Film Underground Presents: Sunset Boulevard Mar 7, 2008
The film, starting at 1950, chronicles the relationship between Desmond and the struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden). Unfortunately for Joe, the chronicle ends with his death. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Top Audrey Hepburn Films Feb 21, 2008
Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden create a tense love triangle in this classic movie. Bogart and Holden play wealthy brothers, and Heburn portrays their soft-spoken chauffeur's daughter. (Suite101.com)
'Michael Clayton' reels you in Feb 17, 2008
Clooney and Wilkinson have great "Network"-like moments (they're William Holden and Peter Finch); Swinton is the 2007 counterpart to 1976's Faye Dunaway. "Michael Clayton," in fact, is like a good Sidney Lumet/Paddy Chayefsky drama. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The week's best films Feb 2, 2008
And the splendours are: Leon Shamroy's bug-eyed CinemaScope photography, in vibrant colour; a three-hankie east-meets-west doomed romance; throbbing performances from Jennifer Jones as a Hong Kong doc, William Holden the Yankee correspondent covering the Korean war; and that soaring, Oscar-winning title song. A soggy classic. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Heath Ledger's 'Death' Video a Collectible Jan 29, 2008
That came after famed and beloved actor William Holden, the lover of Stefanie Powers, died. A little earlier, Natalie Wood, wife of Robert Wagner, met her watery fate. (Fox News)
On the Web, and in Tucson, Ariz., it's time for a rodeo Jan 27, 2008
Head out of town toward the west to the Old Tucson Studios ---- ---- built in 1939 as a set for "Arizona," starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Since then, it has been used for scores of movies and TV series. (North County Times)
Put your boots on, it's rodeo time in Tucson, Ariz. Jan 26, 2008
It's rodeo time in Tucson, Ariz. - Destinations- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Not everything you find on the web is bull Jan 24, 2008
Try their "Links' section for connections to more details. But you need to expand your horizons. Head out of town toward the west to the built in 1939 as a set for "Arizona," starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Since then, it's been used for scores of movies and television series. Click on "Film Office" and then "Studio History" to see how many of them you've seen. On the southern edge of the city, the was constructed by missionaries beginning in 1783. One of the highlights of Tucson is the... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Giuliani Gets 'Wacked' at Sundance Jan 21, 2008
There are lots of other great characters roaming around in "What Just Happened," a film that sort of picks up where Robert Altman's "The Player" left off, but really is more of an ode to Blake Edwards' "S.O.B." Indeed, even though DeNiro is supposed to look like Linson he really reminded me of William Holden in that earlier forgotten masterpiece. Some of the other witty highlights: John Turturro as an agent with an unfortunate gastric ailment; Michael Wincott as that British director who might... (Fox News)
A LOOK AT FILMS YOU OTTO KNOW Jan 3, 2008
It's being shown on a double bill with "The Moon Is Blue" (1953) starring William Holden and David Niven, a now-tame sex comedy that pushed the envelope by including such previously verboten terms as "virgin" and "seduction.". The sprawling political drama "Advise and Consent" (1962), starring Henry Fonda as a presidential nominee, includes a senator who is blackmailed for a homosexual affair and even features the first-ever depiction of a gay bar in an American film. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Denzel Washington presents a dilemma Dec 24, 2007
" That was a character. The movie still feels like it was written on a chalkboard. But Washington is very good as a man surprised by his own bigotry. He gets to give a few impassioned courtroom speeches. But a lot of the performance is in his body language, in his face.While you might think of Washington as a man of gesture (well, one gesture, really: that clenched-fist, arm-pump thing he does when he's angry), he's not a facial actor. Like John Wayne, Gary Cooper, and William Holden before him,... (Boston Globe)
Las Vegas critics gamble on duo Dec 21, 2007
The William Holden lifetime achievement award was given to James Hong, seen this year in Balls of Fury ... WILLIAM HOLDEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDJames Hong. (Variety)
Ernest Borgnine revelling in spotlight at 90 Dec 3, 2007
