August 2013 Blog Posts (7)

Famed British cinematographer Gilbert Taylor died yesterday at the age of 99.…

I received an email from TCM about this auction,  perhaps it may be of more interest to some of the GAOH members.

http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6443

     I wrote last time regarding the absence of tough guys in today’s cinema world.  There is little of that style of actor - with a few exceptions.  I neglected to mention one brilliant piece of modern noir filmmaking with an unlikely ‘tough guy’ in the person of Tom Hanks and ever cool Paul Newman.   I speak of Director Sam Mendes 2002 release of THE ROAD TO PERDITION,  who three years previously burst upon the screen with AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999).

   I am not alone in neglecting this…

http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/tiny-treasures-of-the-fairy-castle-slideshow/tiny-treasures-of-the-fairy-castle-photo-1375454358261.html…

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http://www.adrive.com/public/eUSvDw/DreamFactory38.mp3…

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http://www.adrive.com/public/2yP3Np/WestSideStory.mp3

An audio blog with discussions of classic movies :…

From LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN

Michael Ansara, the actor best known for playing Kang, a Klingon warrior on three versions of Star Trek, died Wednesday at the age of 91 at his home in Calabasas, CA. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

Ansara’s former publicist and longtime friend Michael B. Druxman confirmed the news. Druxman told EW: “Michael and I have been friends since 1968. He was my best…