Happy Birthday: M. Night Shyamalan

August 6, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan

Born: August 6, 1970 in Mahé, Pondicherry, India

Married to:
Bhavna Vaswani (1993 – present) (3 children)

The Sixth Sense
1999
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Cast
Bruce Willis
Haley Joel Osment

The Happening
2008
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Cast
Mark Wahlberg
Zooey Deschanel

The Last Airbender
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Stars
Noah Ringer
Nicola Peltz

Lady in the Water
2006
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Bryce Dallas Howard

AFTER EARTH
2013
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:
Will Smith
Jaden Smith

Died Today (August 5th): Alec Guinness (1914–2000)

August 5, 2016 festreviews Died Today, Uncategorized Alec Guinness (1914–2000)

Alec Guinness (1914–2000)

Born: April 2, 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, UK
Died: August 5, 2000 (age 86) in Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK

Married to: Merula Salaman (20 June 1938 – 5 August 2000) (his death) (1 child)

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
dir. Robert Hamer
Starring
Guinness
Dennis Price

Great Expectations
1946
dir. by David Lean
starring
John Mills
Guinness
Jean Simmons

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
dir. David Lean
Cast
Alec Guinness
William Holden

Lawrence of Arabia
1962
dir. by David Lean
starring
Peter O’Toole
Guinness

Scrooge
1970
dir. Ronald Neame
Starring
Albert Finney
Dame Edith Evans

Star Wars
1977
dir. by George Lucas
starring
Ford
Mark Hamill

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
dir. Irvin Kershner
Starring
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1965
dir. David Lean
Stars
Omar Sharif
Julie Christie

Return of the Jedi
1983
dir. Richard Marquand
Starring
Mark Hamill
Ford

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
dir. David Lean
Cast
Alec Guinness
William Holden

Died Today (August 5th): Richard Burton (1925–1984)

August 5, 2016 festreviews Died Today, Uncategorized richard burton

Richard Burton (1925–1984)

Born: November 10, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Died: August 5, 1984 (age 58) in Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland

Married to: Sally Hay (3 July 1983 – 5 August 1984) (his death)
Susan Hunt (21 August 1976 – 1982) (divorced)
Elizabeth Taylor (10 October 1975 – 29 July 1976) (divorced)
Elizabeth Taylor (15 March 1964 – 26 June 1974) (divorced) (1 child)
Sybil Williams (5 February 1949 – 5 December 1963) (divorced) (2 children)

The Night of the Iguana
1964
dir. John Huston
Starring
Burton
Ava Gardner

Becket
1964
dir. Peter Glenville
Starring
Burton
Peter O’Toole

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
1977
dir. John Boorman
Stars:
Richard Burton
Linda Blair

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1966
dir. Mike Nichols
Starring
Burton
Elizabeth Taylor

1984
dir. Michael Radford
Stars:
John Hurt
Richard Burton

THE LONGEST DAY
1962
dir. Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton
Bernhard Wicki

Died Today (August 5th): Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)

August 5, 2016 festreviews Died Today, Uncategorized Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)

Born: June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: August 5, 1962 (age 36) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Arthur Miller (29 June 1956 – 20 January 1961) (divorced)
Joe DiMaggio (14 January 1954 – 31 October 1955) (divorced)
James Dougherty (19 June 1942 – 13 September 1946) (divorced)

Love Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Monroe

All About Eve
1950
dir. Mankiewicz
Starring
Bette Davis
Anne Baxter

Don’t Bother to Knock
1952
dir. Roy Ward Baker
Starring
Richard Widmark
Monroe
Anne Bancroft

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
dir. Howard Hawks
Starring
Jane Russell
Monroe

How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
dir. Jean Negulesco
Starring
Betty Grable
Monroe

Niagara
1953
dir. Henry Hathaway
Starring
Jospeh Cotten
Monroe

River of No Return
1954
dir. Otto Preminger
Starring
Robert Mitchum
Monroe

The Seven Year Itch
1955
dir. Wilder
Monroe
Tom Ewell

Bus Stop
1956
dir. Joshua Logan
starring
Monroe
Don Murray

Some Like it Hot
1959
dir. Wilder
Starring
Monroe
Jack Lemon

The Misfits
1961
dir. John Huston
Starring
Clark Gable
Monroe

TAKE A LOOK AT 100 PHOTOS OF MARILYN MONROE

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WATCH TOP MARILYN MONROE MOVIE SCENES

WATCH TOP 10 BEST OF MONROE

ALL ABOUT EVE – One of Marilyn Monroe’s first big scenes as she deliberately practiced lowering her voice.

ROSLYN TABER – A scene from the 1961 film ‘The Misfits’ (1961). This was one of the main films to showcase Marilyn Monroe as a straight dramatic actress.

LORELEI LEE – From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn Monroe portrays Lorelei Lee in this 1953 comedy, and this performance is one of her most famous scenes

INTERVIEW – A rare TV documentary with audio clips from Marilyn’s last interview only weeks before her death in 1962.

