Thursday, September 27, 2012

Ticket Giveaway this Sunday for "Lawrence of Arabia 50th Anniversary Event" on October 4th

















The 35th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the films of 1962, took place at Santa Monica's Civic Auditorium on April 8th, 1963. Frank Sinatra, who nearly missed the event because he forgot his parking pass, hosted the festivities. The big winner that evening was David Lean’s epic production of Lawrence of Arabia, winner of seven golden

Saturday, September 22, 2012

328 Credits and Counting...Happy Birthday, Mickey Rooney!


Mickey Rooney, who celebrates his 92nd birthday on September 23, has spent 90+ of those years in show business. Born into a family of vaudevillians, he came closer to actually being "born in a trunk" in the back of a theater than even his frequent MGM co-star and pal Judy Garland. His stage debut came before he was 18 months old.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Ticket Giveaway: "The Birds" is Coming!



The much-anticipated Turner Classic Movies/NCM Fathom Events presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds screens in theaters nationwide next Wednesday night, September 19, and I'm happy to announce a random drawing for a pair of tickets to the event will be held here at Eve's Reel Life this Sunday, September 16.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Celebrating Choreographer Jack Cole


Turner Classic Movies honors jazz-dance pioneer Jack Cole on Monday night, September 10, with a five-movie tribute to his film work. The choreographer, credited with playing a key role in defining the onscreen personas of Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe, has been the subject of several articles by noted Los Angeles Times dance writer and critic, Debra Levine, who co-hosts TCM’s tribute with Robert Osborne.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Five More Film Classics Coming to a Theater Near You


Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events are about to begin a film series in celebration of Universal's 100th anniversary with special movie theater presentations of four newly restored Universal classics.