Greasepaint Can Be Mightier Than Pen or Sword Oct 15, 2008
Theater Review - 'To Be or Not to Be' - Jan Maxwell and David Rasche Take Carole Lombard-Jack Benny Movie Roles to Broadway - NYTimes ... Jan Maxwell plays Carole Lombard s role in a stage version of the Ernst Lubitsch film "To Be or Not to Be.". (New York Times)
Dull Direction And No Jack Benny Oct 15, 2008
But built as it was on the comic talents of Jack Benny as Josef Tura, Poland's greatest actor (in Tura's mind, anyway), and the svelte Carole Lombard as his flighty actress wife, both backed up by a fine script by Edwin Justus Mayer. the movie turned comic cartwheels. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
This week's highlights Oct 6, 2008
This 1941 film stars Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard. A free showing starts at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St.. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hollywood 'paid stars a fortune to smoke' Sep 25, 2008
Leading ladies Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck and Myrna Loy were handed $10,000, equivalent to just under $150,000 in today's money, to endorse the brand, as were Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Robert Taylor. Together, the annual price of paying actors was $3. (BBC News)
Jewellery of the stars Sep 25, 2008
Over the past three decades she has amassed an unparalleled collection of vintage costume jewellery, specialising in the heyday of Hollywood glamour, including many unique pieces worn by stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia de Havilland, and Carole Lombard. She has led a glamorous life herself. (iAfrica.com)
It's a High-5 Night for U2 Sep 25, 2008
She's like Carole Lombard, she's this extraordinary girl. " West, whom many see as a cutting-edge figure in hip-hop, also came into the night with eight nominations. His "Late Registration" was a favorite of critics and, after his surprise loss last year to Maroon 5 for the title of best new artist, many observers thought he would walk away with an armful of awards Wednesday during the Staples Center show. While performing "Gold Digger" with Jamie Foxx, West even made a sly joke about the... (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Step Brothers Sep 20, 2008
THERE have been many great pairings in American film comedy - Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - but none quite like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Those others could talk fast and crack wise; they knew their way around a well-written line and they could fall like acrobats. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
His task: Help strangers die happily ever after Sep 19, 2008
A misanthropic dentist, a roguish ghost and a zany Egyptologist: as these unlikely companions scamper around Manhattan in the buoyant comedy "Ghost Town," they resurrect the spirits of classic movie curmudgeons like W. C. Fields and such romantic comedians as Cary Grant and Carole Lombard in Woody Allen territory. It would be easy to make too much of this froth, directed by David Koepp (screenwriter of Spielberg blockbusters) from a script he wrote with John Kamps. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Glamour, without a script Sep 13, 2008
If the legendary Carole Lombard were still stalking the silver screen, she would surely turn for her personal wardrobe to Barbara Tfank. For the former movie costume designer was inspired by Hollywood's screwball comedies of the 1930s in her latest capsule collection of classic glamour, elegantly updated. (International Herald Tribune)
In great movies, it's no mystery the butler did it Aug 21, 2008
William Powell stars as the gallant Godfrey, and the always enchanting Carole Lombard is his employer. SUNSET BLVD. (1950): Norma Desmond, an actress once famous and beloved, has retreated from the world. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Hollywood lives wrapped before their creations did Jul 31, 2008
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942): This propaganda comedy about a Polish theater troupe's unlikely assault on Nazi Germany featured Jack Benny and Carole Lombard as married thespians. It is the final example of Ms. Lombard's sterling comedic timing. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tommy Lee Jones sets sail with Hemingway adaptation May 20, 2008
"If you want to pick a type, she's a Carole Lombard," Jones explains. "In the screenplay, she is described as the most beautiful woman in the world and so that is who I want to cast ... if she is available.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
More Than Just Average May 15, 2008
By 1939, he was starring opposite Carole Lombard in "Made for Each Other" (1939) and bringing off the difficult lead role of Mr. Smith. Though Stewart is often thought of as a natural, he worked hard at his performances. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Clooneys 'Leatherheads' fumbles, fades, punts Apr 3, 2008
But then theres Zellweger who even if the poor thing could actually move her face cant come close to filling the pumps of screen comediennes like Rosalind Russell or Carole Lombard, even though the role is clearly created in homage to them. Heck, she even pales next to Jennifer Jason Leighs rat-a-tat journalist in The Hudsucker Proxy. (MSNBC -- News)
George Clooney's 'Leatherheads': A jazz-age football story fails to make its goals Apr 3, 2008
The actors, writers and directors who made those old studio whirligigs spin - Clark Gable and Carole Lombard; William Powell and Myrna Loy; Preston Sturges and Frank Capra and all the rest - made it look easy. By contrast, "Leatherheads," the third and by a wide margin the weakest movie directed by George Clooney, looks to have been nearly as hard to make as it is to watch. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Will Ledger's death affect 'Batman'? Mar 29, 2008
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Joker could be biggest posthumous role Mar 29, 2008
