News for
Clark Gable More at IMDbPro »

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

1-20 of 90 articles from 2009   « Prev | Next »

---

Tyrone Power Interview – Intro

21 hours ago | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Among the romantic leading men of the studio era, Tyrone Power, 20th Century Fox’s top male star from the mid-’30s to the late ’40s, is my favorite. He wasn’t the best actor of the bunch — I’d say that honor belongs to Gregory Peck. He wasn’t the sexiest, either — I’d say that honor belongs to Errol Flynn. Yet, in my view Power was the one who, more than anyone else, from Clark Gable to John Payne, from Laurence Olivier to John Garfield, from John Gilbert to John Wayne, came across as genuinely warm, sensitive, and unaffected. (Ramon Novarro, of whom I’ve written a biography, also possessed most of those qualities; Novarro, however, sometimes failed in the [...] »

- Andre Soares

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review

4 December 2009 12:19 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

There is nothing wrong with Gone with the Wind. Yes, it’s a bit racist. Heck, it’s a lot racist and you get to cringe listening to Clark Gable say things like “darkie.” The black characters are mostly shameful, and the film revels in the greatness and loss of the South. There are interesting ambiguities, though. Rhett Butler (Gable) recognizes that the civil war is stupid and bound for failure, but later on enlists. Okay, there’s a lot wrong with the film, but it’s also one of those films of such grand dramatic heft that it is also undeniable. My review of Gone with the Wind after the (Kris Kross will make you Jump) jump.

It’s hard not to wrestle with the history of the film, and Spike Lee has decidedly dismissed it. He’s not unfair for doing so; there are a lot of problems with the text. »

- Andre Dellamorte

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Actor Leighton Dies

29 November 2009 3:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

American character actor Jan Leighton has died, aged 87.

Leighton - who impersonated historical figures including William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus and late Hollywood actor Clark Gable on U.S. television and film - died on 16 November of complications after a stroke.

He made his Broadway debut alongside Lucille Ball in 1960 musical Wildcat. In one of his most notable film roles, Leighton played Albert Einstein in a 1982 sci-fi comedy, Zapped!

In 1985, he won a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records after notching up over 2,407 roles on his resume.

In addition to doing character work, Leighton was also a hand model. He also did a number of voiceovers and also co-authored two books with his daughter, Hallie. »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Norma Shearer: Proudly and Inescapably Neurotic

28 November 2009 1:56 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Two radically different Norma Shearer characters: as loving (ditched) wife and mother in The Women, with Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell (top); as a woman with a penchant for pointed feathers in Lady of the Night (bottom). She also enjoyed to be slapped around by Clark Gable in A Free Soul (below right) Mike Lasalle on Norma Shearer: "Shearer was at her best in the films no one sees: her silents. When you see her in the masterpieces she made with Monta Bell – or even in fluff, such as Lady of Chance – there’s no question that she was a great silent-film actress. In the talkies, the work is uneven, sometimes in curious ways. … Generally, I think the mistake [...] »

- Andre Soares

Permalink | Report a problem

---

DVD Review: Breathtaking 5-Disc Gift Set For ‘Gone With the Wind’

25 November 2009 10:48 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – If local news reports are to be believed, nearly everyone reading this will go holiday shopping sometime during the upcoming weekend. To those of you that are considering a DVD giftset purchase like the recent release of “The Wizard of Oz,” “Christmas Vacation,” or even “Mamma Mia!,” you couldn’t do much better than the breathtaking five-disc release marking the 70th anniversary of “Gone With the Wind”.

The lavishly-packaged new collector’s edition giftset of “Gone With the Wind” is one of those overwhelming releases in which the film itself practically becomes an afterthought to the collectibles and special features. Honestly, if you haven’t seen “Gone With the Wind,” it’s required viewing for the history of film. One of the most beloved movies ever made, even if you don’t love it (and I’ll admit that it’s not a personal favorite of mine like it »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!

24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.

