A friend who lives back east just told me on the phone that the New York Film Forum has been doing such good business with the digital restoration of FUNNY...
Hello all, I was watching "Stars & Stripes Forever" yesterday and directly after the movie, Robert Osborne said this, or something very close to it! He said...
Isaac Mizrahi at showing "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn July 2 Paul Kraaijeveld's photo Paul Kraaijeveld New York High School Theater Examiner + Subscribe ...
Interesting article comparing Astaire and Savion Glover: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/jun/27/movetube-savion-glover-fred-astaire Sent from my iPad...
A happy summer to everyone. Just wanted to remind you that I'll be giving a presentation on Fred Astaire as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Resident...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqOh0Dr03u8&feature=related I have never seen this before. I guess it was one of the last interviews Fred ever gave. And...
Yesterday at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, the Art Directors Guild sponsored a special screening of ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, with discussion and Q & A....
Not strictly Astaire, but there are a LOT of Astaire classics on this new CD Ben We continue our Berlin CD series with Marching Along With Time, songs from...
due in August. I watched the show again on Saturday, nearly full house and everybody had a good time. As we have an Irving Berlin expert here - I posted this...
Have not had a chance to read the entire article yet (about Kate Riley's fabulous book on the Astaires, but I adore the way Toni Bentley writes about Astaire...
Watched it for the 2nd time after a preview in Birmingham. They have streamlined it, it`s about 10 minutes shorter than before but still maybe a tad too long....
SENT IN AN E-MAIL FROM A FELLOW FILM BUFF: On another front---let me pass along something that will make you feel old, but also shocked, and sad---all at the...
May 11, yet another birthday for Izzie Baline! Berlin wrote more films for Fred than any other performer - six altogether. In the bookstores now! The Irving...
I was delighted to received the Bio on Fri., and I naturally had to sort of do a quick read-through over the next few days, fitting it in with everything else....
Reminder from: astaire Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/cal Fred's Birthday Thursday May 10, 2012 All Day (This event repeats every year.) ...
I'm sorry I've been forgetting to mention the March issue of Movie Collector's World; the cover features a full color reproduction of a poster from FOLLOW THE...
I just heard from Amazon that my copy of John Franceschina's "Hermes Pan: The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire" will arrive next week. Can't wait! Has anyone...
I stumbled on this blog entitled " Five Insanely Romantic Fred Astaire Dances" posted in honor of Valentine's Day last year. Naturally, I was intrigued. The...
Stumbled on a book online by a PR man who worked on It Takes a Thief. First chapter is dedicated to the friendship that developed with Fred Astaire. As with...
Ben Brantley's review of "Nice Work if You can Get It" in the NY Times today described Broderck and O'Hara's dancing to S'Wonderful. He said "the couple...
Hi, everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be giving a presentation on Fred Astaire as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Resident Associates...
Exciting news over the weekend. I received an email about what's coming up in April at the BFI Southbank (aka National Film Theatre) in London where there...
If any of you would like to own an Astaire/Rogers coffee mug, there's a close equivalent of one selling online at the TCM shop. It's one of several souvenir...
This animated photo seems to channel the spirit of Fred and Adele: http://thisisphotobomb.memebase.com/2012/04/18/photobomb-that-guy-keeping-it-classy/ cheers,...