Major stars including James Dean, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Spencer Tracy and Will Rogers had high-profile films released after they died. The deaths of others -- notably Bruce Lee and his son Brandon -- created an eerie allure that heightened interest in their final films. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Amy Adams Talks About 'Miss Pettigrew,' 'Enchanted' Sequel ... And Reveals Her Crush On Lee Pace? Mar 7, 2008
MTV: This story this movie is based on dates back before World War II the golden age of "screwball comedies," classic films of directors like Preston Sturges and stars like Carole Lombard. Do you think there's more of a need for movies like that in times of turmoil. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Amy Adams is surprised shes an It Girl Mar 4, 2008
Adams also got a kick channeling some of the great screwball comedy actresses from the past like Carole Lombard, who is mentioned in the film, Judy Holliday, Myrna Loy and the original It Girl Clara Bow. It was something I thought about a lot, Adams said. (MSNBC -- News)
Miss Pettigrew: Sweet but sloppy Mar 4, 2008
When her employment agency refuses to send her out on another job, she steals a card for one Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams) and shows up at Miss Lafosses apartment, claiming to be a social secretary whos just finished working with Carole Lombard. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A star's death can be a boost or a hurdle for a film Feb 8, 2008
Carole Lombard, 33, died in 1942 in a plane crash two months before the release of Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not To Be (Warner, $20). Now it's regarded as a classic (and remade with Mel Brooks), but the Nazis-are-funny theme was too grim for wartime audiences. (USA Today -- Life)
DEATH OF HOLLYWOOD Feb 7, 2008
February 7, 2008 -- 'IN HER EARLY days she had that bea tific expression characteristic of Victorian prettiness - like a sheep painted by Raphael," said James Agate of Lillie Langtry. I thought of this looking at the March "Hollywood Issue" of Vanity Fair. On its cover, there are six pastel pinkish, light greenish, pallid and faded-looking "movie stars" photographed by the celebrated Annie Leibovitz. But if you can identify more than one of these young dames, I'll be surprised. (Anne Hathaway... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies Jan 21, 2008
Suzanne Pleshette was a perfect fit for the movies' golden age, in sophisticated romantic comedy (think of a brunette Carole Lombard, a springier Rosalind Russell) or the kind of elevated soap opera where she could lure a man to hell or sacrifice all in a tearful close-up. I see her swapping love banter with Cary Grant, taming Gary Cooper. (Time.com)
Click for Full Story Jan 16, 2008
In 1942, actress Carole Lombard, 33, her mother and about 20other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas,Nevada, while returning from a war-bond promotion tour. In 1944, General Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the AlliedExpeditionary Forces in London. (KWTX.com, TX)
The very best thing in some very bad movies Jan 7, 2008
In a film industry where women are expected to behave decorously or rebel glamorously, this actress is a throwback to the days of Carole Lombard - a pretty woman unafraid to take pratfalls. Longtime Faris watchers have seen this coming. (Boston Globe)
Book review: "Her Last Death" Dec 26, 2007
Her maternal grandfather was a famous musician who played Carnegie Hall; her maternal grandmother, a dead ringer for Carole Lombard, lived in a hotel in New York, had an apartment in Monte Carlo and presided over a grand estate in Barbados. Her paternal grandparents lived in an ornate town house on Gramercy Park and maintained two summer houses in Provincetown. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Musical differences: Bigmouth strikes again Dec 7, 2007
" The singer's first solo album, Viva Hate, released in 1988, was critically acclaimed, as were 1992's Your Arsenal and 1994's Vauxhall and I. Kill Uncle in 1991 was a flop, and the later albums Southpaw Grammar (1995) and Maladjusted (1997) were also poorly received. A vocal critic of Margaret Thatcher, one of the songs on Morrissey's first solo album, "Margaret on the Guillotine" prompted an official police investigation, with officers searching his home. More recently, he has lashed out at... (Independent)
Movie Review: "Enchanted": A fairy tale delightfully turned upside down Nov 24, 2007
As Giselle, an otherworldly princess who falls to Earth (worse yet, Times Square), Adams proves to be an irresistibly watchable screen presence and a felicitous physical comedian, with a gestural performance and an emotional register that alternately bring to mind the madcap genius of Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball. Adams doesn't just bring her cartoonish character to life: She fills Giselle's pale cheeks with blood and feeling, turning a hazardously cute gimmick into a recognizable, very... (International Herald Tribune)
Throwing their hat in the ring Nov 3, 2007
In Booth 5, Clark Gable asked Carole Lombard to marry him, said Bob Mallozzi. (She said "yes," but died a few years later. (Albany Times Union)
More Ariz. haunts Oct 26, 2007
Built in 1902, the hotel's most famous guests, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, spent their wedding night at the historical destination and are said to make regular paranormal visits. Other playful visitors traveling from the other side include a chambermaid and an Irish miner who plays the bagpipes and has a taste for ale. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
One Million Dollar Auction of Original Glamour Photographs of Hollywood's Sexy Stars of the 1920s & 1930s Oct 25, 2007
Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Louise Brooks, Norma Shearer and more, ready for their historic close-up ... On November 7 and 8, Profiles in History, the world's leading dealer of authentic Hollywood artifacts presents over 1,000 fine art photographs featuring history's most legendary actresses including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Louise Brooks, Norma... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Winchester Native Among Indiana Performing Arts Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductees Oct 19, 2007
