Katharine Hepburn

Genius Uncovered: The Film Legacy of Howard Hawks

John Farr | Posted 05.21.2012

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Over a forty-plus year career, it's astonishing that this brilliant director was Oscar-nominated only once. As I've often said, sometimes the Academy gets it wrong. This was one of those times.

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Books You Hold in Your Hand

James A. Fragale | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Sean Egan, Full Service, James-Kirkwood, Spencer Tracy, Scotty Bowers, Gore Vidal, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Hollywood, Katharine Hepburn, Books News

While he was bartending a Hollywood party, Lucille Ball sashays in and slaps Scotty Bowers in the face. (Bowers matchmaker-ed for Desi Arnaz). One wonders why he wasn't hit more often. On the other hand, I, for one, would like to shake his hand.

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The Greatest (Saddest?) Love Story Ever Told

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Spencer Tracy, Love, Katharine Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy, Tracy Hepburn, Celebrity News

Although the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn affair was well-known in Hollywood, it was not publicly acknowledged. News coverage of Tracy's death did not include the information that Hepburn -- and only she -- was present when he died.

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What Destroys a Legend Most?

Alan Shayne | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Katharine Hepburn, Full Service Book, Celebrity News

I recently read an article in the New York Times about a new book called Full Service by Scotty Bowers revealing the secret sex lives of the Hollywood...

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A Man Plays Katharine Hepburn On Stage

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.28.2011

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Trouser wearing, Spencer Tracy-loving legend of the screen Katharine Hepburn died in 2003. But tonight, actor Charles Busch will play the actress in t...

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Is "High-Def" Technology Ruining the Look of Classic Films?

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: High Definition Television, Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese, 3-D Movies, Best Movies on DVD, Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, 3-D TV, John Huston, Blu-Ray, Cinematography, James Stewart, High Def DVD, Ted Turner, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News

This 63-year-old feature looked almost as if it had been shot last week. I was intensely aware of Moira Shearer's heavy make-up and could literally see Anton Walbrook's pores. It was fascinating, hypnotic, but also more than a little distracting.

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PHOTOS: Who Is The Greatest American Film Actress Ever?

Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Temple, Actresses, Greatest Actresses, Rita Hayworth, Meryl Streep, Annette Bening, Diane Keaton, Katharine Hepburn, Geena Davis, Bette Davis, Greatest American Actresses, Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Like most other fields, professions, hobbies and, well, really, anything else, to truly succeed, on a lasting level, as a woman in show business has r...

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Katharine Hepburn's Mansion For Sale, Gets HUGE Price Tag

toofab.com | Posted 08.28.2011

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Katharine Hepburn was the epitome of class, so it's not surprising her home is as well. The late, great actress' estate is up for sale -- if you ha...

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"Katharine Hepburn Didn't Like Me" - Jane Fonda

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Actress, Jane Fonda, Marlo Thomas, Katharine Hepburn, Video, Women News

Katharine Hepburn didn't like Jane Fonda - can you believe it? Jane explains why. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id...

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Sidney Lumet: First Among Directors

John Farr | Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: James Mason, Academy Awards, William Holden, Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Sean Connery, Best Movies on DVD, Katharine Hepburn, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Rod Steiger, Walter Matthau, Henry Fonda, Sidney Lumet, Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, Jason Robards, Entertainment News

Sidney Lumet was a giant in his field, a director who always sought to make intelligent films that had the ring of truth.

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Elizabeth Taylor: Star

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, George Segal, Paul Newman, Best Movies on DVD, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Best Movies by Farr, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Vincente Minnelli, Mike Nichols, Edward Albee, Mickey Rooney, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowall, Hollywood, Entertainment News

We have lost a national treasure. As a kid, I remember vividly Life magazine's 1972 cover of Elizabeth Taylor turning 40, and glimpsing what glamor really meant.

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In a Mostly Caucasian Oscar Year, a Tribute to Sidney Poitier

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, The Academy Awards, Civil Rights Movement, Gene Wilder, Stanley Kramer, Best Movies on DVD, Spike Lee, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, Race, Rod Steiger, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Richard Pryor, Michael Caine, Halle Berry, Shelley Winters, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Bill Cosby, Richard Widmark, Thurgood Marshall, Tony Curtis, Entertainment News

There are some celebrities who, by virtue of what they represent and contribute beyond their talent, become something more than simply what their chosen profession would indicate.

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Awards Season & Second Looks: What Ever Happened to Mother & Child? Winter's Bone Miracles & The African Queen Restored

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 1951, Katharine Hepburn, Film Forum, The African Queen, MOTHER and CHILD, Jennifer Lawrence, Awards Season, Winter's Bone, Annette Bening, Berlin International Film Festival, Film Awards, Gotham Awards, Vivien Leigh, Debra Granik, Humphrey Bogart, Wfcc, Entertainment News

While there were no surprises regarding SAG wins for best male lead actor, Colin Firth, and supporting actor, Christian Bale, it was refreshing to see Melissa Leo snag the best supporting actress award.

