Daily television guide Nov 19, 2009
Stewart Granger and Grace Kelly search for emeralds in Colombia. NR (1954). (Boston Globe)
Sony Pictures Classics stays small Nov 16, 2009
Spoto sets the record straight on Grace Kelly. Nearsighted, asthmatic as a child, willful at times, Grace Kelly was so beautiful that she spellbound director Alfred Hitchcock for three films, including the classic 1954 thriller "Rear Window." Then she married a prince ... Biographer Donald Spoto, author of "High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly," hopes his new book sets the record straight about the Oscar-winning actress, who made 10 movies in four years before becoming the Princess of Monaco in... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Scoop: Will Meyer bite into another Twilight book? Nov 16, 2009
But dolling her up as her movie lookalike Grace Kelly and then putting her in a fart sketch. Really. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Critic’s corner Nov 14, 2009
She s meant to be a Grace Kelly type but without the warmth. But can she do comedy. (Boston Globe)
To solve Turkey's culture clash, old elite must yield to free speech Nov 12, 2009
They all watched the same national lottery drawing, Grace Kelly movies from Hollywood and the patriotic closing of the broadcast each evening. There was indeed a kind of naivete to the premodernity of those days, an innocence now lost in the transition to modernity and postmodernity. (Christian Science Monitor)
Daily guide to television and radio Nov 12, 2009
Hitchcock s suspense yarn about a tennis pro plotting to kill his wife (Grace Kelly) ... Oscar winner Grace Kelly as the wife of an alcoholic actor. (Boston Globe)
Bradley: What if Smith was suspended? Nov 10, 2009
Between her and Grace Kelly, I can t decide. mountain_jim. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A Spanish love story Nov 7, 2009
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier loved Madrid enough to spend the first nights of their honeymoon here, at the Ritz. More recently, Penelope Cruz so adored her native city that she shunned Hollywood outpost to be based here. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The making of an 'It Girl' Oct 31, 2009
Also making his list: Grace Kelly ("a really piquant sexiness that just jumped off the screen"), Audrey Hepburn (" 'It' tends to be something we associate with newcomers") and Brigitte Bardot ("She was very much the French beach girl of the '50s"). Other observers add the names Molly Ringwald, Julia Ormond and Gretchen Mol. (CNN -- International)
Ivanka ties the knot Oct 27, 2009
The bride wore a dress inspired by Grace Kelly, and $265,000 worth of bling around her neck. Hours before the exchange of vows before 500 people, Ivanka tweeted: Just finished a gorgeous hike. (The Palm Beach Post)
10 questions for designer Barbara Barry Oct 27, 2009
Interior designer Barbara Barry's style evokes classic Hollywood stars Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn: serene, sophisticated, timeless. The female form inspires her furniture designs. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Music review: Foot injury can't stop Mika Oct 27, 2009
And while he may not have jumped quite as high as when he played the Fillmore on the crest of his 2007 debut album, "Life in Cartoon Motion," he still came back for a three-song encore, with the inevitable "Grace Kelly" and "Lollipop" bringing it all to a thundering close. After a modest opening set by newcomer Gary Go, it took three songs from "Cartoon Motion" - "Relax, Take It Easy," "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" and "Stuck in the Middle" - before Mika (too conveniently likened to Freddie... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hollywood A-Listers Rally Around Prince Albert II of Monaco and His Foundation for the Environment Oct 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of Hollywood's hottest names gathered in Beverly Hills last night to salute Prince Albert II of Monaco -- the only son of Academy Award winner Grace Kelly -- and learn about his personal environmental crusade and how his foundation is helping to combat climate change, the loss of biodiversity and provide access to water. (Photo: ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Designers honor Grace Kelly's cool, classic style Oct 21, 2009
Designers love Grace Kellys cool, classic style ... The Kobal Collection / Lisa Lori Communications / APGrace Kelly accepted the Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Country Girl" in 1955 ... LOS ANGELES - In a scene from 1956's "High Society," Grace Kelly wears a white halter swimsuit and pushes a model sailboat into a swimming pool, her head cocked to the side, eyes shining. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Caught in the dark of ‘Little Black Dress’ Oct 7, 2009