" He's also earned his acting spurs opposite legendary actors William Holden, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan and Ben Johnson in director Sam Peckinpah's classic western "The Wild Bunch," whose power and influence on three decades of filmmakers remains clearly evident today. So what words of wisdom would Borgnine pass on to aspiring actors? "Get a real job before you try to get an acting job," he says. "Learn about life and then learn your craft. And don't wear dark glasses on screen because you think... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Life among the stars Nov 26, 2007
Is it any wonder that so many of them, including Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, Robert Walker, John Barrymore and Bing Crosby, tried to find their refuge and possibly their lost manhood in a bottle of booze ... Is it any wonder that so many of them, including Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, Robert Walker, John Barrymore and Bing Crosby, tried to find their refuge and possibly their lost manhood in a bottle of booze. (Townhall.com)
New on DVD: 'Ratatouille' is a sumptuous treat Nov 9, 2007
And an all-star cast including William Holden, Fredric March, Barbara Stanwyck and June Allyson lifts Executive Suite ... Back story: The boardroom finale pits William Holden's junior exec against Fredric March's numbers-obsessed comptroller (interestingly, just three years after March played Willy Loman on screen in Death of a Salesman). (USA Today -- Life)
The Serious Side of Horror: A Look at Horror Oscar Winners Nov 3, 2007
Ernest Borgnine ran from rats in Willard; Gregory Peck did The Omen, while his pal William Holden did the sequel, Damien: Omen II; and George C. Scott chased demons in Exorcist III among others. Even the recent comedy horror from the killer doll franchise, Seed of Chucky touted the talents of Oscar nominees Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway) and Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Obituary: Deborah Kerr Oct 19, 2007
An attempt was made to revamp Eternity, with William Holden replacing Lancaster, in The Proud and the Profane, before she went on to her biggest popular success: a rather lacklustre version of The King and I (1956). She and Yul Brynner redeemed the rather staid direction and thanks to dubbing from Marni Nixon on the difficult passages and high notes, Deborah Kerr sang, danced and acted herself into a third Oscar nomination; and a box office smash. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
MOVIES: In the theaters Oct 5, 2007
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Pop culture Q&A Oct 3, 2007
As for "The Dark Past," it is listed on IMDB, with a cast including William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell and Ellen Corby. Q: Last season, cable channel FX presented a very enjoyable series called "The Riches" about a family of travelers (Gypsies) who took on the identity of a dead couple. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
1970s thrillers resonate with paranoia -- and inspiration Oct 1, 2007
"It's huge and farcical, yet there is nothing as harrowing as the scenes between William Holden and his wife.". Warner Bros. (USA Today)
'Fake. Fake. Fake. Fake.' Sep 24, 2007
"I can't tell you how many men have told me what a lousy lay I am," she tells William Holden. "I apparently have a masculine temperament. I arouse quickly, consummate prematurely, and I can't wait to get my clothes back on and get out of that bedroom.". (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
NEW HANGOUT MAY BE BARRED Sep 12, 2007
" COMING along is a remake of that oldie movie and play, "Sunset Blvd." They want Glenn Close as the has-been film star played by Gloria Swanson plus Colin Farrell for the young chauffeur lover whose role was handled by William Holden. . . . Finally shedding the last of 45 pounds gained when making "Syriana" in 2005, G. Clooney says: "I'll never do that again. Too hard to lose it. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 Sep 9, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 9-15. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Columbia films missing from the vaults Sep 7, 2007
"The Member of the Wedding" (1952): Though I'd like to see several Columbia films again for the pleasure of specific performances, including Kim Stanley in "The Goddess" (1958) and William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck and Lee J. Cobb in "Golden Boy" (1939), what I'd really like to see on DVD is Fred Zinnemann's lyrical movie of this Carson McCullers play, with singular performances by Julie Harris, Ethel Waters and Brandon de Wilde, all members of the original Broadway cast. Peter RainerChristian... (Variety)
Media Person: WWIII Will Be Even Better Sep 4, 2007
Erroll Flynn takes Burma after William Holden and Alec Guinness blow up the Bridge on the River Kwai. Plucky British airmen shoot down the entire Luftwaffe after it gets lost in the London fog. (MediaWeek.com)
