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The King is coming to the big screen: Fathom Events celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special by showing the iconic TV program in select theaters across the country on Thursday 8/16 and Monday 8/20. Event an exclusive look at the making of the special, featuring a walkthrough of the NBC soundstage with insights from director/producer Steve Binder and others
https://www.fathomevents.com/events/elvis-68-comeback-special
via Roberson PR: Sherilyn Fenn to play silent film legend Alla Nazimova in Silent Life, an upcoming fantasy biopic about Rudolph Valentino that also features Isabella Rossellini, Franco Nero and Terry Moore
Hollywood, CA (August 10, 2018) – Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart) will star as a silent film star and producer Alla Nazimova in director Vladislav Kozlov’s Rudolph Valentino fantasy biopic Silent Life. Paul Rodriguez and Dalton … Continue reading
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Tagged Alla Nazimova, Dalton Cyr, Daydreams of Rudolph Valentino, Franco Nero, Hollywood, indepedent filmmaking, independent films, Isabella Rossellini, Lady in Black, Male Sex Symbol, old Hollywood, Paul Rodriguez, period piece, Rodolfo Guglielmi, Rudolph Valentino, Silent Films, Silent Life, Terry Moore, Vladislav Kozlov
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via TimeLife: The sixth and final season of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In becomes available on DVD for the first time at retail on Tuesday 9/4. Six-disc includes all twenty-six episodes, complete and remastered, with guest stars including Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, James Caan, Johnny Carson, Howard Cosell, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, Rich Little, Don Rickles, Vin Scully, Mark Spitz and Sally Struthers
By the time Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In signed off the air on March 12, 1973 after six seasons and 140 episodes, the show had become a cultural touchstone. Winner of the 1969 Golden Globe® for Best Television Show and the most … Continue reading
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Tagged " Sammy Davis Jr., Angie Dickinson, Ann Elder, Arte Johnson, Beautiful downtown Burbank, Brian Bressler, Burbank, Carol Burnett, Dan Rowan, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Dom DeLuise, Don Rickles, Donna Jean Young, Gary Owens, George Schlatter, Howard Cosell, Jack Benny, Jack Klugman, James Caan, Jod Strunk, Johnny Carson, Laugh-In, Lily Tomlin, Mark Spitz, Michael Landon, Moosie Drier, Patti Deutsch, Phyllis Diller, Rich Little, Richard Dawson, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Sally Struthers, Sarah Kennedy, Steve Allen, Tod Bass, Vin Scully, Willie Tyler & Lester
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