Actor Chris O'Donnell to Receive 2009 Caritas Award Oct 21, 2009
Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor Chris O'Donnell will receive the prestigious Caritas Award at the Oct. 24, 2009 Caritas Gala, hosted annually by the Saint John's Health Center Foundation Trustees and the Irene Dunne Guild ... In previous years, the proceeds have gone to fund such projects as the Irene Dunne Guild Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Maria Shriver Nursery and the Fast Track Unit of Saint John's Emergency Department ... Jean started by volunteering at Saint John's gift shop and was a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Screwballs Let Loose On DVD Aug 4, 2009
Irene Dunne received one of her five Oscar nominations for the uproarious "Theodora Goes Wild" (1936) in which she scandalizes her small town by writing a racy novel; Melvyn Douglas, another screwball veteran, plays her romantic interest. Jean Arthur is represented by the breezy "If You Could Only Cook" (1935), which was fraudulently marketed in Europe by Columbia as a film by her frequent director Frank Capra ("You Can't Take It With You"), even though it was actually helmed by William A.... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 2) Aug 2, 2009
Jean Arthur finds herself legally married to both Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas in Too Many Husbands (1940), part of a two-volume grab bag that also spotlights Rosalind Russell, Irene Dunne, and Loretta Young. (Sony, $24. (Boston Globe)
‘The Ugly Truth’ is a very light romantic comedy Jul 24, 2009
In name only, The Ugly Truth echoes Leo McCarey s exuberantly well-oiled 1937 screwball comedy The Awful Truth, with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, as a divorcing couple who are still in love despite themselves. (Although Eric Winter is as perfect a hapless stooge as Ralph Bellamy in McCarey s movie. (Boston Globe)
And the Oscar Nominees Are... Movies You've Seen! Jun 25, 2009
But since 10 was the magic number, there was room for two transcendent weepies, Dark Victory (Bette Davis loses her sight) and Love Affair (Irene Dunne loses her legs), plus a musical, The Wizard of Oz, a western, Stagecoach, and a romantic comedy, Ninotchka all of which are close to being the definitive examples of their genres. Since the 1944 crop, it's been five Best Picture nominees. (Time.com)
San Francisco movie history, part 2 Apr 18, 2009
There's a scene in "I Remember Mama" of Irene Dunne walking up a steep hill that speaks volumes about the benefits of shooting where a film is set. She plays a Norwegian immigrant who has settled with her family in San Francisco circa 1912. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Movie Musicals of Fred and Ginger Mar 19, 2009
Traveling with his friend, dance band leader, Huck Haines (Fred Astaire), they arrive to meet Stephanie (Irene Dunne), the assistant and secret head designer for Minnie s fashion house, Roberta. Huck also discovers that purposely difficult costumer, singing sensation Countess Scarwenka, is actually his former sweetheart, Lizzie Gatz (Ginger Rogers). (Suite101.com)
Whedon’s World Feb 23, 2009
Would someone please show these actresses a movie starring Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne, Bette Davis, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, or Judy Davis. Whedon wants to explore the farthest corners of our natures to discover what it means to be human. (New Yorker)
DVD reviews: Max Payne, Saw V Feb 7, 2009
The two-disc DVD set also includes the 1935 version starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, along with a documentary on Sirk and interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, both Sirk admirers. Also out on DVD and Blu-ray is Gregory Navas 1983 drama El Norte, an exploration of Latin American immigrants that follows a brother and sister who journey to America from Guatemala. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Oscar shows us his shorts Feb 7, 2009
The two-disc set also includes John M. Stahl's 1935 black-and-white version with Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, which some aficionados prefer and has been unavailable on DVD until now. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