She sustains herself with magazine pictures of Rock Hudson ( who I reckon is the best example of a man a woman can get, even though I know he was kinda gay, she says), of Grace Kelly in her movie-star heyday (Amy even dresses up like Kelly at one point, complete with evening gown and blond wig), of South Beach in Miami (where Amy longs to watch the world go by as the sun goes down every day, and of a black cocktail dress by Marc Jacobs. At 41, Amy has a sense of time running out; she knows that... (Boston Globe)
Spiritual Soundings: The theology of Mad Men Oct 1, 2009
Draper is as handsome as a movie star, and Betty looks like Grace Kelly s prettier little sister. On meeting them back in season two, a minor character asked: Wow, are you two sold together. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Aaron, Donny Dance-Off Sep 23, 2009
Ashley looked good while dancing his fox trot (to Mika s Grace Kelly ), but only when he wasn t moving. When he was, he shambled about half-heartedly and barely bothered to extend his arms. (Fox News)
Scotland's Fusty Pringle Retakes Fashion Sep 22, 2009
With a talented designer and new American CEO, the once-dowdy purveyor of argyle cashmere made famous by Grace Kelly returns to London Fashion Week ... Or the cashmere twinsets that Pringle invented and Grace Kelly made so desirable but which became dowdy when worn by women of a certain age in a certain era. (BusinessWeek)
This day in history Sep 14, 2009
In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before; Lebanon s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, was killed by a bomb. In 2004, guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital, killing some 60 people. (Boston Globe)
Gary Cooper Commemorated on Stamp Sep 13, 2009
Over the course of his career, Cooper played opposite several leading ladies, including Clara Bow, Fay Wray, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. His character was usually a hero, whether a cowboy, captain, doctor, or soldier. (PR Newswire)
• Stephen Simon champions the films that uplift viewers Sep 11, 2009
And his stepfather, whom his mother married after his father died, made films with Robert Taylor and Grace Kelly. As a protege of Ray Stark, who produced "Steel Magnolias" and "Funny Girl," Simon followed in their footsteps. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Local students are: David Celia of Brookline, Hangsun Cho of Chestnut Hill, Curtis Hager of Brookline, Helene Ingeberg of Brookline, Minden Jones of Brookline, Ghazal Karimpour of Brookline, Grace Kelly of Brookline, Bhrigu Sahni of Brookline, Satoko Utsumi of Brookline and Shih-Han Wang of Brookline. Students named to Syracuse dean s list. (Brookline TAB, MA)
What to do this week Aug 17, 2009
At the Castro Theatre, you can see "Dial M for Murder," a Grace Kelly, Ray Milland classic directed by Alfred Hitchcock; "Kiss Me Kate," with Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson; and "The Mad Magician," with Vincent Price. Bonus: the Three Stooges short "Pardon My Backfire." $7. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Indigenous film's world premiere introduces some Bran Nue stars Aug 8, 2009
Bran Nue Dae, Dingo says, originated in the 1960s, ''when a young boy called Jimmy Chi, sitting down at the pictures in the Sun Theatre in Broome, and watching Grace Kelly and Fred Astaire and Elvis Presley and cowboy movies, thought, 'Why can't those parts be written for Aboriginal people. . (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Turner Classic Movies to Launch A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, New Series of One-Hour Specials Focusing on Film Genres Aug 6, 2009
9 p.m. Rear Window (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. 11 p.m. A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) - encore. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Ugly Truth' suffers from mood swings Jul 25, 2009
More jarring is the juxtaposition between having Heigl look like the most angelic figure on screen since Grace Kelly to the raunchy material that feels more suitable for a Judd Apatow film. With stars like Heigl and Butler, this should have been the kind of sweet romantic comedy done by the likes of Tracy and Hepburn or Ryan and Hanks. (Fresno Bee)
Other Emmy nominations: Best hairstyling? Choreography? Title sequence? Jul 17, 2009
My verdict: "Mad Men." Just finding two people who looked like the top of a wedding cake was award-worthy enough, to "discover" Jon Hamm and show January Jones can do more than look like a Barbie version of Grace Kelly. Thats genius. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Correction: Obit-Wilson Story Jul 16, 2009
In a July 14 obituary about Jean Sprain Wilson, The Associated Press incorrectly referred to one of her interview subjects as "Princess Grace Kelley." The name of the American movie star was Grace Kelly, and she later became known as Princess Grace of Monaco. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (ABC News -- Wire)
Uffa! $980 bill shocks tourists dining in Italy Jul 3, 2009
Its Web site lists among its guests movie stars past and present from Ava Gardner to Leonardo DiCaprio as well as Queen Elizabeth, Grace Kelly and Salvador Dali. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
IN THE MED BUT MAKES NO WAVES Jul 3, 2009
