Lauren Bacall

MICHELE M. BENDER | Where there's smoke, there's fire

The Tribune-Democrat This Thursday, the American Cancer Society will again hold its annual Great American Smokeout, encouraging smokers to kick their habits. To smoke ’em, you have to light the things, and fire absolutely...

NYC Story; An opening for Herb Ritts

It was a warm night for fall in 2006. I had just arrived in NYC and in my apartment on Thompson street. There was so much excitement in Soho at that time , so many new designers , artists, it was pre...

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn -- screen's greatest romantic couple -- don't make cut for TCM...

I think TCM is a terrific channel, but sometimes it stumbles big time. The channel is saluting "Leading Couples" through a book and a film festival. The book dubs these pairings "The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the...

Monty Python set diary brings back 'Life of Brian' laughs

By Robert K. Elder | Tribune reporter Like a lost religious scroll, Illinois native Kim "Howard" Johnson's set diary from "Monty Python's Life of Brian" has surfaced after 30 years. The book "Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday: My...

A Movie A Day: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) Has it occurred to you that there are too many...

Ahoy, squirts! To illustrate just how much Albert Finney disappears into the role of Hercule Poirot let me just say that the movie was halfway through before the nagging “I know that guy from somewhere…” locked into place and I...

Marilyn Monroe in suspenders and stockings photograph seen for first time

A never-before seen photograph of Marilyn Monroe standing in stockings and suspenders, and being dressed by her costume designer is to go on show. William Travilla dresses Marilyn Monroe in the signed photograph. Photo: Geoff...

The relationship in 9 1/2 Weeks

Ultimately, I think it is her sadness that makes the movie. She is sad from the start. She is sad before she met him. She's got a good game-face, and she's gorgeous in a head-turning way, but she's not really...

What kind of Joe Are You?

Well I took this test and no, the rabbit didn’t die. But you really didn’t expect that, did you? Your result for The Classic Leading Man Test… Humphrey Bogart You’re the original man of honor, rough and tough but willing to...

The Girl Next Door

There were a lot of classic film actresses that carried an image throughout their career and beyond. Teresa Wright’s image was “The Girl Next Door.” Muriel Teresa Wright was born on October 27, 1918 in Manhattan, New York. As a...

Celebrating the elegant world of Jean Muir

Published Date: 08 November 2008 By Tim Cornwell Arts Correspondent DURING her 40 years on the cutting edge of British fashion, Jean Muir's elegant creations adorned famous figures from Lauren Bacall to Joanna Lumley. And...

1 2 3 next