Author puts spin on ‘Wonderland' tales Oct 22, 2009
So I called the plantation Twelve Oaks as an homage to Ashley Wilkes' plantation in "Gone With the Wind." In searching through Civil War-era names, I found Lovejoy. Out of curiosity, I googled Lovejoy Plantation and was stunned to see that not only had there been a Lovejoy Plantation in Georgia, but it was the inspiration for Twelve Oaks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
USA's Yesterdays: Atlanta campaign -- Repeated rebel retreats; and then, disaster Oct 17, 2009
Seventy years ago Gone With the Wind, the classic movie depicting life in and around Atlanta during the Civil War, was produced for showings in neighborhood theaters. Accordingly, my dad, a high school history teacher, drove our family 15 miles eastward to see the show in Aztec, N.M., where the film was then playing. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Jane Krakowski discusses ‘30 Rock,’ theater, and more Oct 14, 2009
Q. Yet you also managed to do some webisodes for Breyers Ice Cream that are extremely funny and very futuristic, inserting you into the classic scenes from King Kong and Gone With the Wind. A. These webisodes are the way of the future and I was very intrigued by the technology. (Boston Globe)
FilmNights starting at Grace Theatre Oct 11, 2009
In the spring, FilmNights will present a full nine-week season of films, ranging from Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock films to grand epics like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gone With the Wind." FilmNights organizers eventually plan to present an eclectic mix of well-known classic and interesting art and foreign language film. No reservations are necessary to attend FilmNights. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
A new Pooh? Oh bother Oct 10, 2009
But to my mind there is a difference between this addition to the Pooh stories and something like Alice Randall's "The Wind Done Gone," which retold the "Gone With the Wind" story through the eyes of a slave, or Seth Grahame-Smith's Austen parody, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." Parody and reinvention are one thing; this, however, is but another example of the Hollywood malaise, an attempt to take a profitable brand and add new products, barely differentiating between the new and the old.... (Juneau Empire)
Sight unseen Oct 10, 2009
Gone With the Wind is four hours long so don't be embarrassed. In a line: Passionate love story set in America's "Deep South" through the Civil War and beyond. (BBC News -- UK)
Over the Rainbow Oct 6, 2009
Blockbusters like Gone with the Wind and It's a Wonderful Life are usually among some of the first ones mentioned, but flicks aren't memorable because of age alone. Only when films contain memorable characters, intriguing storylines, and fantastic acting should they be held as true classics. (Suite101.com)
Chasing Olympic gold Oct 4, 2009
Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 1:33 PM CDT WASHINGTON At the conclusion of the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind, Vivien Leigh, playing Scarlett OHara, defers decision on what to do about the major crisis in her life with this sentence: After all, tomorrow is another day ... In Gone With the Wind, Scarlett OHaras hesitancy and uncertainty made her an engaging character. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Common Sense: Chasing Olympic Gold Oct 2, 2009
WASHINGTON -- At the conclusion of the 1939 movie "Gone With the Wind," Vivien Leigh, playing Scarlett O'Hara, defers decision on what to do about the major crisis in her life with this sentence: "After all, tomorrow is another day." Unfortunately, the Obama White House seems to have adopted Scarlett's decision-making process for the war in Afghanistan. Note to the O-Team: Kabul isn't Tara -- and Americans are dying while the commander in chief dithers. (Townhall.com)
Do zombies need Green Cards? Sep 24, 2009
It wasn t exactly Gone with the Wind, but this relatively simple production of Rock Media still required a large support staff of professional camera operators, sound and light specialists, and others. The crew including the three-dozen local zombies corralled for the weekend totaled over 50. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
"Wizard of Oz" Goes Hi-Def for Anniversary Sep 23, 2009
In movies alone there was not just The Wizard of Oz but Gone With the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Frank Sinatra joined Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller hit the top of the charts, the World's Fair opened in New York, commercial TV was demonstrated, the first nonstop trans-Atlantic passenger flights began, and more and more. (CBS News)
'Wizard of Oz' turns 70 with remastered releases Sep 23, 2009
revisits 1939 on Nov. 17 with the Blu-ray of Gone With the Wind. As promotions go, lighting New York skyscrapers is one thing, but a hot time in Atlanta is a different matter. (USA Today -- Life)
Frank Coghlan, actor portrayed Captain Marvel’s other self; 93 Sep 19, 2009
