Stars Rocked, Cameras Rolled Aug 24, 2006
Rare silent films and appearances by veteran performers Tab Hunter and Coleen Gray are among the highlights of the Cinecon 42 Classic Film Festival, which begins next Thursday and continues through Sept. 5 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Among the rediscoveries among the cinephile festival's gems are the 1922 Mabel Normand comedy "Head Over Heels," directed by Victor Schertzinger; William S. Hart in the 1917 western "Selfish Yates"; a 1925 adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim," directed... (Los Angeles Times)
Let the race for Oscar begin Dec 3, 2005
USATODAY.com - Ladies and gentlemen, start your screenings. Posted 12/1/2005 9:17 PM. (USA Today)
Ladies and gentlemen, start your screenings Dec 2, 2005
Posted 12/1/2005 9:17 PM. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Movies)
Gordon Lee, a Little Rascal, is dead ... Oct 23, 2005
"We are relics of history," Richard Bann heard him say at a 1989 Cinecon film convention in Cleveland. Bann, a film historian from St. Paul who lives in Beverly Hills, and film critic Leonard Maltin updated their 1977 book about the film series for a 1992 edition called "The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang" and included Lee's memories about being 6 years old, no longer loved by his world, no longer able to support his family. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Constance Moore, 84; Film, Stage, TV Actress, Singer Sep 22, 2005
"They were blissfully happy together," said Miles Kreuger, president of the Los Angeles-based Institute of the American Musical, a friend who interviewed Moore at the annual Cinecon film festival some years ago. As Moore signed autographs and chatted with fans after the interview, Kreuger recalled, he went into the audience to talk to Maschio. (Los Angeles Times)
'Bed' time for Mia Farrow (Reuters) Aug 30, 2005
On Labor Day weekend on the West Coast, the 41st annual Cinecon gathering of cinephiles will be under way at the Egyptian Theater and the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel with five -- count 'em, five -- days of rarely seen films, celebrity appearances and movie collectibles. Among the stars who will attend and be honored are Patricia Neal, Diane Baker, Nanette Fabray, Marjorie Lord and director Delbert Mann ("Marty"). (RSS - Yahoo News - Entertainment)
Old Fictions, New Realities Sep 7, 2004
In Hollywood, movie buffs gathered for the annual Cinecon film festival ... Here is a typical plot from one of the old 1920s era movies we saw at Cinecon: A young man, the son of a wealthy merchant, has been through college and now is languishing. (Ocnus.net)
Pierce Keeps Pressure on Producers Apr 3, 2004
Pierce Brosnan is keeping the pressure on Bond producers by once again speaking out at a press conference in Mexico City where he's currently shooting his latest project The Matador, a film in which Pierce plays a hit man at the end of his game. This time Brosnan added a new detail to story, stating that the producers had invited him back last year to play 007 in Bond 21. (Google News UK -- Entertainment)
