Daily Information Box Office Film: Your Classic Movies Newsletter for June 22, 2010

Your Classic Movies Newsletter for June 22, 2010

Selasa, 22 Juni 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of June 22, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Richard Rodgers and Susan Hayward.

This coming week we celebrate birthdays for living legends June Lockhart (June 25, 1925), Eleanor Parker (June 26, 1922), and Mel Brooks (June 28, 1926). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

Our condolences to the family of director Ronald Neame, who died last week at the age of 99.

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward was born in poverty, received her first Oscar nomination after 10 years as an actress, got four more before finally winning one, then died of cancer at the age of 58. She fought every step of the way, and gave us many memorable performances.
6/29 - A Tribute to Susan Hayward

A Tribute to Richard Rodgers
He wrote over forty-two Broadway musicals, first with Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. Nineteen were made into films which are the core of the great crop of musicals of the "golden age" in the 40s and 50s.
6/28 - A Tribute to Richard Rodgers

A Tribute to Billy Wilder
A tribute to the great director of Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, and many more.
A Tribute to Billy Wilder

A Tribute to Errol Flynn
He received no formal recognition from his peers during his career, and even today the Academy has yet to recognize his achievements, but this prodigal son of Hollywood was one of the original action heroes, and lived a life offscreen that was often more flamboyant than those of his famous characters.
A Tribute to Errol Flynn

A Tribute to Jeanette MacDonald
Her eight films with Nelson Eddy made the pair the biggest musical team of their era. It may have been cornball to some critics, but it was successful, popular, and well-sung cornball!
A Tribute to Jeanette MacDonald

Summer Movies
A list of classic films with the word "summer" in the title, or with summer themes, to help you find something appropriate for the season. Not just beach blanket bingo, either.
Summer Movies

A Tribute to Judy Garland
A salute to the actress and singer who starred in one of the world's most beloved films, but experienced heartbreak in her own too-short life.
A Tribute to Judy Garland

Dads on Film
Celebrating Father's Day (June 20th) with a collection of films about your Dad, my Dad, and a few people who should never have been allowed to reproduce.
Dads on Film

A Tribute to Tony Curtis
He began life as a Jewish boy named Bernie Schwartz, a tough kid from the Bronx, and ended up with the name Anthony Curtis, appearing on film opposite the likes of Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Burt Lancaster, and Henry Fonda, and, incidentally, outliving them all. Happy birthday, Tony!
A Tribute to Tony Curtis

A Tribute to Marilyn Monroe
We offer an updated and expanded tribute to Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 84th birthday. One of the most consistently popular sections of this site.
A Tribute to Marilyn Monroe

New on DVD

We have a bonanza of new releases to talk about this week, including a Tom & Jerry Anniversary Collection, three titles from Warner Archive Collection that have been newly remastered (instead of simply copied from existing prints), and two more Warner titles, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, that are among a dozen regular releases this week. Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Olivia de Havilland and Janet Leigh, plus our annual list of 4th of July birthdays.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
http://www.classicmovies.org

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