Articles about "Classic Movies"
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Nostalgia4 weeks agoSecrets From 1968 Cult Classic ‘Planet of the Apes’: The Makeup, Sets and More
The 1968 cult classic revolutionized movie makeup and launched a franchise that was not just monkey business. Charlton Heston didn’t hesitate when producer Arthur Jacobs asked...
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Movies1 month agoAudrey Hepburn’s Son Explains Why Marilyn Monroe Probably Turned Down ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Role
Long before Audrey Hepburn slipped into her iconic little black dress in the 1961 romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the role of Holly Golightly seemed to...
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Nostalgia2 months agoHenry Thomas Recalls His Viral ‘E.T.’ Audition Tape, Admits ‘I Thought I Blew It’
Henry Thomas feared he had blown his chances of being in E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial as soon as his audition began. Thomas, 54, portrayed Elliott Taylor, a 10-year-old boy...
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News1 year agoGene Kelly’s Widow Debunks Decades-Long Rumor About ‘Singin’ in the Rain’: ‘It Keeps Resurfacing’
Gene Kelly’s widow, Patricia Ward Kelly, is setting the record straight on one of the biggest myths surrounding the film Singin’ in the Rain. A theory...
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Entertainment1 year ago‘Pillow Talk’ Secrets From the Set: Why Rock Hudson Wasn’t ‘Sure About Doing a Comedy’ and More
One of Pillow Talk’s most memorable scenes uses a split screen to show Doris Day and Rock Hudson having a flirty conversation on the phone while...
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Entertainment1 year agoThe Greatest Movies of the 1950s! Top 10 Ranked, Including ‘Rear Window’ and ‘High Noon’
Closer revisits the most vital decade of moviemaking in America.
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Entertainment1 year agoThe Wizard of Oz’s Most Magical Moments! 10 Scenes as the Film Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary
These poignant scenes turned this 1939 film into an ageless classic.
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News1 year agoGone With the Wind’s Secrets, Scandals and Lost Scenes: How the Film Struggled With Historical Realities
In a scene that didn’t make the final cut of 1939’s Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler sits alone in his bedroom, drinking and fondling a...
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Entertainment2 years ago‘Rebel Without a Cause’: Secrets From the 1955 Film, Including the Shocking On-Set Affairs
When film expert Foster Hirsch shows Rebel Without a Cause to his students today, they still relate. “There are many aspects of the film that are...
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News2 years agoA ‘Poor Husband’ but ‘Good Father’: Inside the Life of Late Actor Robert Mitchum
Whether he was playing a cowboy, a psychopath or a private detective, Robert Mitchum could say more with a raised eyebrow or a dark look than...
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News2 years agoJudy Garland Was ‘Under Pressure’ to Make ‘The Wizard of Oz’ a Hit, Including Weight Loss
In a scene cut from the final version of The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland’s Dorothy Gale sings an a cappella reprise of “Over the Rainbow”...
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News2 years agoMitzi Gaynor Reveals Why She Beat Out Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day for Iconic Role in ‘South Pacific’
She began her career working with some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Betty Grable, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, but 1958’s South Pacific launched Mitzi Gaynor’s...
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News3 years agoAlfred Hitchcock’s Special Bond With Wife Alma: How He Cherished Her as a Film Collaborator
The most difficult scene in Psycho for Janet Leigh required little acting. As water cascaded over her body in the shower, she only had to keep...
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News3 years agoFrankie Avalon Recalls ‘Beach Party’ Days With Fond Memories, Misses Annette Funicello ‘Dearly’
In Beach Party, Frankie Avalon carries Annette Funicello over the threshold of their seaside bungalow at the start of what he hopes will be a romantic...
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News4 years agoInside ‘Gone With the Wind’ Star Hattie McDaniel’s Trailblazing Career: ‘She Knew That Would Be Her Life’
During auditions for Gone With the Wind, the competition for the role of Mammy was almost as fierce as the one to play Scarlett O’Hara. Many...
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News4 years ago‘Sunset Boulevard’ Star Gloria Swanson ‘Wasn’t Afraid of Anything’ Amid Her Rise and Return to Stardom
In the final scene of Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson, playing delusional has-been Norma Desmond, glides down a grand staircase dressed as Salome. As she pauses to...
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News4 years agoGina Lollobrigida ‘Amazed by’ Her Long-Lasting Movie Star Fame Despite Retiring From Acting in 1990s
Gina Lollobrigida insists that movies — and movie stars — were different in her day. “I was born at a time when the cinema was really,...
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News4 years agoWilliam Powell Retiring From Hollywood Leading Man Status Led to a Long and Happy Life
As Nick Charles, one half of the crimefighting duo, Nick and Nora, William Powell made marriage look fun. He and Myrna Loy, his costar in the...
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News4 years agoJulie Andrews’ Staggering Net Worth Reflects Her Many Successful Years in Hollywood
Let’s be real, who hasn’t seen one of Julie Andrews‘ films? After all, the U.K. native has been successful since the 1950s — and her staggering net...
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Entertainment4 years ago‘Dirty Dancing’ Star Jennifer Grey Reveals Secrets From the Set After More Than 3 Decades
Nobody puts Dirty Dancing in a corner! When it premiered 35 years ago this August, this nostalgic coming-of-age tale set at a Catskills summer resort in...
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News4 years agoBuster Keaton: How Finding True Love in His Happy 3rd Marriage Saved Film Icon’s Life and Career
The General premiered on Jan. 22 , 1927, with high hopes. Buster Keaton’s ambitious comedy adventure was a labor of love — and a dangerous one,...