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Thoughts on The King's Speech, and Other Royal Entries

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Academy Awards, Fred Zinnemann, Charles Laughton, Susannah York, Robert-Donat, Anthony Hopkins, Orson Welles, Peter O'Toole, Billy Connolly, Judi Dench, Katharine Hepburn, Derek Jacobi, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, Michael Sheen, Laurence Olivier, The King's Speech, Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, Great Britain, A Man for All Seasons, Kenneth Branagh, British Royalty, Richard Burton, Colin Firth, Henry V, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth the King's Speech, The Oscars, Entertainment News

Notwithstanding Colin Firth's astonishing performance, the film's genius lies in its being decidedly old-fashioned. Here is a sampling of my favorite titles which concern the venerable throne of England.

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On Her 70th Birthday, a Tribute to Faye Dunaway

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Sydney Pollack, Joan Crawford, Academy Awards, William Holden, Gene Wilder, Michel Legrand, Mommie Dearest, Best Movies on DVD, Faye Dunaway, Katharine Hepburn, The Thomas Crown Affair, Best Movies by Farr, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, John Huston, Sidney Lumet, Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, Warren Beatty, Hilary Duff, Bonnie and Clyde, Robert Evans, Arthur Penn, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News

To paraphrase a famous quote: "Hilary -- I've seen you act, and I've seen Faye Dunaway act, and Miss Duff -- you're no Faye Dunaway." This truth is of course self-evident if you watch Faye in her prime.

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Katharine Hepburn Stamp: Actress Honored On Postage Stamp

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Katharine Hepburn, star of such classic movies as "African Queen" and "Little Women," took her place on a U.S. postage stamp Wednes...

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American Woman: 15 Trailblazers Vogue Left Off Their List (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Georgia O'Keefe, Style News, Dorothy Parker, Zora Neale Hurston, Donna Karan, Vogue, Feminist, Toni Morrison, Lucille Ball, Anna Wintour, Alice Walker, Billie Jean King, Feminism, Met Gala, Lee Miller, Gloria Steinem, American Women, Katie Roiphe, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Katharine Hepburn, Style, Lesley M. M. Blume, Ella Fitzgerald, Brooke Astor, Annie Oakley, American Woman, Diana Vreeland, Carol Burnett, Fashion, Tina Fey, Costume Institute Gala, Slidepollajax, Style News

At this time of year, for those in the fashion industry, "going to the Met" has nothing to do with spending a lazy day in the galleries, admiring Byza...

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Copy Katharine Hepburn: Menswear Styles Are Chicer Than Ever

Michelle Madhok | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Style Advice, Clothing, Katharine Hepburn, Online Shopping, Clothes, Style, Menswear, Style News

Katharine Hepburn is a strong reference on how to show up the boys while still looking ladylike. We've picked some great menswear-inspired pieces that still let you look like a woman.

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Sixteen New DVDs You Must Check Out

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Where the Wild Things Are, Katharine Hepburn, Leo McCarey, Doctor Who, Dvds, Ponyo, Joe Berlinger, Reviews, Make Way for Tomorrow, James Mason, Criterion, Crude, T.a.M.I. Show, Maurice Sendak, James Brown, Miyazaki, Entertainment News

Here are 16 DVD releases that are the best of the best from the first four months of 2010. Rent them, buy them, stream them; do whatever you want. Just don't miss them.

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Brokeback Mountain Reclaims the American West

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

With the intertwined shirts from Brokeback Mountain holding fast on its walls, Museum of the American West has opened up a line of progressive, informative, bigot-fumigatin' dialogue.

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Phenomenal Photography: Vanity Fair, Steichen and Leibovitz

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

"Vanity Fair Portraits" is the first major exhibition to unite the magazine's historic archive of rare vintage prints with its contemporary photographs.

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15 Top Movies That Should Be On DVD, But Aren't

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

I firmly believe that what we consume by way of popular entertainment helps determine the overall quality of our lives.

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On His Birthday, The Best Cary Grant Movies By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Mason, Stanley Donen, Rita Hayworth, Screwball Comedy, Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, Classic Comedy, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Classic Movies, Movie Stars, Howard Hawks, Entertainment News

The evidence of Cary Grant's prodigious talent is always here, right in front of us, if we choose to look.

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Backwards, in High Heels

Susan Brison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vice President, Women's Rights, Katharine Hepburn, Class Sex, Susan Brison, Sex Appeal, Sarah Palin, Working Women, Fred Astaire, Election 2008, Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self, Ginger Rogers, John McCain, Palin Candidate, Politics News

Don't be fooled: we've seen before that the first women to be let into bastions of male power can serve to reinforce existing gender norms and make things even harder for those who'd follow.

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