THE comedy "The Girl From Monaco" revolves around Bertrand -- a dignified Parisian lawyer summoned to the fairy-tale land of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier to defend a rich, older woman accused of murder. He would seem to have everything he could want: a 24-hour bodyguard and two women who want to get inside his well-pressed trousers. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
artnet Auctions - Recent Auction Results Show Strong Demand for Fine Art Photographs Jun 30, 2009
Screen stars led the sale with spirited bidding for photographs of Hollywood legends Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe. The top lot sold was a rare 1956 portrait of Audrey Hepburn by Yousuf Karsh. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PALIN DOESN'T WANT YOU TO FORGE... Jun 5, 2009
Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Bette Davis clothes. The famous ruby-red shoes. (New York Post -- Gossip)
* Violence reaps rewards at Cannes May 26, 2009
I was afraid that the photos Ive seen of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant would have faded into history like everything else, and that people would be walking into premieres in shorts, T-shirts and Crocs. So I was impressed when I saw a man in a suit turned away because he was wearing sneakers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
MFA film series examines child marketing May 17, 2009
It's followed by an acoustic blues performance by James Montgomery, Grace Kelly, and Professor Doug Bell at 9. Call 781-646-4849 or visit. (Boston Globe)
'Hollywood, Beverly Hills & Other Perversities' Photography Exhibit to Debut at Mumm Napa May 16 May 12, 2009
Rare and revealing photos of such celebrities as Jack Nicholson, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Keith Richards, Ronald Reagan, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bill Cosby are included in the exhibit, which will be presented at the highly regarded Fine Art Photography Gallery at Mumm Napa in Napa Valley. The images come from Rose's new book, "Hollywood, Beverly Hills & Other Perversities," and focus on television, film, music, sports and the arts. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Scoop: Faith Hill returns to Redbook cover Apr 28, 2009
Now she's back on the magazine's cover, plus posing inside as three iconic blondes, including Grace Kelly ... Hill is on the cover again, and inside, she poses as three other iconic blondes Grace Kelly, Twiggy and Brigitte Bardot. (MSNBC -- News)
Bullfighting's Blood Brothers Apr 20, 2009
60 Minutes Interviews A Star Matador, Who Is Then Nearly Killed In The Ring. Blood Brothers Revisited. (CBS News)
George F. Will: America's decline in decorum tied to the rise of denim Apr 16, 2009
For women, substitute Grace Kelly. Edmund Burke what he would have thought of the denimization of America can be inferred from his lament that the French Revolution assaulted "the decent drapery of life"; it is a straight line from the fall of the Bastille to the rise of denim said: "To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.". (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Rear Window Movie (1954) Apr 12, 2009
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey Star in Hitchcock Thriller ... Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter also appear ... James Stewart stars as professional photographer L.B. Jeffries, with Grace Kelly as his beautiful blonde girlfriend. (Suite101.com)
Arts scene (4/10/09) Apr 11, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock's film version, with Grace Kelly, is ranked among his masterpieces. The script is a lot more complicated and nail-biting than the synopsis: Man blackmails a contract killer to murder his wife. (Anchorage Daily News)
World watches Obama, Sarkozy the wives Apr 4, 2009
He also notes that fashion comparisons were rife when Princess Grace of Monaco, the former actress Grace Kelly, visited the Kennedys in the United States. "Everyone was asking, 'Who's more elegant?'" Anthony says. (MSNBC -- International)
Girls threatened with 'sexting' porn charge sue prosecutor Mar 26, 2009
As Marissa Miller talked on the phone and Grace Kelly flashed a peace sign, a third girl took a candid shot of the teens in their white bras. It was harmless, innocent fun, the teens say. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
DC now takes it easy after life in the fast lane Mar 26, 2009
His hotel is in the shadow of the Palace of Monaco and beside the manicured memorial garden of Grace Kelly the Oscar-winning actress who married the then reigning monarch Prince Rainier III. She died in a car crash in 1982. Along with the French letters, Coulthards hotel rooms boast balconies, walk-in cupboards, hi-fis and luxurious bathrooms. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Appreciation: Natasha Richardson, Always Worth Watching Mar 19, 2009
