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'Hellboy' Ron Perlman relishes niche as a modern-day Lon Chaney
Hollywood's modern man of a thousand faces, Ron Perlman, never minded hiding behind rubber masks and mounds of makeup early in his career.
Irving Thalberg was a filmmaker's dream of a producer. He worked long hours making sure every shot of his productions worked to serve the film's story, often causing other obligations such as meetings with ...
Linda Blair The roles: Two "The Exorcist" movies as the possessed girl Regan MacNeil.
"I'd buy a ticket to see a mystery man!" - Press agent Clarence Locan on Lon Chaney.
June 12, 2008 Harrison Ford The 1st In 1922, Lon Chaney made the film, Shadows, co-starring Harrison Ford.
RACE AND HOLLYWOOD: ASIAN IMAGES IN FILM Rarely seen gems from the movies' early days kick off Turner Classic Movies' monthlong festival, ''Race and Hollywood: Asian Images in Film.'' Pioneer star Sessue ...
There are still Phantoms today in Santa Monica, but Chief Justice Michael Stailey refers to them as homeless men or celebrity stalkers who have gone off their meds. via DVD Verdict
George Eastman conservation center saves vintage films for generations to come
“I really hope that 500 years from now, people can still look at this because it's wonderful stuff”
While Scarlett O'Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab. via Democrat & Chronicle
Chillin' with Oz, Lassie and Scarlett
“It has that disturbing quality of producing its own oxygen, so you can't put it out with water. If properly stored and handled, then it's no more dangerous that any other kind of hazardous substance, like gasoline.”
While Scarlett O'Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab. via Daily Herald
The Funny Site of the Day -- It's been a long time since I viewed James Cagney in Man of a Thousand Faces , the story of silent film star Lon Chaney . via About.com
Honourable Mentions: London after Midnight
In 1927 Todd Browning released London After Midnight starring Lon Chaney. The film, based on Browning's short story 'The Hypnotist' is lost, the last known copy being destroyed in a fire in the 60s. via Taliesin meets the vampires
April Fool's Day is Lon Chaney's birthday. Chaney was an American film actor, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," whose macabre characterizations are classics of the silent screen. via Cryptomundo
Vox Lumiere rocks the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame'
“We also do a lot of restoration of these great films, and we're keeping them alive by enhancing them with the rock-operatic scores and accessible artistry”
'Vox Lumiere: The Hunchback on Notre Dame' will be staged Saturday in La Mirada. via Pasadena Star-News
“The orchestra score is half taken from classical music, half original”
Take your mind back, if you can, to a time when "Phantom of the Opera" didn't mean Andrew Lloyd Webber. via TheNewsTribune.com
Originally shot as a silent film in 1925, directed in broad strokes by Rupert Julian, The Phantom of the Opera is probably best remembered as containing what many consider one of filmdom's most memorable ... via DigitallyOBSESSED.com
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Baltimore Sun
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), starring Lon Chaney , Hollywood's first master horror star, as the unfortunate bell-ringer Quasimodo, whose love for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda leads to tragic consequences for almost everyone involved, will be shown with live musical accompaniment Sunday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1900 St. Paul St. Music will be provided by the Baltimore Opera Company's James Harp, organist and choirmaster at the church. Showtime is 2 p.m., and admission is free. Information: 410-752-5804. Read more
Jan. 22: Scenes from the Arts-burgh
Offerings from Pittsburgh's cultural arts and entertainment events: Hesperus and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' The period instruments group Hesperus scored another success Saturday night with its live ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
What Did That Building Used to Be? Park Theater
“Prominent Tennesseeans 1796-1938”
Two entrepreneurs were associated with the Park Theater - Abe Solomon and Samuel H. Borisky. via Chattanoogan.com