But as Mr. Coghlan grew older, many of the roles he had in the 30s and 40s were uncredited, including playing a collapsing Confederate soldier in Gone with the Wind and playing small roles in The Courtship of Andy Hardy and Andy Hardy s Double Life. A naval aviator during World War II, Mr. Coghlan continued his career in the Navy after the war and served a number of years as the Navy s Hollywood-based liaison for motion pictures, television, and radio. (Boston Globe)
Critics' Picks: The 1939 classic lives on Sep 18, 2009
A new book illuminates why "Gone With the Wind" endures, on the page and on film. By Stephanie Zacharek. (Salon)
The Final Word Sep 16, 2009
By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY My favorite scene from a movie comes from Gone With the Wind when Butterfly McQueen, playing Scarlett O'Hara's maid, Prissy, exclaims, "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!". She wasn't alone then, and she's certainly not alone now. (USA Today -- Life)
Herb Nelson, Ellen Demming, Susan Douglas and Lyle Sudrow appear in the premiere TV broadcast of “Guiding Light,” on June 30, 1952. Credit: CBS Sep 5, 2009
He also enjoyed designing costumes for the character Nola, who had a fantasy life and placed herself in Agathe Christie novels or classic films such as Gone with the Wind. As a young designer, working on a daily show was a valuable experience because it trains you to think on your feet and work fast. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Gone With the Wind as Bad History Sep 5, 2009
The 70th anniversary of the premiere of Gone With the Wind opens the door to new scrutiny of the historical misconceptions perpetuated by one of Hollywood's top films. December 15 marks the 70th anniversary of the premiere of Gone With the Wind, one of the highest grossing films of all time and a classic movie that repeatedly finds itself on lists of top-ten films ever released ... The slaves of Tara at least those recurring in Gone With the Wind like Mammy and Prissy are loyal to the end, even... (Suite101.com)
Ask AP: Movie popularity, Supreme Court security Sep 5, 2009
e. "Best weekend opening ever!") than to endlessly repeat, "'Gone with the Wind' was still bigger." ... Adjusted for inflation, the most-seen movies in theaters are "Gone with the Wind," "Star Wars," "The Sound of Music," "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial," "The Ten Commandments," "Titanic," "Jaws" and "Doctor Zhivago.". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
I HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED BY ALIENS, SAYS THE FIRST LADY... Sep 3, 2009
The star players in its glitzy, saccharine, ferociously camp productions of US classics like Gone with the Wind enjoy superstar status among the armies of women that flock to the shows. Takarazuka's actresses are picked from thousands of teenage hopefuls in a stringent selection process and subjected to a quasi-monastic training regimen. (The Drudge Report)
Yoostar lets anyone act opposite Hepburn, Brando Sep 3, 2009
Yoostar has a pretty eclectic mix of films (and a couple of TV shows), though you can't help but think of other scenes you wish were included (the melting witch of , or the "frankly my dear I don't give a damn" finale of Gone With the Wind). The company says it has more than 200 clips now, with 500 by year's end. (USA Today -- Tech)
Review: 'September Issue' is dishy fun Aug 29, 2009
She pulls the whole issue together, keeping her eye on the big picture while micromanaging the small ones, like David O. Selznick presiding over the production of "Gone With the Wind.". Is she a diva, a bitch. (CNN -- Showbiz)
George Hamilton puts his life out in the open Aug 25, 2009
You talk about "Gone With the Wind," Hollywood disappeared. And I had envisioned this because I was the last of the contract players, and I wanted to be like them, but they were gone. (CNN)
70 years later, we still feel the echoes of Oz Aug 25, 2009
Though it failed to lock up best picture (which went to studio mate Gone with the Wind), it took best song (Over the Rainbow), best score, and best performances by a juvenile, a special award for Judy Garland for her work in both Oz and Babes in Arms. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
Autistic teens master social cues, find friends Aug 24, 2009
Andrea was so eager to share her love of "Gone with the Wind" that she lapsed into a two-minute monologue about the plot. A counselor stepped in and reminded her not to be a "conversation hog.". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
• A pair of indie movies that put romance in its place Aug 23, 2009
A pair of indie movies that put romance in its place By Lavanya RamanathanThe Washington Post Romantic films, from "Gone With the Wind" to "Sleepless in Seattle," always seem to hinge on one desperate woman in search of love. Mopey and miserable, she pines away for a man, even if he's just not that into her. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