TRIBUTE VIDEO – Montage video of Monroe

KISS SCENE – From SOME LIKE IT HOT. Watch the great kiss between Tony Curtis and Mariliyn Monroe. Tony Curtis unfortunately later said that kissing Monroe was like kissing Hitler.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT – Watch classic video of Marilyn Monroe singing to President John F. Kennedy

SKIRT BLOWING – Watch the iconic scene from THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

SEX SEX – Watch sexy scene with Tony Curtis from Some Like It Hot

TANGO – Watch exotic tango scene from Some Like It Hot

Happy Birthday: John Huston (1906–1987)

August 5, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized John Huston (I) (1906–1987)

John Huston (1906–1987)

Born: August 5, 1906 in Nevada, Missouri, USA
Died: August 28, 1987 (age 81) in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA

Married to: Celeste Shane (8 August 1972 – 21 July 1975) (divorced)
Enrica Sonia Soma (11 February 1950 – 29 January 1969) (her death) (2 children)
Evelyn Keyes (23 July 1946 – 10 February 1950) (divorced) (1 child)
Lesley Black (3 October 1937 – 1945) (divorced)
Dorothy Jeanne Harvey (17 October 1926 – 18 August 1933) (divorced)

Born in Missouri in 1906,Huston was an early performer alongside his vaudevillian father. Young adulthood found him on Broadway, and after dabbling in a variety of arts Huston settled on screenwriting.

His script for 1941’s The Maltese Falcon earned him the director’s chair on the film; a critical and popular hit of classic proportions, John’s Hollywood status was sealed. He won Best Director and Screenplay Oscars for 1948’s The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and had thirteen additional nominations for directing, writing, and even acting.

John Huston died in 1987.

The Maltese Falcon
1941
dir. Huston
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor

Key Largo
1948
dir. Huston
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
dir. Huston
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Walter Huston

The African Queen
1951
dir. John Huston
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
Katharine Hepburn

Moulin Rouge
1952
dir. Huston
Starring
Jose Ferrer
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Beat the Devil
1953
dir. Huston
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
Jennifer Jones

The Unforgiven
1960
dir. John Huston
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Audrey Hepburn

The Misfits
1961
dir. Huston
Starring
Clark Gable
Marilyn Monroe

The Night of the Iguana
1964
dir. John Huston
Starring
Richard Burton
Ava Gardner

Chinatown
1974
dir. by Roman Polanski
starring
Jack Nicholson
Huston

The Man Who Would Be King
1975
dir. John Huston
Cast
Sean Connery
Michael Caine

Prizzi’s Honor
1985
dir. Huston
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Kathleen Turner

The Dead
1987
dir. John Huston
Starring
Anjelica Huston
Donal McCann

Happy Birthday: Loni Anderson

August 5, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized Loni Anderson

Loni Anderson

Born: August 5, 1945 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Re-married in 1973 (to another actor, Ross Bickell), the couple decided to move away from Minnesota to Los Angeles in 1975 and actively pursue film and television work. Pounding the proverbial pavement, she eventually went blonde and this, plus her gorgeous looks, helped her to secure minor but sexy roles on such series as S.W.A.T. (1975), Police Woman (1974), Barnaby Jones (1973), Three’s Company (1976) and The Bob Newhart Show (1972). By the time she nabbed the role of Jennifer Marlowe on “WKRP in Cincinnati” (and, with it, two Emmy nominations), she had grown quite admirably as an actress.

Married to: Bob Flick (17 May 2008 – present)
Burt Reynolds (29 April 1988 – 17 June 1994) (divorced) (1 child)
Ross Bickell (28 January 1974 – 20 August 1981) (divorced)
Bruce Donald Hasselberg (10 July 1964 – 1966) (divorced) (1 child)

Happy Birthday: Olivia Holt

August 5, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized Olivia Holt

Olivia Holt

Born: August 5, 1997 in Germantown, Tennessee, USA

When she was only 3 years old, she started singing and acting on the stage. Besides acting and singing, she has been a competitive gymnastic for the past 5 years, and a competitive cheerleader for the past few years. At Christmas time, Holt moved with her family from DeSoto County to Los Angeles.

She starred in numerous community productions, including “Annie” and “Through the Looking Glass”, before landing a role in the indie film, Black and Blue (2009). She also appeared in multiple national TV commercials, including Hasbro, Mattel and Bratz dolls.

In 2011, Olivia got her break out role as “Kim Crawford”, a confident martial artist and the only girl in the dojo who can go toe-to-toe with the boys, in the Disney XD comedy series, Kickin’ It (2011).

Happy Birthday: Maureen McCormick

August 5, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick

Born: August 5, 1956 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Michael Cummings (16 March 1985 – present) (1 child)

I’ll always be struck by how much a part of people’s lives Marcia is and always will be. But now, I’m not bothered by the connection. It took most of my life, countless mistakes, and decades of pain and suffering to reach this point of equanimity and acceptance. – Interview, 2008

There was a point in my life when I wanted to run as far away as I could from the Bradys and just shun it, but now I embrace it. It was a huge part of my past, and the cast mates and I will always have this bond. No matter how much time goes by without us seeing each other, it’s just like old times again.