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News4 years agoIt’s a Wonderful Life’s Child Stars Share Their Joyful Memories of Shooting the Classic Christmas Film
For the young actors of It’s a Wonderful Life, the fake snow that covered the four-acre Bedford Falls set on a California soundstage felt magical. “I...
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Entertainment5 years agoInside Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn’s Tense Relationship in ‘On Golden Pond’: ‘She Didn’t Like Me’
Like most actors who cut their teeth in theater, Henry Fonda did not like surprises, but his daughter Jane Fonda improvised their pivotal scene together in...
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Famous Families5 years ago‘High Noon’ Actor Gary Cooper’s Only Daughter Maria Says Her Father Was ‘Very Nonjudgmental’
Gary Cooper once said he looked for parts that showed the best that an American man could be. His idealistic characters in classics such as High...
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News5 years agoThe Untold Story of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’: Behind-the-Scenes Secrets Revealed By Cast
Toward the end of A Streetcar Named Desire, a mirror breaks during a struggle between Stanley and Blanche. It’s a symbol of Stanley’s assault on his...
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Entertainment5 years agoThe Many Sides of Gene Wilder: Photos of the Late ‘Willy Wonka’ Star Through the Years
It’s difficult to think about Gene Wilder and not have thoughts of Everlasting Gobstoppers, snozzberry-flavored wallpaper or Wonka Bars come to mind. Though Gene is remembered...
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News5 years agoWhatever Happened to the Cast From ‘Ghostbusters’? — Take a Look at What the Original Actors Are Up To!
Who you gonna call? On June 8, 1984, it was the Ghostbusters quartet if you were looking for a blockbuster movie. The iconic film — which starred...
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Entertainment5 years agoHere’s What Happened to Tim Allen and the Rest of the Cast From ‘The Santa Clause’
Get ready to have a good belly laugh! It’s hard to believe it’s been over 25 years since The Santa Clause first debuted on the big...
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Entertainment5 years agoWhatever Happened to the Cast From ‘A Christmas Story’? See What Peter and His Costars Are Up to Now
It’s been over 35 years since A Christmas Story came out and we’re still not over that movie! Who can forget the time Ralphie Parker wanted...
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News6 years agoHollywood’s Forgotten Heroine Norma Shearer Was ‘One of the First Feminist Movie Stars’
In The Divorcee, Norma Shearer’s character has an affair to take revenge on her cheating husband. Before the Hays Code dictated morality in movies, this risqué...
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Entertainment6 years agoWhatever Happened to Actor Sean Connery? As He Turns 90, Take a Look Back at His Legendary Life and Career
They were only three words, but, when they were spoken, they changed movies and the life of a certain actor forever. The words were actually a...
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Entertainment6 years agoThe Secrets of 1950 Film ‘Sunset Boulevard’: ‘Everyone Played Themselves’
Sunset Boulevard star Nancy Olson will never forget her love scene with William Holden. “We kiss and it goes on and on,” Nancy, 92, tells the...
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Entertainment6 years ago‘Airplane!’ Stars Peter Graves, Robert Stack and More Spill Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From the 1980 Comedy
Airplane! is 40 years old, you say? Surely you can’t be serious! Well, we are serious — and don’t call us Shirley. Since this silly-yet-clever spoof...
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Entertainment6 years agoHere’s What Happened to ‘The King and I’ Star Yul Brynner Before, During and After the King of Siam
Some actors, if they’re lucky enough, become so associated with playing a character that it in many ways not only comes to define them, but secures...
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Entertainment6 years ago‘Psycho’ at 60: Behind the (Shower) Curtain with Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Hitchcock and ‘Mother’
You may be able to credit Jaws with chasing people out of the ocean, but Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic which is celebrating its 60th anniversary,...
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Entertainment6 years agoHer Father, The Cowardly Lion: Bert Lahr’s Daughter Shares Her Memories of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Star
When she thinks of the enduring memory of her father, Bert Lahr, and the way it intertwines with his most famous role as the Cowardly Lion...
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Entertainment6 years agoHere’s What Happened to the Cast (and Shark) of ‘Jaws’ Before, During and After Making the Classic Film
Every year on June 20, the world celebrates the anniversary of director Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of Peter Benchley’s Jaws, which premiered in 1975. While the film...
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Couples6 years agoGoldie Hawn Reveals She Watched ‘Overboard’ With Boyfriend Kurt Russell in Bed: ‘It Was Great’
The good ol’ days! Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell watched their 1987 movie Overboard together when they were getting ready to “snuggle” in bed. Goldie, 74,...
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Entertainment6 years agoRichard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason Warmly Remember Their Classic 1977 Romantic Comedy ‘The Goodbye Girl’
When Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl was released in 1977, it managed two distinct accomplishments: it was the first romantic comedy to ever gross over $100...
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Entertainment6 years agoRemembering Bob Hope, the Legendary Comedian and Star of Radio, TV and Movies That Time Has Forgotten
Back in 1991, the Roseanne episode “Tolerate Thy Neighbor” aired, which looked at the title character’s continuing fight with Kathy Bowman, who lives across the street....
Bruce Dern Recalls Losing 18-Month-Old Daughter Diane Elizabeth in Drowning: ‘You Never Get Over It’
In the new documentary Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern, Bruce Dern recalls in devastating detail how his oldest...
Willie Nelson Sends Fans Into a Panic With Latest Instagram Post: ‘My Heart Dropped’
Willie Nelson fans can breathe a sigh of relief after being sent into a panic with his recent social media...