Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up to Offer Made-to-Order DVDs of Rare Films Oct 29, 2009
Carole Lombard and Jack Oakie round out a top-notch cast. The great director Mitchell Leisen, who is billed as associate director, is believed to have directed most of this film. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
She was a classic, wisecracking American dame in that post-flapper period -- a new kind of woman like Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard, sexy and flirtatious, brash and irreverent. But Ginger was not a major, indelible artist like Astaire, who did pioneering work even in dance cinematography. (Salon)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 8, 2009
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This Is Just an OK Movie Oct 3, 2009
Gervais, the co-creator and star of the BBC's The Officeone of the funniest, saddest, wisest TV comedy series of all timeis capable of taking on questions larger than "Who gets to kiss the girl?" (Even when that girl is as kissable as Ghost Town's Ta Leoni, the Carole Lombard of our millennium. . (Slate)
5 Arizona ghost towns Oct 1, 2009
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned here after their 1939 wedding in nearby Kingman. Today, the hotel holds a restaurant, bar and museum. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Looking at how film comedy lasts - or doesn't Sep 12, 2009
They have their place in the Funny Lady pantheon (ruled to this day, by Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball). Speaking of "Funny Lady," is there anything less funny than a Barbra Streisand movie from the 1970s. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Michael Jackson reaches 'final resting place' Sep 5, 2009
The massive mausoleum, the final resting place for Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and dozens of other celebrities, is normally open to tourists, though the public is denied close access to crypts. Security guards, aided by cameras, keep constant vigil over the graves and crypts, which are surrounded by a world-class collection of art and architecture. (CNN -- US)
Poignant final farewell as Jackson laid to rest Sep 4, 2009
The mausoleum housing Jackson is also home to Hollywood icons Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard. Other stars buried elsewhere at Forest Lawn include Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy and Walt Disney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Final farewell for Michael Jackson at star-studded LA cemetery Sep 4, 2009
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Jacko's New Tomb-Mates Aug 20, 2009
Among Jacko's other notable 00003F18 neighbors are Lon Chaney Sr.; Gable's third wife, actress Carole Lombard; writer Louis L'Amour; and Seabiscuit jockey George Woolf. The pop icon's famous musical kin have scheduled a private ceremony at the mausoleum on Aug. 29, which would have been Jackson's 51st birthday. (Fox News)
The Ugly Truth Aug 8, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Sandra HallAugust 7, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Debbie Reynolds will perform Jul 23, 2009
"One time he called my house phone and there was this message when I came home, and he said, 'This is Michael Jackson and I'm watching this movie and it's with Carole Lombard, and I want to know, was she a wonderful person?' He loved old movies. But he didn't leave a number and I couldn't call him back. But there was that soft sweet little voice. He couldn't sleep really well and I guess he called me -- I guess Carrie told him how much I loved the movies and how much I knew about the movies. So... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oatman: An Arizona original Jun 16, 2009
In 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their wedding night in Room 15 after marrying in Kingman. They returned to the hotel on several occasions. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Art.view: Tubular belles Apr 28, 2009
The 1932 portrait of Marjorie Ferry (pictured above), which Mr Joop bought in 1995 for $500,000 and for which he is now asking $4m-6m, shows a figure resembling Carole Lombard wrapped only in a sheet, casting a knowing look over her shoulder. With her hair in gold twists and her sheet that seems bent rather than draped, the texture is metallic as much as celluloid, conjuring up the sleek gleam of cars in the age of speed. (The Economist)
Celebrity love nests Apr 7, 2009
During the 1930s, Carole Lombard secretly met a married Clark Gable in Bungalow 4. In 1960, when they filmed Lets Make Love, French actor Yves Montand, who was married to actress Simone Signoret, entertained Marilyn Monroe in Bungalows 20 and 21. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The Way We Were Mar 29, 2009
For either part or all of the pre-Code era, Paramount had Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Ruth Chatterton, William Powell, Maurice Chevalier, Kay Francis, Fredric March and Jeanette MacDonald (in her "lingerie queen" years) under contract. They also had some of Hollywood's finest directors: Josef von Sternberg, Rouben Mamoulian, Cecil B. DeMille and Ernst Lubitsch. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Duplicity Review Mar 20, 2009
That picture, the director's only real comedy, starred the inimitable Carole Lombard as a wife battling her beloved husband (Robert Montgomery) in true screwball fashion. Gilroy's also able to infuse his film with plenty of suspense and tension without ever having to fall back on those old standard-bearers -- gunfights, car chases, and explosions. (IGN FilmForce)
Cheap Fun in Los Angeles During Oscar Season Feb 17, 2009
Glendale-based Forest Lawn, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., is another destination, stretching over more than 300 acres of grass-covered hills north of downtown L.A. Here you'll find grave sites for the likes of Clark Cable, Humphrey Bogart, Nat King Cole, Carole Lombard and Walt Disney. FOOD: A good place to stuff your face while watching for live celebs is the Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., plus its immediate neighbor, The Grove, an outdoor mall. (Fox News)
Review: Fisher is dazzling in 'Shopaholic' Feb 14, 2009
She's like Carole Lombard reborn as a tiny angel-faced dynamo. In movies from "Pretty Woman" to "Sex and the City," the fun of couture capitalism has been a grown-up-girls-play-dress-up guilty pleasure. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Movie Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic Feb 12, 2009
She's like Carole Lombard reborn as a tiny angel-faced dynamo. In movies from Pretty Woman to Sex and the City, the fun of couture capitalism has been a grown-up-girls-play- dress-up guilty pleasure. (Entertainment Weekly)
It's a High-5 Night for U2 Feb 8, 2009
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)