In a 1987 West End musical version of High Society she was perennial debutante Tracy Lord, played in movies by Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly. She made her Broadway debut in 1993 as Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, a part that Greta Garbo made famous on film and that Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann had done on stage. (Time.com)
Acappellooza Showcases BYU A Capella Talent Mar 13, 2009
They performed such hits as Remember When it Rained by Josh Groban, Grace Kelly by Mika and Thriller by Michael Jackson. Paul Bodily, a member of Vocal Point from Eugene, Ore. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Character actors hold films togethe... Mar 5, 2009
Rear Window would just be a bunch of dreamy stares between Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly without the world-weary and witty observations of neighbor and the camaraderie between Stewart and his detective pal Tom Doyle, played by Wendell Corey. -More accessibility. (Suite101.com)
Lifestyle guru? Mar 1, 2009
As the current model for Tod's, the Italian luxury brand, she looks at home lounging around like Grace Kelly. It seems that despite several lowbrow films, an aura of pleasant and tasteful hauteur remains. (The Age, Australia)
Oscars: some delights, some groans Feb 25, 2009
Fashion expert Randolph Duke talked about how young Hollywood was creating its own look and then proceeded to compare each and everyone to Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor. The nights biggest loser was George Pennacchio. (Fresno Bee)
Philadelphia on a budget Feb 24, 2009
Admission to the museum is $14, but thanks to its pay-what-you-wish admission price on Sundays, it s easy to get lost among its Impressionist paintings or ogle the wedding dress of Philadelphia s sweetheart, Grace Kelly. As always, a run up the museum s front steps like Rocky or a breathtaking view of the Schuylkill River and its colorful boathouses from the back steps is free. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The top looks on the Oscars red carpet Feb 24, 2009
(InStyle) -- While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been celebrating film's best and brightest for more than 80 years, the glamour we associate with the Oscars truly started in the 1950s, when stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Janet Leigh brought high style to the ceremony. Anne Hathaway accessorized her Armani Prive gown with more than $1 million worth of Cartier jewelry. (CNN -- Showbiz)
On the Oscar red carpet, the spectacle begins Feb 23, 2009
Kate Winslet, in a one-strap Yves Saint Laurent dress, made a bigger impression for her Grace Kelly coif, all neat and flattering to her face. Wood and Marion Cotillard also wore sleek hairstyles. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Stars and starlets opt for classic Oscar glamour Feb 23, 2009
Elegant Anne Hathaway shimmered like an Oscar statuette, Kate Winslet channeled Grace Kelly and looked not only fresh but fashion- forward, glamorous Angelina Jolie was draped in black with a heart-shaped bodice and Brad Pitt on her arm, and Meryl Streep, with regally high hair and shoulder-baring elegance, looked like the Hollywood royalty that she is. The best actress and supporting actress nominees were the fashion stars of the night even before they started giving out statues at the Academy... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Movie: Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Wind... Feb 20, 2009
Movie: Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954): James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr Star in Mystery Thriller ... James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr Star in Mystery Thriller ... Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter also appear. (Suite101.com)
Grace Kelly Movie Collectibles Feb 19, 2009
Grace Kelly was Hollywood's golden girl of the Fabulous Fifties ... Blonde, gorgeous Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was the epitome of Hollywood glamour during the 1950s ... Grace Kelly Born in Philadelphia. (Suite101.com)
DATE WITH POPE... Feb 17, 2009
Vatican confirms that Pelosi will have audience with the Pope. February 2009 03:51 GMT-05:00. (The Drudge Report)
Designers create Oscar gowns, you vote Feb 14, 2009
Rodriguez also chose white, looking to Grace Kelly as a muse for his silk Grecian column accented with an asymmetrical black strap. Conroy was inspired by the '60s summer of love for her floaty gray chiffon design, while George was inspired by champagne specifically the Taittinger girl for his strapless silver crepe gown adorned with handmade orchids. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Heigl, Knight eye "Grey's Anatomy" exit: report Feb 11, 2009
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Charcoal gray, platinum and white gowns paired with diamonds dominated a preview of red carpet Oscar fashions on Tuesday, recalling the glamour and understated elegance of old Hollywood stars like Grace Kelly. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars, focused its annual preview on seven up-and-coming designers who are vying to have their original gowns worn onstage at the Academy Awards on February 22. (Washington Post)