Nichols brings 'Girl' to Broadway Aug 16, 2007
"Country Girl" was made into a 1954 pic that starred Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden. It was revived on Broadway in 1972 with a cast topped by Jason Robards and Maureen Stapleton. (Variety)
Streep, Close and Streisand compete Aug 6, 2007
Lloyd Webber's musical is based on Paramount's classic, starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden. It tells the story of the doomed relationship between Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent movie star, and Joe Gillis, an ambitious young screenwriter with whom she falls in love. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Continue reading Aug 2, 2007
A collection of works from Elizabeth Taylor kicks off the action this year, and the first week will be capped-off by days devoted to Peter O'Toole, Joan Crawford, William Holden, and Jimmy Stewart. It really puts it into perspective to think Summer Under the Stars in 2037 will boast something like Will Ferrell Day, featuring the would-be classics Old School, Talladega Nights, and Blades of Glory. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Bridge on the River Kwai Jul 29, 2007
William Holden is good as Shears, the determined commando leader charged with destroying a vital bridge built over the River Kwai by Allied POWs under the command of the starchy Colonel Nicholson. Alec Guinness's characterisation of Nicholson is the backbone of the film. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hotels so nice, celebrities call them home Jul 20, 2007
Back then, a Columbia Pictures titan advised William Holden and Glenn Ford If you must get in trouble, do it at the Chateau Marmont. Set to resemble a Loire Valley chateau, it was the rendezvous spot for Jean Harlow's torrid affair with Clark Gable (while on her honeymoon with another man); members of Led Zeppelin raced Harleys in its hallways and Janis Joplin meandered through its corridors way past bedtime. (MSNBC -- Travel)
7/6: Classic car show in Tucson Jul 2, 2007
Or walk in the bootsteps of Hollywood giants from Paul Newman and John Wayne to Sharon Stone at Old Tucson Studios, which was built in 1939 to look like 1860s Tucson for the William Holden epic Arizona. It's since been used in hundreds of films: The Outlaw Josey Wales was filmed there. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Should've said no to some casting calls Jun 30, 2007
William Holden as 'the hunk' in 'Picnic. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A happy homemaker Jun 28, 2007
The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports that Wahlberg "tops the list of actors" Spike would like to see reprise the role William Holden made famous in Billy Wilder's movie version of the 1951 play. Is it time to be quiet now. (Boston Globe)
Spike Lee sets stage for 'Stalag 17' Jun 27, 2007
William Holden was awarded a best actor Oscar for Billy Wilder's popular 1953 screen version. Producer on the Lee project is Michael Abbott, whose last Broadway credit was the Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee play "The Incomparable Max," which had a short run in 1971. (Variety)
Free Screenings Of Classic Films At UNL In July Jun 5, 2007
William Holden and Martha Scott, both reprising their roles from the Broadway production, meet as teenagers and succumb to adolescent affections before maturing, marrying, and bearing a child of their own. Throughout, the film hammers home its message about the preciousness of time in people's short lives. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Inside the Beltway (John McCaslin) May 30, 2007
Also dressed for battle were James Arness, Alan Hale Jr., Victor Mature, Telly Savalas, Arthur Godfrey, Tyrone Power, Ed McMahon, Lee Marvin, Don Adams, Sterling Hayden, John Russell, James Whitmore, Rod Serling, Jack Warden, Ted Knight, Burt Lancaster, George Kennedy, Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cameron Mitchell, Kevin McCarthy, Martin Balsam, Jackie Coogan, Dale Robertson, George Reeves, Russell Johnson, Robert Preston, George Gobel, Gene Raymond, Karl Malden, Red Buttons, Robert Taylor,... (Washington Times, DC)
'Born Yesterday' smart, funny production Apr 22, 2007
30-day news archives. "The play is part comedy, part drama. Written in 1946 by Garson Kanin, it concerns Billie Dawn, a former chorus girl. Now, she's living with Harry Brock, a shady businessman who brings her to Washington, while he lobbies Sen. Norval Hedges for legislation favorable to his business.Convinced he has to dust the street off Billie, he hires Paul Verrall, a writer for the New Republic to educate her, a la "My Fair Lady. (Florida Today)
Learning Pedro InfanteOn the 50th anniversary of his death, the Mexican movie star is remembered in a new 10-film package Apr 16, 2007
