Happy New Year!

The clock is ticking down on 2008, and as we ring out the old in time for the new, we here at Movie Dearest wish you all a happy and safe N...

Women We Love: Ethel Merman

Object of our affection : Ethel Merman , actress/singer. - She was the bold and brassy belter, known as "The Grande Dame of the Broadwa...

Monthly Wallpaper - January 2009: 2008 - The Year in Film

What better way to start 2009 out right than to celebrate 2008 - The Year in Film all month long with January's Movie Dearest calendar...

Tune in to TCM: Now That's Entertainment!

It will be all singing, all dancing on Turner Classic Movies this New Year's Eve. The channel celebrates the ringing in of 2009 with a ...

Awards Watch: National Film Registry 2008

You may recall back in June, Movie Dearest ran a poll asking for your votes on which gay-themed movie should be inducted into the National...

The Latest on DVD: It Takes Two

Bruno Barreto's classic comedy Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands finally makes its DVD debut today in its original version. Upon its releas...

Cinematic Crush: Montgomery Clift

Crush object : Montgomery Clift , actor. - Beginning his career on the stage, he "trod the boards" on Broadway for ten years, incl...

Reel Thoughts: Nazis, Nazis Everywhere!

No fewer than seven films out now feature Holocaust or Nazi atrocities, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Defiance , The Boy i...

Film Art: Samuel L. Jackson Edition

Wow, it's true ... he is in every movie. "Bad Mutha Wizard", acrylic painting by Dave MacDowall .

In Memoriam, 2008

With 2008 coming to a close, it is time to take a look back at those we have lost in the past year. And, as always, Turner Classic Movies pr...

Reel Thoughts: Button It

If you ask yourself who directed Brad Pitt ’s new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , David Fincher wouldn’t be the first name on an...

Out in Film: Bryan Singer

Idol worship : Bryan Singer , director/writer/producer. - His second feature film, The Usual Suspects , became an instant crime classic upon...

Eartha Kitt: 1927-2008

Eartha Kitt , legendary performer of stage and screen, died today at the age of 81. Known for her distinctive voice and catlike purr, Kitt ...

Happy Holidays from Movie Dearest!

From the Movie Dearest family to yours, wishing you a happy and safe holiday season!

The Latest in Theaters: Seasons Screenings

There's all sorts of movies opening on just about every day this week, making a very bountiful (and busy) time for movie fans of all kin...

Women We Love: Melinda Dillon

Object of our affection : Melinda Dillon , actress. - She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance of Honey in the original Broadw...

Tune in to TCM: Christmas Cheers

Continuing their holiday week salute to festive film favorites, Turner Classic Movies will present a 24-hour Christmas Eve marathon tomorro...

The Latest on DVD: Mommie Queerest

After the groundbreaking Swoon , it took director Tom Kalin awhile to make another movie, yet his Savage Grace is just as controversial as ...

Robert Mulligan: 1925-2008

Robert Mulligan , the Academy Award nominated director of To Kill a Mockingbird , died Friday at the age of 83. In addition to Mockingbird ...

Cinematic Crush: Leonardo DiCaprio

Crush object : Leonardo DiCaprio , actor. - His career began inauspiciously on the sitcom Growing Pains and in such movies as Critters 3 a...

The Latest on TV: Return to Grey Gardens

Albert Maysles returns to familiar territory with Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway , a new documentary that will begin airing to...

Lay-Ee-Odl-Lay-Ee-Odl-Oo

Here's something for you last minute gift shoppers out there: a singing goat ! Oh, it's not just any singing goat ... press her leg ...

Tune in to TCM: Happy Hanukkah

Turner Classic Movies is celebrating the start of Hanukkah tomorrow night with a mini-marathon of inspirational Jewish-themed films. Otto ...

MD Poll: Global Conflicts

"OK Joan, you can let go of it now ... Joan ...?" The last MD Poll of 2008 is dedicated to this year's Golden Globe nominat...

MD Poll: Hang a Shining Star

"Faithful friends who are dear to us" named the classic Judy Garland holiday chestnut "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christma...

Out in Film: Stephen Spinella

Idol worship : Stephen Spinella , actor. - For his role as Prior Walter in Tony Kushner's seminal, two-part "gay fantasia" An...

Making the Yuletide Gay

With the holidays upon us, we felt that it was time to open up the Movie Dearest Videodrone vault for some old Christmas favorites: First,...

Music to Raise the Dead By

If you too are still bummed by the cancellation of Pushing Daisies , then this news should cheer you up a bit: an official soundtrack album...

Reverend’s Reviews: Dickens Meets Bollywood

The holiday season has proven over the decades to be a lucrative time for cinematic adaptations of the works of Charles Dickens. Not coincid...

The Latest in Theaters: A Mouse, a Wrestler and Jim Carrey

Consider this the not-quite-so-calm before the "Opens on Christmas Day" storm: The Tale of Despereaux : Matthew Broderick voices a...

Majel Barrett Roddenberry: 1932-2008

Majel Barrett Roddenberry , the "First Lady of Star Trek ", passed away this morning at the age of 76. Roddenberry, who was marri...

Awards Watch: SAGs Filled with Doubt

With five nods, Doubt leads the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, announced this morning . All four of the religious drama's mai...

Reverend’s Reviews: It Came From Outer Space

Keanu Reeves as a tree-hugging, emotionless alien? Talk about typecasting! While neither as charismatic nor debonair as Michael Rennie, the...