Fox Movie Channel in July

Fox Movie Channel has pros and cons. First, the cons: The channel shows a relatively small list of the same films over and over again, only...

TCM in July

It's summertime! July is one of my favorite months of the year, and it's also shaping up as a great month at Turner Classic Movies....

Gone Fishing

It's almost time for us to head out on our summer trip to the Sierras! I'm especially looking forward to our vacation since we didn...

Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...Season 1 of THE GOOD WIFE, starring Julianna Margulies, comes to DV...

Tonight's Movie: Wagon Master (1950)

John Ford's WAGON MASTER is one of the most exquisitely beautiful Westerns ever filmed. It's not just one of my favorite Westerns, ...

Pixar Short Day & Night Now Available on iTunes

In an interesting marketing move, Pixar has released its short DAY & NIGHT (2010) for sale on iTunes for $1.99. The short is currentl...

Disney Archivist Dave Smith Announces Retirement

Dave Smith, who has served as the Disney archivist for the past four decades, formally announces his retirement today -- 40 years plus one ...

Prince Albert of Monaco Engaged

Next Summer, 2011, Monaco will host its first wedding for a sitting prince since Prince Rainier married American actress Grace Kelly in 195...

New (Old) Cookbook: The I Hate to Cook Book 50th Anniversary Edition

The 50th Anniversary edition of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK , written by Peg Bracken, will be published on July 26, 2010. The book has a terrifi...

Coming to DVD: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

As I mentioned here a couple weeks ago, PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951) will be coming to DVD on August 3, 2010. This is a restore...

Oscars Moving to January?

Last year the Academy tried to rebuild interest in the Oscars by expanding the Best Picture category from five to ten films...now comes new...

Toy Story 3 Stories

There's a fun interview with Michael Keaton in today's USA Today about his role as Ken in TOY STORY 3. Keaton says when he got the...

LACMA Film Program Still in Jeopardy; Lubitsch Series in July

Although it won a reprieve from budget cuts last year and is safe for one more fiscal year, the film program at the Los Angeles County Museu...

New Book: Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World

PROJECT FUTURE: THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE CREATION OF DISNEY WORLD was released in late February but somehow didn't make it onto my r...

Tonight's Movie: Bedside Manner (1945)

BEDSIDE MANNER, also known as HER FAVORITE PATIENT, is a pleasant small-town romantic comedy about a doctor (Ruth Hussey) and a test pilot (...

Tonight's Movie: The Court Jester (1956)

THE COURT JESTER is a colorful medieval comedy which shows off the talents of a fine cast headed by Danny Kaye and Glynis Johns. King Roderi...

Tonight's Movie: Airport (1970)

AIRPORT (1970), the original film in the 1970s series of airline disaster movies, is entertaining, though it lacks the giddy verve of later ...

Filmmaker Ronald Neame Dies at 99

British filmmaker Ronald Neame , who turned 99 on April 23, has passed away . He died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 16th. Neame could ...

Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ... 50 Westerns From the 50s reports that APACHE RIFLES (1964), starri...