Infante, who looked like a cross between William Holden with a mustache and the young Eli Wallace in Baby Doll, was a man's man: a carpenter by trade and an amateur boxer for pleasure. (A grueling fight, as bloody and intense as anything in Raging Bull, serves as the climax to his 1953 Pepe el Toro. (Time.com)
Bangkok Vice: Buddhas, Boxers, and Bar Girls: Apr 4, 2007
For those who have not seen , the 1957 Oscar-winning movie directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, it is the story of the 100,000 World War II British and Australian prisoners of war whom the Japanese used and worked/starved to death to build a railroad bridge to connect their supply route from Thailand to Burma and thus into China. Many more Burmese and Malaysians than white boys died in the process, but without the farang, there wouldn't have been a movie. (Slate)
Blonde bombshell's life of ups and downs Mar 16, 2007
In 1941 Hutton left the band to appear on Broadway, then made her screen debut in The Fleet's In, which starred William Holden and Dorothy Lamour. By the mid-1940s she was beginning to resent her "blonde bombshell" publicity and engaged a press agent to change her image. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Award shows, new media taking the shine off Oscar Feb 24, 2007
If you spied William Holden or Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars, it might be the only time you saw them not on a movie screen. advertisement. (AZCentral -- News)
Timeless tales of passion and loss Feb 14, 2007
Produced in 1955, it featured William Holden and Jennifer Jones. It was kind of sentimental, a nice love story, and kind of sad, too, Hammer said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Best Picture - 1957 Feb 12, 2007
Back in 1957, David Lean's The Bridge On The River Kwai took the world the way William Holden and company, in the film's memorable finale, took the bridge. Kwai, which marked Lean's transition from tasteful British petit-maitre to unabashed international showman, was based on a swift, readable novel by French writer Pierre Boulle. (Suite101.com)
Love on screen Feb 9, 2007
Each four-movie package, featuring such stars as Meg Ryan, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney and even a classic hunk like William Holden, is priced at $29. 98. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Italian film producer Carlo Ponti dies Jan 11, 2007
Ponti set up Hollywood vehicles like "The Key" with William Holden, "Desire Under the Elms" with Anthony Perkins, "Houseboat" with Cary Grant and "It Started in Naples" with Clark Gable - in which she challenged sex symbols Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. Loren bore Ponti two sons, music conductor Carlo Jr and film director Eduardo. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Departed' tops Florida critics list Dec 27, 2006
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter O'Toole. . (Variety)
10 rounds of fight films Dec 22, 2006
De La Hoya is the modern Golden Boy, but William Holden was the original in a film about a fighter who wants to be a violinist. What do you think. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Did Sox and Superagent Work the Rules? Dec 13, 2006
James Loney is cast as William Holden, the bright young man amused by it all but generally relegated to sideline observer. Lawyer/agents do not have to break any laws. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Craig Bonds well with secret agent role Nov 23, 2006
Among the famous in the first Casino Royale (admittedly a spoof): Peter Sellers, Orson Welles, William Holden, Huston. and, as Jimmy Bond, Woody Allen. (Azle News)
Today in history: November 16 Nov 16, 2006
In 1981, actor William Holden was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, Calif. he was 63. (MSNBC -- Race)
Cowboy to the stars Oct 30, 2006
Over the years, Baze has worn wigs and pasted on beards while successfully passing himself off as Lee Marvin, William Holden, Jack Lord, Robert Preston and Neville Brand, among others ... Among the stars he rode for were Lee Marvin in onte Walsh and William Holden in he Wild Rovers. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
6 other movies that take you straight to the top Oct 24, 2006
The excellent cast includes William Holden, June Allyson, Fredric March, Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Pidgeon. UNBREAKABLE (2000): M. Night Shyamalan's underappreciated masterpiece takes the theme of most comic-book movies -- how, with great power comes even greater responsibility -- and turns it ingeniously on its ear. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Entertainment)
Books turn spotlight on Audrey Hepburn Oct 23, 2006