But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray, »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Irving Thalberg Biography: Mark Vieira’s Book Signing

22 November 2009 3:21 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

"I’m looking forward to being ‘onstage’ Sunday at the Egyptian. I love talking about Irving, Norma, and Joan." That’s author Mark A. Vieira, commenting on Allan Ellenberger’s post about his book signing at Larry Edmund’s Bookshop and the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Mark’s latest book, Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince, which has just been published by the University of California Press, tells the story of Irving Thalberg, MGM’s second-in-command from the studio’s formation in 1924 to Thalberg’s death in 1936. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Lon Chaney, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow owe their stardom to Thalberg, who was also a crucial creative force behind classics such as Ben-Hur (the 1925 version), Grand Hotel, Mutiny on [...] »

- Andre Soares

Permalink | Report a problem

---

New on DVD This Week

17 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.

Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, Gone with the Wind, Thirst, Rome: The Complete Series and the Blu-ray debut of David Fincher’s awesome Fight Club (shown above with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton). We are Jack’s excitement at this release finally coming out.

Check them out:

Movies

Bruno ~ Sacha Baron Cohen, Paula Abdul (DVD and Blu-ray)

Clerks ~ Brian O’Halloran, Kevin Smith (Blu-ray)

Downhill Racer (The Criterion Collection) ~ Robert Redford, Gene Hackman (DVD)

Fight Club ~ Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter (Blu-ray)

Galaxy Quest ~ Tim Allen, »

- Heather Toshiko

Permalink | Report a problem

---

[DVD Review] Gone with the Wind - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition

17 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

For those of you who have been living under a rock (or were born in the last 15 years or so), here is a very abridged summary of Gone with the Wind: it enters on the lives of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), and their friends and families, and how they're affected by the Civil War.

I don't really know what else to say about it. I mean...it's Gone with the Wind. It was re-released about a million times, and, as far as I know, faces no real threat of a remake. It's a classic — a wonderful, untouchable classic. I didn't read the book, so I don't know personally how faithful the movie is. A friend recently told me, though, that one of our high school English teachers told him it was the best film adaptation of a book she had ever seen. And trust me — this woman's word is law. »

- Jess Goodwin

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Next!

15 November 2009 8:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Emil Jannings, Warner Baxter, George Arliss and Lionel Barrymore. Wallace Beery and Fredric March simultaneously. Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Victor McLaglen. Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy². Robert Donat, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper and James Cagney. Paul Lukas, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland and Fredric March, who was worth returning to. Ronald Colman, Laurence Olivier, Broderick Crawford, José Ferrer and Bogie. 'Coop' again. William Holden and Marlon Brando a few years late. Ernest Borgnine, Yul Brynner and Alec Guiness. David Niven, Charlton Heston and Burt Lancaster. Maximillian Schell, Gregory Peck and Sidney Poitier who made history. Rex Harrison, Lee Marvin, Paul Scofield, Rod Steiger, Cliff Robertson and 'The Duke'. George C Scott though he refused. Gene Hackman. Marlon Brando by way of Sacheen Littlefeather. Jack Lemmon, Art Carney, Jack Nicholson and (posthumously) Peter Finch. Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Henry Fonda. Ben Kingsley, Robert Duvall, F Murray Abraham, »

- NATHANIEL R

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Original screen costumes on display at Gone with the Wind exhibition

6 November 2009 7:23 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

70 years ago audiences first fell for the spirited love affair between southern belle Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) and certified scoundrel, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), and now, as the American civil war classic makes its Blu-Ray debut (out on 16th/ 17th November here in the UK and here in the Us) it’s a great time to relive the splendor of the multi Oscar-winning epic with a trip to the Gone with the Wind exhibition. Having opened in April, this fantastic showcase is hosted at the Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge, Illinois and features the Shaw-Tumblin Gwtw Collection, which boasts the distinction of being the world’s largest collection of Gwtw memorabilia – definitely worth giving a damn about. »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes

4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)

“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.

The Godfather (1972)

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.

On the Waterfront (1954)

“You don’t understand! »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

DVD Review: Public Enemies

1 November 2009 4:41 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

“I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars and you. What else do you need to know?”

