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28 April 2013

What Hollywood royalty looks like

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A new set of hands and paws got embedded this weekend at the erstwhile Grauman’s Chinese Theatre: those of Jane Fonda. [...]

27 April 2013

TCM Fest: Robert Benton on “Bonnie & Clyde,” the uber-violent movie he co-wrote

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A conversation with a screenwriter: Robert Benton talks about the writing and production of “Bonnie & Clyde” at TCM Fest 2013. [...]

25 April 2013

Mitzi Gaynor, a smart, sassy survivor, converses with Robert Osborne to open TCM Fest 2013 in Hollywood

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slideshow of mitzi gaynor interviewed by robert osborne at tcm fest 2013 [...]

15 April 2012

TCM Fest: Good god! Peggy Cummins heats up “Gun Crazy”

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An in-person appearance by Peggy Cummins, the British-born star of “Gun Crazy” a cult film noir classic, at TCM Fest. [...]

14 April 2012

TCM Fest: “Frankenstein’s gonna bite me and kill me,” said five-year-old Mel Brooks

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Mel Brooks remembers his first encounter with the Frankenstein movie as a kid. [...]

13 April 2012

“Travis Banton inspired my dressing Cher,” says Bob Mackie at TCM Fest

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Concerns an opening night talk on Paramount Studios costume designer Curtis Banton, at TCM Fest. [...]

15 February 2012

Turner Classic Movies launches pre-festival nationwide film celebration: The Road to Hollywood

Concerns “The Road to Hollywood,” a classic-film roadshow in ten cities, all free screenings, courtesy of the nice people at Turner Classic Movies. [...]

3 May 2011

Movie musical talk with George Chakiris

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A few leftover quotes from my L.A. Times interview with actor/dancer George Chakiris. The conversation took place on April 30, 2011. [...]

30 April 2011

Chatting with Chakiris today …

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I’m interviewing Academy Award winning actor/dancer George Chakiris, famous for West Side Story and so much more. [...]

30 April 2011

My favorite brother of seven, Matt Mattox

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My first night at TCM Fest featured my first viewing of Stanley Donen’s “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” especially fun since Jacques d’Amboise was just in Los Angeles on a book talk and he spoke a lot about making the film. [...]