Spoto delves into her personal life, including a fling with William Holden, a married man, when they starred in Sabrina in 1954. During her own marriages, to actor Mel Ferrer and to Rome psychiatrist Andrea Dotti, Spoto writes that she had passionate affairs with playwright Robert Anderson (who wrote the screenplay of 1959's The Nun's Story) and co-stars Albert Finney and Ben Gazzara. (The Clarion-Ledger)
One fair lady: Two books trace the life of screen classic Audrey Hepburn Oct 22, 2006
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden, who co-starred in 'Sabrina,' had a romantic fling ... Spoto delves into her personal life, including a fling with William Holden, a married man, when they starred in "Sabrina" in 1954. (North County Times)
Top 10 World War II films Oct 17, 2006
Based on Pierre Boulles novel and also starring William Holden and Jack Hawkins, it was one of the highlights of Leans long and illustrious career. It not only won seven Academy Awards but was the No. 1 film at the box office that year. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Flags joins noble line of WW II films Oct 10, 2006
"The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) Alec Guinness is dazzling in David Lean's prison tale as a British officer torn between duty to country and his sense of a good day's work as he supervises fellow POWs in construction of a bridge for the Japanese, while saboteurs led by William Holden plot to blow it up ... "Stalag 17" (1953) Billy Wilder injects trademark sardonic wit in this story set in a German POW camp, where a profiteer (William Holden) draws resentment of his fellow Allied... (MSNBC -- Movies)
More bios Oct 5, 2006
Among her lovers: William Holden, Ben Gazzara, Albert Finney. How readable. (USA Today -- Life)
Malcolm Arnold, 84; First British Composer to Win Academy Award Sep 26, 2006
Arnold had 10 days to write the score for "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Lean's 1957 film starring William Holden and Alec Guinness about British POWs whose Japanese captors force them to build a railroad bridge. "That's an extraordinary accomplishment," Burlingame said. (Los Angeles Times)
Taking Names Sep 26, 2006
According to Donald Spoto's "Enchantment" (due in stores this week), Miss Hepburn took up with married star William Holden, 11 years her senior, in the 1950s. When the two made "Sabrina," "she was completely won over when he promised to divorce [his wife] and marry her," Mr. Spoto writes. (Washington Times)
Into Africa: Couple fulfills lifelong dream on safari Sep 7, 2006
Another place they visited was the famous Mount Kenya Club, the retreat actor William Holden put together in the 1950's, which is still a favorite of celebrities. Visiting native tribes During the trip, the Sandlins had a Masai guide, from one of the 150 tribes located in the area. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
'Evil Dead' star cracks wise, promises 'Spiderman' appearance Sep 7, 2006
He warned lovers of "Evil Dead" to not look for the cabin the movie was filmed in because it's private property and "you are going to get shot in the ass." He explained how "Bridge on the River Kwai" is the best film ever made and how William Holden could kick Ben Affleck's ass anytime. Campbell also refused to say the three magic words from "Army," as he pointed to the giant movie screen behind him and exclaimed, "What, I'll do it better than he will?". (Daily Orange, NY)
Top Billing for William Holden Sep 3, 2006
TCM devotes Wednesday evenings to a retrospective on William Holden, who emerged and pretty much peaked as a Hollywood star during the 1950s ... Anyway, the vacancy permitted William Holden to transcend Smiling Jim by discovering a splendid balance between devious and gallantly vulnerable attributes. (Washington Times, DC)
Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies Sep 3, 2006
Among his competitors for leading roles was William Holden. Both actors, Ford said, would stuff paper in their shoes to appear taller than the other. (State College Centre Daily, PA -- Entertainment)
Glenn Ford, 90: Blackboard Jungle actor Sep 1, 2006
"Among his competitors for leading roles was William Holden. Both actors, Ford said, would stuff paper in their shoes to appear taller than the other. "Finally, neither of us could walk, so we said the hell with it. "Ford also played against Bette Davis in A Stolen Life.One of his best-known roles was in the 1955 The Blackboard Jungle, where he portrayed a young, soft-spoken teacher in a slum school who inspires a class full of juvenile delinquents to care about life."We did a film together, and... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Ford never won Oscar, yet was star till the end Sep 1, 2006
His career contrasts with that of his (mostly) friendly rival at Columbia studio, William Holden. Both were put under contract by Columbia boss Harry Cohn in the pre-World War II period. (MSNBC -- Movies)