Public Enemies is Michael Mann’s first venture into true-life territory since 1999’s The Insider. He has long been a master of slick fictionalised crime – his CV is a roll call of criminal capers and cops. The first twenty minutes of Public Enemies is this familiar Mann – the man who made Heat, Collateral and Miami Vice is here you think. The screen, the very room filled with slick staccato sights and sounds. It is cool; it looks period but feels contemporary, fast paced; a jail break, a bank heist, bang, bang, rapid-fire images, bang, bang. A car crests a hill with the robbers on the running boards clutching hostages to them, pretty girls, big guns, devil-may-care men; Gangsters. It explodes out of the screen burning with the same white-hot intensity that Mann believes »

- Emily Breen

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Curio: 10 Cents for Carole

7 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Alexa here from Pop Elegantiarum again. So yesterday was Carole Lombard's birthday. I usually mark the occasion by quoting my favorite lines from My Man Godfrey at every opportunity. ("Life is but an empty bubble.") Today I thought I'd share this old magazine of mine, which purports to tell Carole's life story. It doesn't really; it's mostly worth it for its sumptuous cover image of the goddess. I also love the back cover, an oddly patriotic image of Carole appearing to trod upon her hubby Clark Gable. For those of you unfamiliar with her fabulousness, do yourself a favor and add My Man Godfrey, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (not the one with Brangelina!), or To Be or Not to Be to your queue directly. You'll thank me later. »

- Alexa

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Gable's Granddaughter Taken To Hospital

2 October 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hollywood legend Clark Gable's granddaughter was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after she was reportedly found unconscious.

The Gone With The Wind star's granddaughter Kayley Gable was allegedly discovered on the floor of her Hollywood home and immediately rushed to a California hospital in an ambulance.

Gable was said to have left the medical centre an hour later, with website TMZ.com reporting she had suffered a panic attack. »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Kayley Gable Rushed to the Hospital

1 October 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »

We've learned the granddaughter of film legend Clark Gable was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night after she was found unconscious at her home.Sources close to the situation tell us ... one of Kayley Gable's friends found her on the floor of her Hollywood pad and immediately called 911.Law enforcement sources tell us the call was made at 9:41 Pm for "unspecified medical aid." Kayley -- who was also a contestant on "Paris Hilton's My New Bff »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

What "Inglourious Basterds" Owes to History

9 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

[Spoilers ahead for those who haven't seen "Inglourious Basterds."]

There have been two moments in film this year that have moved me to my cine-loving core. Both involved individuals stirred by the power of image, art and mythology. And both illustrated a personal investment for each character (some, real-life characters), revealing a potent significance and identification -- something that ascended beyond mere fandom. Simple and yet complex, these moments were meaningful to these people.

One, occurred in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies." Watching John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp) fatefully sitting inside the Biograph watching Clark Gable as Blackie, essentially playing a version of Johnny (John Dillinger) in "Manhattan Melodrama," the look on J.D.'s face was gripping. And not only because we know what's going to happen to the legendary gangster once he steps out of that theater, but for all of the imagined ideas going through Dillinger's head at that moment. How could he not think »

- Kim Morgan

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Hollywood Legend Gable's Grandson Stabbed

8 September 2009 12:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hollywood legend Clark Gable's grandson is at the centre of a police investigation after he was stabbed in the rib cage during a night out in California.

Clark Gable III was partying at a private home in Calabasas last month when he was involved in a fight with other guests.

He was stabbed in the fracas and reportedly suffered lung damage. He spent a week in hospital following the incident.

One person has been arrested and authorities are looking for another suspect, reports TMZ.com. »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Clark Gable -- Stabbed in the Chest

8 September 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »

No mistake in the headline -- it really is Clark Gable ... the Third.Clark Gable III -- the grandson of Hollywood's most famous actor ever -- was stabbed in the rib cage at a house party near Los Angeles. It all went down in Calabasas last month -- we're told CG3 got into it with some guests after he allegedly called somebody a very bad name. A fight broke out and someone plunged a knife »

Permalink | Report a problem

---

All About Michael Jackson's Final Resting Place

5 September 2009 10:20 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Walt Disney. These and others among Hollywood's all-time A-listers are now Michael Jackson's neighbors for eternity. When he was laid to rest Thursday in the Great Mausoleum in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, Calif., the King of Pop finally found company worthy of his fame - and a place grand enough for his notoriously extravagant tastes. The huge mausoleum, once dubbed the "New World's Westminster Abbey" by Time, is modeled on the historical Campo Santo in Genoa, Italy, famed for its gigantic Gothic cloisters. Nearby spots boast a number »

- Michael Y. Park

Permalink | Report a problem

---

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

1-20 of 90 articles from 2009   « Prev | Next »

---