Anne Bancroft

For the Love of (Film Noir): Nightfall

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Kim Morgan

    The  For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon hosted by the inimitable Self-Styled Siren and Ferdy on Films, starts today -- the...

Two Passing Greats: A Tribute to Arthur Penn and Tony Curtis

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

One had to acknowledge and admire Tony Curtis's sheer spirit and zest. But while Curtis was the ultimate public personality, filmmaker Arthur Penn, who died two days ago, was basically a private man.

The Graduate Turns 73: Dustin Hoffman's Top Ten Movies

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

If you hear some young, unschooled person say, "Oh, Dustin Hoffman, he played Ben Stiller's kooky dad", point them towards the other memorable characters that more accurately reflect this performer's invaluable contribution to film.

Silent Snow, Savage Snow: Nightfall

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Kim Morgan

With last week's release of Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2 (Human Desire, The Brothers Rico, Nightfall, City of Fear and Pushover), ...

Mel Brooks Remembers Love Anne Bancroft: "We Were Glued Together"

AP | JOHN CARUCCI | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Mel Brooks has made audiences laugh for more than a half century, but it was his wife, the late Anne Bancroft, who made him smile. I...

2,000+ Words for the 2,000 Year Old Man: Mel Brooks Is Saluted by the Academy

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Gregory Weinkauf

Cloris Leachman aptly put it, "There is much that is serious about Mel Brooks. Inside that rapid-fire humor machine is a man with deep emotions, with a great capacity to care, and to love."

How Do You Deal With Burnt Toast?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Ed and Deb Shapiro

We were just with Deb's mother, Anne Bancroft, in England. On the third day we were invited for tea at the House of Lord's (more of that below) and we...

Will The Real Anne Bancroft Please Stand Up?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Ed and Deb Shapiro

"First it's Shirley MacLaine, now Anne Bancroft. Who next?!" an editor of the Yoga Journal once exclaimed to us. She did not realize that she was actu...

For The Holidays, The Best Family-Friendly Movies By Farr-Part 1

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

Regardless of one's faith, at its core the holidays involve gatherings of extended family spanning all life-stages, so it makes sense to lay in a store of films that all generations can watch and enjoy together.