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
What's your favorite classic scary movie?
Great conversation yesterday , even if you all reminded me of a few scary movies I'd rather forget.
Scary Movie Week continues: What's new?
Great conversation yesterday, even if you all reminded me of a few scary movies I'd rather forget.
THE touring production of the hit comedy The Grass Is Greener reaches Derby Theatre from October 19 to October 24.
Taylor Roots for Dance Star Ireland
Taylor has been tuning in regularly to watch her 46-year-old pal compete on the hit show.
RIDING OVER THEM ON MY WAY TO CHURCH that September Sunday in 1959, I looked down at the railroad tracks beneath my bike's tires, mindful that just a few miles down those tracks Nikita Khrushchev would soon be stopping at the Santa Barbara station, on his way from L.A. to San Francisco and soon to ride over this very same spot.
Classic and rare films at Cinecon
Movie buffs, prepare to feast upon a banquet of classic and rare films, celebrity guests and memorabilia marts at the 45th annual Cinecon film festival, which kicks off tonight and runs through Monday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
''Can't act. Slightly balding. Can dance a little." That's the infamous evaluation for Fred Astaire's first screen test that still draws chuckles today.
Random top ten: Actors pretending to be singers 1 Joaquin Phoenix and ...
He and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter used their own voices, in duets laced with sexual chemistry, after training intensively for about four months.
In this summer special, "Mad About Music" revisits five world leaders who appeared earlier on the show: Jimmy Carter , former U.S. President; Ehud Barak , former Israeli Prime Minister; Sir Edward Heath , former UK Prime Minister; Helmut Schmidt , former West German Chancellor, and Condoleezza Rice , former U.S. Secretary of State.
You got it, BLH. You guys are too good. 9:31 AM Anna said... Contempt! I got one.
Hello, Jose from "Movies Kick Ass" here with something that's been bugging me since I watched "Separate Tables" last week.
Tonight's Movie: I See a Dark Stranger
I SEE A DARK STRANGER, originally shown in the United States as THE ADVENTURESS, is a very good British suspense film from the team of Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder.
Mal's classic film fest offers seldom seen treats
3 a oeBunny Lake Is Missing,a Aug. 10 a oeOne, Two, Three,a Aug. 17 Tickets are $8, $6 for seniors and children .
Hawaiian production houses blossom
Ever since Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr shared their surfside passion in 1953's "From Here to Eternity," people have been aware that Hollywood often chooses Hawaii as a location for romance, adventure, mystery -- and even comedy.
"The King & I" Sponsored by Dr. Woodrow Lahr, D.D.S. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday This week's classic film transports us to the early 1860s in the country of Siam via the 1956 screen adaptation of Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway hit, "The King & I." The film stars Yul Brynner in his most famous role as King Mongkut and Deborah Kerr as ...
Theater review: Palo Alto Players present regal 'King and I"
If you remember the noteworthy 1956 film "The King and I" starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, there's a tendency to think you know all about this story.
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