Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 30, 2024

Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur Probably the least explored aspect of Joan Crawford, the actress, has been her body of work viewed through the lens of her expertise as an auteur of her own abilities. Since her notorious personal life, revealed in her daughter Christina Crawford’s...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 9, 2022

The Leonard Maltin Roundtable Discussion included journalists Bob Brauer from ABC Radio, Debra Levine from Artsmeme, Kami Spangenburg from Classic Couple, Carla Renata from The Curvy Film Critic, Manny Pacheco from Forgotten Hollywood, Jan Price from “The Jan Price Show” on iHeart Media,   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 4, 2022

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Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 4, 2022

Reflections on a Life in Cinema The fans at #TCMFF in Hollywood celebrated Alicia Malone’s newest book, Girls On Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies. Malone’s latest book reveals her journey as a young film lover to a film writer and explores her innermost longings to...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on February 27, 2022

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Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 25, 2020

TCM: The Essentials Volume 2, 52 More Must-See Movies and Why They Matter by Jeremy Arnold and Foreword by Ben Mankiewicz Films from Volume I included a foreword by TCM Host Robert Osborne and highlighted the following selections: The pleasure of knowing that TCM’s and Robert Osborne&#82   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on April 14, 2020

Today’s TCM Roundtable Discussion with General Manager Pola Changnon, Vice President of Programming Charlie Tabesh, and Host Ben Mankiewicz In lieu of the traditional Meet TCM or our annual credentialed media informative sessions this year, TCM administrators have invited journalists to participate   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on February 24, 2020

My trusty Super Shuttle driver from LAX was right on time on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Juggling my Ricardo’s of Beverly Hills trunk stuffed with ensembles and my roly-poly media bag, Miguel gave them the heave-ho onto the luggage rack without even a sigh. Unfortunately, the Super Shuttles are n   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on December 30, 2019

Say “Noo Yawk City” to someone from Texas, and it might elicit a shudder. Images of chili with beans, a dearth of longnecks, biscuits and gravy without grits, hot dogs with sauerkraut, and a grimace instead of a friendly smile might just make a visitor turn around and head for...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 24, 2019

Finding Andy Warhol The Dallas Docufest hosted several films whose directors were in attendance at Angelika Film Center screenings on the weekend of October 4-6. Docufest artistic director Bart Weiss also secured a Dallas visit with Academy-Award Winning Director, Writer, and Editor Chuck Workman wh   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on March 20, 2019

Are You Going to Sydney’s? In 1956’s The Opposite Sex, Sydney’s is the spa salon standing in for New York’s Elizabeth Arden, when miracles occur and ladies transform themselves into carbon copies of the latest style icons…. Olga, played by Bewitched’s Alice Pear   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on March 2, 2019

The long awaited chronicle of the personal and professional journey of a 20th Century template for quintessential Hollywood male has arrived. The quest of Rock Hudson for acceptance and recognition has long since ceased, but the fascination with such a “gorgeous hunk of man” continues. All Th   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on December 5, 2018

If you’ve been waiting for a fascinating mob saga, an erotic Hollywood expose, or a political thriller to occupy your reading pleasure, the good news is that you’ll only need one book, Handsome Johnny: The Life and Death of Johnny Rosselli: Gentleman Gangster, Hollywood Producer, CIA Ass   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on August 27, 2018

Festival themes have intrigued pass holders since the 2013 fest announcment, the first year an annual theme would be revea;ed prior to pass holder purchase. In the first festival programming guidein 2010, however, beloved TCM Host Robert Osborne dubbed the first year of the festival as “four   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on August 15, 2018

The hurly-burly of hustling down Hollywood Boulevard hasn’t altered much from pass holder forays down the busiest street in LA in 2017. The hawkers and gawkers, snake-handlers and CD sellers, presenters and pass holders all navigate the obstacle course while snapping photos of their favorite star on   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on June 30, 2018

Good Graces: The Legacy of Grace Kelly Motion picture archivist, Hollywood historian, and writer Mary Mallory’s newest book, Living with Grace: Life Lessons From America’s Princess, published June 30 by Lyons Press, is the latest volume about a national fashion icon, and a real princess who grew up   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 23, 2017

Hank & Jim is an enthralling double biography by Scott Eymann, author of John Wayne: The Life and Legend, and co-author with actor Robert Wagner on three books, the latest which is I Loved Her In The Movies. Eymann has crafted an entertaining history of unlikely friends who were brought...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 9, 2017

The new documentary, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, had its Texas premiere at the Dallas Docfest, held this weekend from Thursday, October 5, to Sunday, October 8, at the Studio Movie Grill. Director Alexandra Dean attended the screening and participated in a Q & A before the film on Friday   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on July 17, 2017

Backlots Earlier this morning on Twitter, I saw a tweet directed at TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, accusing him of being “SJW” (the abbreviation for Social Justice Warrior, a derogatory term for a person who engages in left-wing ideology for personal gains) because he condemned the Hollywood blacklist on air   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on April 14, 2017

WHO MAKES ME LAUGH? The TCM Film Festival 2017 Red Carpet Working the TCM Film Festival Red Carpet on April 6, 2017, afforded me the opportunity to ask celebrities, writers, actors, producers and TCM staff a question that follows the theme of the festival, Make ‘Em Laugh: Comedy in the...   read more