Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on December 24, 2013

I was lucky enough to spend December 6th at the Turner Studios in Atlanta watching Ben Mankiewicz film some of his segments for our favorite cable channel, Turner Classic Movies, which will be twenty years old in 2014, and it is still commercial free. Where else can classic film fans...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on December 22, 2013

(A DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON ENTRY!) Joan Collins was never one to veil the truth as she perceives it, especially in her autobiography entitled Past Imperfect, and I thoroughly enjoyed her frankness during her TCM “Word of Mouth” segment when she describes the whack that June Allyson award   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on November 10, 2013

FLORENCE BATES: IT’S A GRAND FEELING! My Interview with Ann Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Granddaughter, and Rachel Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Great-Granddaughter… Ever watch a film with Florence Bates in it? If you did, you probably had a difficult time taking your eyes off of   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on November 5, 2013

TCM ULTIMATE FAN VIDEOS BY FILM TITLE—Updated as of November 4 Well, my numbers may be a little fuzzy on this, but hopefully not the titles. It seems Gone With The Wind is the all-time favorite with 7 entries, Arsenic and Old Lace tied with Sunset Boulevard at 5 entries,...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 31, 2013

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER–WHO IS IT SCARING NOW? Screening 1955′s Night of The Hunter as a Guest Lecturer in a Film and Literature class afforded me the opportunity to answer some personal questions I had about the iconic film, but in a Film and Literature class, I knew I had...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on October 29, 2013

Wow! I am surprised by some of the films chosen, but delighted that there are so many wonderfully talented fans of Turner Classic Movies. There are 104 entries in TCM’s Ultimate Fan Contest as of Monday evening, October 28, 2013, and several of the films have two videos already: Gone...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on September 28, 2013

Annie Laurie Starr, How could you ever become mixed up with a no good loser like Barton Tare? Then it started something that nobody could stop! A road trip….. A woman he would do anything for…and I mean anything! That first touch, that moment of love’s first blush…. The steamrolle   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on September 22, 2013

I loved seeing Giant on the big screen this past year at the TCMFF 2013 and listening to all of Jane Withers’s stories about the making of that legendary film, and this summer I was able to do a little bit of traveling Texas myself. In August I made my...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on September 5, 2013

The Silver Screen Oasis will welcome Alexa Foreman, Senior Researcher at Turner Classic Movies, on September 7 & 8. Come join us for a Question & Answer Forum to discuss her exciting job as a researcher for our favorite network! Alexa Foreman has been employed as a researcher at TCM...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on July 17, 2013

“This post is part of Me-TV’s Summer of Classic TV Blogathon hosted by the Classic TV Blog Association.” Go to http://classic-tv-blog-assoc.blogspot.com to view more posts in this blogathon. You can also go to http://metvnetwork.com to learn more about Me-TV and view its summer li   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 28, 2013

Heard and seen in Club TCM.. David from Seattle, just back from his epic Route 66 journey to the TCMFF 2013, and Harry Scott Knyrim enjoy the fun at Club TCM on Thursday evening at the Passholder Meet-and-Greet. TCM staffer Shannon Clute, whose stellar introduction to Night of The Hunter...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 28, 2013

The Vanity Fair party, 2013. The big hit of the evening? When Lulu sang “To Sir, With Love.” In April of 2011, I was fortunate enough to meet Jane Withers, Anne Jeffreys and the late Ann Rutherford at the Vanity Fair party after the Gala screening of An American in...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 15, 2013

Sue Sue and lovely Theresa Madere at the Vanity Fair party… I had so much fun meeting and enjoying the bubbly company of energetically adorable Butterscotchgreer(Theresa Madere) who’s been posting on the TCM Message Boards since she was 16. Watching her film an interview with Ben Mankie   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on June 30, 2012

Salome Jens enthralling her audience as George Hamilton performs at the pulpit…. Richard Anderson’s introduction to Seconds also revealed that he felt Salome Jens was a wonderful actress. And viewing that film at the Turner Classic Film Festival 2012 peaked my interested in a woman whos   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on April 28, 2012

Originally Posted on Apr 28, 2012 As soon as I had arrived at the Hollywood Roosevelt, I unpacked after the unusually smooth check-in process, enjoyed a long, tall glass of iced tea, and felt the call of the styled. I headed for the elevator, and felt I truly hit terra...   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on April 11, 2012

DATELINE: HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL Apr 11, 2012 12:21 AM Just arrived this afternoon, and The Hollywood Roosevelt is all abuzz….passholders are arriving from all over the country, Canada, and Great Britain. Met a cute Australian in the elevator, but he’s not here for the festival&   read more

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on January 26, 2012

My dear friend Bill, who works with me at a local community college, is quite the raconteur. He counts among his many brushes with greatness such luminaries as Jacqueline Kennedy, Garrison Keillor, and many Baseball Hall of Famers. But I managed to wheedle and whirl such a travelogue of Hollywood...   read more