Olivia's 1987 Golden Globe acceptance speech

I came across this video club (below) and enjoyed watching this acceptance speech from the 87 Golden Globes. She won for her supporting role in a made-for-television miniseries about the famed Anastasia of Russia in Anastasia: the Mystery of Anna. This sounds like a good series and I wonder if it streaming somewhere. The amazing cast includes Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif (as the czar), and a young Christian Bale. Also interesting is Olivia's competition that year; others nominated in the category include performers from some of the biggest comedy series of the time (Rhea Perlman from Cheers and Justine Bateman from Family Ties). Alas, Olivia came out victorious. RIP

Olivia de Havilland Blogathon!

Today is Olivia's birthday! To celebrate, a number of bloggers are participating in the 4th Annual Olivia de Havilland Blogathon, hosted by The Good Old Days of Hollywood and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Submit your post or check out all entries right here:

The Good Old Days of Hollywood: https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2019/07/01/the-fourth-annual-olivia-de-havilland-blogathon-is-here/ 

Phyllis Loves Classic Movies https://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com/2019/06/announcing-fourth-annual-olivia-de.html

Don't forget - Olivia movies all day Sunday on TCM

Don't forget to set your DVRs for these Olivia movies airing tomorrow (Sunday Aug 2) on Turner Classic Movies:

All times Eastern Standard Time:

6:00 AM - Alibi Ike

7:15 AM - My Love Came Back

8:45 AM - It's Love I'm After

10:30 AM - The Great Garrick

12:15 PM - The Male Animal

2:15 PM - Princess O'Rourke

4:00 PM - The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6:00 PM - In This Our Life

8:00 PM - The Adventures of Robin Hood

10:00 PM - The Proud Rebel

12:00 AM - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

2:30 AM - The Light in the Piazza

4:15 AM - Government Girl

See the full schedule here from TCM.

Olivia in "The Proud Rebel" at the TCM Classic Film Festival

It's been fun reading all the blog posts on this years TCM fest!

A few posts to share in case you missed them:

First, Laura had the rare opportunity to see both an Olivia AND Joan film in the same day! How awesome is that?  First was the screening of The Proud Rebel (1958) and an interview with Alan Ladd's son David Ladd, who also appears in the movie.  Check out Laura's post here. Laura also caught a screening of 1940's Rebecca!

Also, the Classic Movie Man made it to The Proud Rebel screening, too. He hadn't seen the movie in over 25 years! Read his account here. 

Kristina of Speakeasy also caught The Proud Rebel - read her review here.

So much fun and excitement at the TCM Fest! Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences!

Check out a new blog post on Olivia (link)

David at A Trip Down Memory Lane has a terrific salute to Olivia de Havilland today. Check out the blog post here:

Olivia de Havilland at 98

Louis Jourdan (1921–2015)

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Louis Jourdan, who co-starred with Joan Fontaine in two pictures: Letter from an Unknown Woman (1947) and Decameron Nights (1953).

Read more about Letter from an Unknown Woman here.

To modern audiences he is best known for playing a villain in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983) but many others best remember his earlier films such as Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), Can-Can (1960), and the Oscar winning Best Picture Gigi (1958).

He never won an Oscar, but in Gigi he performed the song that went on to win an Oscar for Best Song "Gigi". Revisit that wonderful scene from the movie here:

 

Rest in peace, Gaston.

If you enjoy listening to podcasts, check out Leonard Maltin's new one

I've really been enjoying Leonard Maltin's new podcast, "Maltin On Movies", listening on my commute to and from work.

In the last few episodes he and his co-host have been talking about the Oscar nominees  helping to bring up to speed on the latest buzz.

Check out Maltin on Movies--

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