His fellow inductees include playwright Booth Tarkington, actors Scatman Crothers, James Dean and Steve McQueen; actresses Irene Dunne, Carole Lombard and Marjorie Main; comedian Red Skelton, lyricist Noble Sissle, composers Hoagy Carmichael and Cole Porter and jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. e are very proud of the accomplishments of Robert Wise, said Winchester Mayor Steve Croyle, nd pleased that he will be one of the individuals to be inducted in the first class of the Indiana Performing Arts... (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Dickerson: Creating happier library memories Aug 15, 2007
Namesake: Actress Carole Lombard. Pet: Standard Poodle named Charley. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
MARRIED WITH CHUCKLES Jul 8, 2007
Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard play the titular husband and wife, David (a lawyer) and Ann, who live in a luxury apartment on Park Avenue. Life is grand until they learn that, because of a legal mixup, their long-time marriage isn't legal. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
This Week in Entertainment History: 1/16/16 - 1/22/06 Jun 27, 2007
On January 16th, 1942, actress Carole Lombard, her mother and about twenty other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas. They were returning from a war-bond promotion tour. (KWTX.com, TX)
Miss independent Jun 24, 2007
alike with her fine-boned, Katharine Hepburn good looks and Carole Lombard comedic talent ever since she broke into films as a nasty teen queen in the 1993 film "Dazed and Con- fused." Since then she's been in a slew of independent pictures ("The House of Yes," "A Mighty Wind") and brightened up some big-budget Hollywood extravaganzas ("You've Got Mail," "Superman Returns"). A fearless star. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Carlsbad seeks new live-in caretaker for Leo Carrillo park May 31, 2007
By some accounts, actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their honeymoon there. When Beverly moved in during the late 1970s, the ranch was still a remote spot. (North County Times)
New on DVD: 'Iwo Jima' has moving dignity May 25, 2007
Then he eyes the legs of librarian Carole Lombard as she ascends a ladder to reach the top bookshelf. When MGM wanted Paramount's Bing Crosby for 1933's Going Hollywood, a one-time trade landed Gable on Paramount's soundstages for his only film with his future wife. (USA Today -- Life)
TRIP OF THE WEEK: Goodsprings still holding on after mining boom past Apr 15, 2007
Look for coverage of actor Clark Gable's long wait in the saloon for word on the fate of his wife, actress Carole Lombard. Lombard and others perished in a 1941 airplane crash in the nearby mountains. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Rose McGowan shoots from the hip in 'Grindhouse' Apr 2, 2007
"But I also made that decision when I had a 103-degree fever from a sinus infection and I took TheraFlu, which I know now never to do and make any sort of decision. "Also, at the same time, I was reading this book on Carole Lombard, and she was an inveterate prankster there was one incident at the Chinese Theatre where she was late for a premiere and this ambulance comes screaming up to the red carpet, and they pulled her out nude with just bits and pieces of masking tape. But that is so not me,... (calendarlive.com)
Awkward customer Mar 30, 2007
She was very striking in both, very Viennese in her training and diction, and she was Acting with a capital A. In those days, apparently, that was enough to let voters forget the more professional virtues of Carole Lombard in My Man Godfrey, Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth, Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas or even Garbo in Camille. Those four still break your heart; Rainer looks like a porcelain figurine. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
DVD watch: These directors keep you guessing Mar 14, 2007
Forget Brad, forget Angelina: Here's a Smith screwball comedy in which Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery find out their marriage is invalid on a technicality. Both are great here, but in those days, Hollywood's Production Code forbade them from shacking up on screen married or not. (USA Today -- Life)
JUST PLANE STUPID: The Wrong Stuff Feb 19, 2007
That is where a plane carrying Carole Lombard and 21 others crashed and exploded in 1942, killing all on board. According to reports, the pilot was in the back chatting with the movie star, leaving his less-experienced co-pilot to fly in instrument conditions. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Are We Scared Of Sexy Female Comics? Feb 3, 2007
Certain roles have been acceptable for women since the rise of mass media: the sexy vamp (think Mae West) or the ditzy klutz (everyone from Carole Lombard to Lucille Ball and Debra Messing). "These roles aren't threatening to men," says actress Jennifer Coolidge who has made a career of crafting cunning but klutzy airheaded females. (CBS News)
blondes from the past Jan 24, 2007
Carole Lombard: Maybe her characters weren't as "dumbing" as some of the others listed here, but we know this blonde was smart and one of the funniest comediennes of the screen. Just get a glimpse of her playing off Jack Benny in "To Be or Not to Be" or with Cary Grant in "In Name Only." Alfred Hitchcock, a connoisseur of blondes, cast Lombard in one of his rare comedies: "Mr Smith." (No connection with the last version starring the brown-haired Angelina Jolie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Today in History - Jan. 16 Jan 16, 2007
In 1942, actress Carole Lombard, 33, her mother and about 20 other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas while returning from a war-bond promotion tour. In 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in London. (MSNBC -- Race)