LETTER: Disinformation clouds health care debate Aug 21, 2009
Cognitus wrote on Aug 20, 2009 11:22 PM:" LISTEN!!!!!!!!! There's all this BS about death panels as a political device to attack the opposition. BUT you just as well face it; we're all GOING TO DIE. And when you're in your 80s as I am, the time is ... closer than you might think. The rest of you -- well you never know when ... accident, heart attack even when young (a high school football player died in StL yesterday). In New York -- and I'm sure in other places -- physicians are being trained... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Whats Quentin Tarantino talking about? Aug 19, 2009
Whats Quentin Tarantino talking about. - Movie opinions- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Capturing Augusta's past Aug 8, 2009
He previously presented similar programs with screenings of The Three Faces of Eve and Gone With the Wind. "I like the idea of tying things together," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Budd Schulberg, Boss of the Brando Waterfront Aug 7, 2009
" Related Photos Photos Budd Schulberg was most certainly a somebody who did a lot of writing over a career that spanned Hollywood's golden age and ended Wednesday with his death at 95, but none of his words packed a punch quite like that legendary exchange from On the Waterfront, the 1954 dockside drama he wrote for director Elia Kazan. In 2005, the "contender" line was chosen as No. 3 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest movie quotes, right after Clark Gable's "Frankly, my... (Time.com)
Latest OPTP production pokes fun at stereotypical South Aug 6, 2009
Hutto said "Murder in the Magnolias" is particularly meaningful because it comes on the heels of the Players' production of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." "Murder" pokes fun at several of Williams' plays, including "Streetcar," as well as Margaret Mitchell's epic "Gone with the Wind.". "It's a wonderful, well-written parody of Southern shows," Hutto said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
This day in history Aug 5, 2009
Actress Cammie King ( Gone With the Wind ) is 75. Actor John Saxon is 74. (Boston Globe)
Chevron donates land for Code Talkers museum Aug 2, 2009
Frankly, you should give a damn about Gone With the Wind' museum ... Windies, my dear, are most faithful fans of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind," the book and the movie and everything in between (like "birthin' babies" and such). (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Party snoozes off during Ruddfest Aug 1, 2009
Its like the hospital scene from Gone With the Wind in here. Wave after wave of injured journalists reel in, bleeding from the ears, nursing their heads and moaning from dreadful tedium-related injuries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Critic’s corner Jul 30, 2009
Gone With the Wind 8 p.m. Turner Classic Movies If the real lives of contemporary Southern belles (see above) get you down, a serving of Scarlett O Hara is just what the doctor ordered. David O. Selznick s Civil War epic has it all: real heroism, romantic obsession, dresses made of drapes, the burning of Atlanta. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8 Jul 30, 2009
Aug. 5: Actress Cammie King (Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With The Wind") is 75. Bassist Rick Huxley of The Dave Clark Five is 69. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Gone with the wind: Strong gusts derail drive-in fund-raiser Jul 30, 2009
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Daily guide to television and radio Jul 30, 2009
Gone With the Wind 8 p.m. (TCM). Superb production of Margaret Mitchell s Civil War romance. (Boston Globe)
Local mother/daughter attend celebration tea Jul 30, 2009
Living historians and civil war re-enactors, Susie Jackson, left, and her daughter, Suzannah, right, are pictured with Cammie King who portrayed Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind ... LAWRENCEBURG A mother/daughter tea with Bonnie Blue Butler was held recently at the Coleman United Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Gone with the Wind ... Cammie was 4 years old during the shooting of Gone with the Wind in 1939. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
SAG votes to oppose Hollywood hospital closure Jul 29, 2009
Actors such as Mary Astor, Norma Shearer, "Gone With the Wind" Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel and "Tarzan" star Johnny Weismuller once lived at the home, which opened in 1948. The fund announced in January that it planned to close the home this year to save on overhead costs because the facility was running a $10-million deficit that could eventually bankrupt the fund. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Same name game Jul 25, 2009
I was named after a male character from Gone with the Wind. Since then Ashley has become popular as a girl's name in the United States, and there are several Ashley Pomeroys on Facebook, all of them women, all living in the US. I'm tempted to ask if any of them are single, but that might come across as creepy and odd. (BBC News -- Technology)
