Vivien Leigh

Critical disdain for Twilight Saga is beyond the pale

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

I saw Rhett and Scarlett this week and thought of Edward and Bella.

Gone with the Wind Goes Blu

The TV and Film Guy's Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

As gilded and over-the-top as the Old South itself, the Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray release is an impressive tribute to one of the best loved films of all time. The Victor Fleming-directed (at least Fleming gets the credit) classic, based on Margaret Mitchell's book of the same name, looks exceedingly good in high definition, and the bonus items (video and otherwise)...

Stanton Peele: Great Artists Can Be Cads, But Can They Not Be?

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

In her memoir, Claire Bloom describes Philip Roth as an extremely self-centered, often abusive man to whom she devoted herself for almost two decades.

That Hamilton Woman - watch Full Movie Online

watch movies online for free full movie downloads (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

#1 YOUKU : Full Movie Directed by Alexander Korda Produced by Alexander Korda Written by Walter Reisch R. C. Sherriff Starring Laurence Olivier Vivien Leigh Music by Miklos Rozsa Distributed by London Films (UK) United Artists (US) Release date(s) 1941 Running time 128 min. Language English

Re the Disney Anti-Black Thing ...

TAG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Again . The main evidence for Walt's racial insensitivity ... is "Song of the South," his 1946 combination of live action and animation based on the Southern folk tales of Joel Chandler Harris, known as Uncle Remus, which, though set in the Reconstruction era, makes the black former slaves seem dependent upon and excessively grateful to their former owners. From any modern racial perspective,...

The Deep Blue Sea Hollywood Movie

Yahoo Movie, Yahoo Showtimes, Yahoo (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Later in Vivien Leigh’s life, her good friend Noel Coward made a comment about how he didn’t understand why she kept taking film roles. she was still beautiful and undoubtedly talented as a screen actress.

Rachel Weisz Covers Redbook Dec. 2009

Just Jared (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Rachel Weisz shows off her gorgeous smile on the cover of Redbook magazine’s December issue. The 39-year-old actress, who will star in next month’s The Lovely Bones, spoke about marriage, fearlessness and what she’s learned from her son Henry. On whether she’ll ever marry her fiance, Darren Aronofsky: “We are engaged, and Darren and I are completely [...]

• Rachel Weisz Covers Redbook December 2009 - Celebrity Dirty Laundry

An epic revival for 'Gone With the Wind'

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

The most popular movie ever — winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture — was first released 70 years ago.

The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond Poster

Smartcine.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND is a new drama based on a recently rediscovered original screenplay by legendary writer Tennessee Williams. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Evans, the Paladin release will open in New York and Los Angeles in late December, with expansion to major markets following in early 2010. Academy Award-winner [...]

MOVIE REVIEW: Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary 2-disc DVD)

SoundtrackNet (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

It's a timeless classic, a moving and emotional story about the Old South transformed during the Civil War. 1939's Gone with the Wind still holds the record (when adjusted for inflation) of being the biggest box office hit of all time, and with good reason. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Margaret Mitchell, David O. Selznick's adaptation of Gone with the Wind is well known by now, focusing...

Scarlett's sister remembers the making of a legend

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Seventy years later, actress Ann Rutherford still gives a damn about "Gone with the Wind."

• Scarlett's sister remembers the making of a legend - kansascity.com
• Scarlett's sister remembers the making of a legend - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) 70th Anniversary DVD Review

The Moviezzz Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

How can you review a film like GONE WITH THE WIND ? What can I possibly say about the film that hasn't already been said? Originally released seventy years ago, today, it remains one of the most talked about, most loved films of all time. It is routinely mentioned along side of CITIZEN KANE , CASABLANCA and THE WIZARD OF OZ as one of the greatest films in film history. So, is there anyone out there...

Can theatre be too clever for its own good? | Matt Trueman

The Guardian - The blog Theatre (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Highly intellectual and esoteric shows like Architecting run the risk of betraying the real purpose of theatre – the effective communication of ideas Right, embarrassing confession time. To my shame, before Friday night I hadn't realised that Gone With the Wind was a novel. In fact, not having seen the film, the sum total of my knowledge consisted of Vivien Leigh and "Frankly, my dear,...

Anecdote of the Week: An Admirable Vocabulary

Self-Styled Siren (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

She regarded Gable as lazy, not too bright, and an unresponsive performer (though she was always laudatory about his kindness and good manners to her). She could not understand how he could leave the set promptly each day at six p.m. as though he held an office job. She seldom left the studio until eight or nine at night and worked six, often seven days a week. "What are you fucking about for?"...

UK Blu-ray Releases: Monday 9th November 2009

FILMdetail (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Including Bruno, Gone With the Wind and Heat