Frankly, you should give a damn about Gone With the Wind' museum Jul 21, 2009
Windies, my dear, are most faithful fans of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind," the book and the movie and everything in between (like "birthin' babies" and such) ... If you're a true Windie, or even a fan of "GWTW," or just occasionally need a Scarlett and Rhett fix, then a visit to the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlet 000036E1 t on the Square is in order ... "For the most part, our visitors are fans of 'Gone With the Wind,'" says Sutherland. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
C.F. Woman's Club seeking community support for renovations (7) Jul 21, 2009
Recent fundraisers have included "Gone With the Wind" and Titanic dinners, a bakeless bake sale, nut sales and a white elephant auction. Special projects include a community fall brunch, music camperships, scholarships and support of Operation Smile and KBBG Radio, among others. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Water decision leaves metro Atlanta high and dry Jul 19, 2009
There are copies with the Architectural Reconstruction people at Warsaw University, though and ever so often I take out ours and reminisce about the most peaceful times of my life sitting on the porch with Miz Louise, sipping oversweetened ice tea, munching on teacakes as good as Granny s, watching Little Bit and my host s great-grandbabies rolling in the dirt and listening to stories of temps perdu, they, too, gone with the wind that swept through Georgia I m glad to know you have some... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Newsweek: The end of the 20-something love story? Jul 18, 2009
Forget about Casablanca or Gone With the Wind or Roman Holiday. The most iconic love story of my youthif you don't count She's All Thatwas Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio aboard the Titanic. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Tracking Michelle Obama's slave roots Jul 18, 2009
It's not exactly "Gone With the Wind," but what makes this overgrown 3,300 acres of marsh and pine trees stand out is this: The family of first lady Michelle Obama believes her great-great grandfather was held as a slave here and labored in the mosquito-infested rice fields. It makes Friendfield Plantation a symbol of something more than servitude. (CNN -- Law)
Rhett and Scarlett recast for a feminist manifesto Jul 18, 2009
Frankly, My Dear: Gone With The Wind Revisited By Molly Haskell Yale University Press, 244pp, $49 ... FOR film critic Molly Haskell, Gone With The Wind has long been a subject worth revisiting and the vexed question of its sexual politics has been the major reason ... Frankly, My Dear is officially an account of the production history of Gone With The Wind and of the way it was (and continues to be) received. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Recalling the films of 1999 Jul 12, 2009
Time will tell whether these movies will be considered classics on par with a spectacle like Gone With the Wind. For what it s worth, most of them are better movies. (Boston Globe)
The unrivaled year for moviemaking: 1939 Jul 12, 2009
His other four roles were in Only Angels Have Wings, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and a little thing called Gone With the Wind, in which he played Scarlett O Hara s father ... Gone With the Wind was the biggest movie of the year and, adjusted for inflation, it s still the biggest moneymaker of all time. (Boston Globe)
Liz Barker enjoys reading, traveling Jul 9, 2009
Child: Trixie Belden series, teen: JRR Tolkein, Adult: Nora Roberts Heidi; all of Tasha Tudors books; and Gone With The Wind. . (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Squeezably charmin' couture wins Jul 8, 2009
Judges compared Lee's dress, inspired by the movie "Gone With the Wind" and Japanese origami, to those of couture designer Oscar De La Renta. The top three winners were awarded prize money and the top six dresses will be displayed in a Ripley's Believe It Or Not. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Film actors visit Columbia couple Jul 7, 2009
Both actors appeared as children in the film classic Gone With The Wind ... Patrick Curtis was in the classic movie Gone With The Wind, but he doesn t remember the experience ... Olivia de Havilland holds Patrick Curtis as the infant Beau Wilkes in a scene from Gone With The Wind. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Box Office Numbers Are Totally Bogus Jul 7, 2009
Clark Gable with Vivien Leigh in Gone With the WindWhen The Dark Knight earned $158 million in its opening weekend last summer, went over the possibility that it would unseat Titanic as the all-time domestic box office leader ... Photograph of Clark Gable with Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind 1939 MGM.COMMENTS ... I would bet good money that a greater percentage of Americans saw Gone with the Wind in 1939 than will see Up this year, for example. (Slate)
Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 Jul 6, 2009
Presnell even played the dashing Rhett Butler in a musical version of Gone with the Wind (adapted by Horton Foote and with a score by Harold Rome) that was seen in London in 1972. For a good part of his career, Presnell portrayed the wealthy, follicle-challenged Daddy Warbucks in various incarnations of Annie. (MSNBC -- News)
Fashion/Shopping Blog Jul 5, 2009
According to these sources, the five-week project was housed at Culver Studios in Los Angeles the same set used for "Gone With the Wind" production 70 years ago. Jackson was said to be on set for most of the days it was shot, from June 1-9. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Harve Presnell, 75, actor in ‘Fargo’ and ‘Molly Brown’ Jul 3, 2009
Mr. Presnell also played the dashing Rhett Butler in a musical version of Gone with the Wind (adapted by Horton Foote and with a score by Harold Rome) that was seen in London in 1972. For a good part of his career, Mr. Presnell portrayed the wealthy, follicle-challenged Daddy Warbucks in various incarnations of Annie. (Boston Globe)
Modesto native Presnell dies Jul 2, 2009
In 1972, he starred as the dashing Rhett Butler in a musical version of "Gone With the Wind" in London. By the end of the decade, he had shaved his head and returned to Broadway as gruff but big-hearted Daddy Warbucks in the musical "Annie." That part became one of his trademark roles and he played it on tour and in the Sacramento Music Circus. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 (29) Jul 2, 2009
Presnell even played the dashing Rhett Butler in a musical version of "Gone with the Wind" (adapted by Horton Foote and with a score by Harold Rome) that was seen in London in 1972. For a good part of his career, Presnell portrayed the wealthy, follicle-challenged Daddy Warbucks in various incarnations of "Annie." The actor was first offered the role in a tour of "Annie" and thought the title was a show business abbreviation for "Annie, Get Your Gun," the musical in which he had once played... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Jackson completed video before death Jul 1, 2009
They said it was a five-week project filmed at Culver Studios, which 70 years ago was the set for the classic film "Gone With the Wind." Four sets were constructed for Jackson's production, including a cemetery recalling his 1983 "Thriller" video. With 3D technology "the audience would have felt like they were visiting the 'Thriller' experience, like they were there," Pace said. (Albany Times Union)
1939: Hollywood's Best Year Revisit... Jun 30, 2009
Gone With the Wind (Best Picture winner) - July 30 ... 8 p.m. Gone With the Wind. (Suite101.com)
Jackson reportedly completed new video Jun 30, 2009
They said it was a five-week project filmed at Culver City Studios, which 70 years ago hosted the classic film "Gone With the Wind." Four sets were constructed, including a cemetery recalling Jackson's "Thriller" video. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Music)
Blasts for the Fourth Jun 26, 2009
The museum s upgrades, including new exhibitions on the author s life and the Gone With the Wind film, debut for free on July Fourth weekend. Mary Mac s Tea Room will be selling food and drinks on site. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tour a creole plantation Jun 26, 2009
sometimes arrive expecting to hear stories imbued with Gone With the Wind -style romance, according to current owner and tour guide Norman Marmillion ... Ever since the release of Gone With the Wind, the most widespread image of the South and plantations has been that of Tara, so visitors are surprised to find an authentic visual image and a way of life quite different from that of the book and movie ... We go beyond Gone with the Wind romance to real history. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Costumer busy in preparation for Mardi Gras Jun 26, 2009
And what legend of the silver screen celebration would be complete without "Gone with the Wind?". "Candy Pottebaum is portraying Scarlett O'Hara and yes there will be a curtain hanging from the costume," Chavanne laughed, with an inside joke about Carol Burnett's famous skit in which Scarlett's dress includes the curtain rod. (Sioux City Journal)
Oscars Go For Ten Best Picture Nomi... Jun 25, 2009
That year, Gone With The Wind walked away with the trophy, over classic pictures such as The Wizard of Oz and Mr Smith Goes To Washington. However not every year can match up to Hollywood s golden age. (Suite101.com)
Oscars 2010 To Have 10 Best-Picture Noms Jun 25, 2009
Ganis noted that 1939's 10 best-picture nominees were "Gone with the Wind," which won, "The Wizard of Oz," "Stagecoach," "Wuthering Heights," "Love Affair," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Of Mice and Men," "Dark Victory" and "Ninotchka.". All are generally considered classics today. (CBS News)
