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Treasured Images Special Edition: 100 Enduring Stars Part 1

June 11, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Back in January of 2018, we showcased some actors 90 and above who were, at the time, still alive. Sadly, most have passed on. I thought it might be appropriate to begin a new list honouring those previous stars soldiering on and include some new arrivals to the nonagenarian and older age group, all of whom, as of this writing, are still with us. As before, we will spotlight one of their past memorable film characters.

#Edit: Each actor’s age is listed as of July 15, 2021. There are 50 named here.

Treasured Images Special Edition: Enduring Stars Part 1

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tags / Marsha Hunt, Nehemiah Persoff, Betty White, Micheline Presle, Janis Paige, Jacqueline White, Glynis Johns, Noreen Nash, Leslie Phillips, Eva Marie Saint, June Lockhart, Miiko Taka, Arlene Dahl, Angela Lansbury, Carla Balenda, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Withers, Marilyn Knowlden, Mel Brooks, Carleton Carpenter, Irene Papas, Terry Kilburn, Barbara Rush, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, William Daniels, Cora Sue Collins, Michael Constantine, Gina Lollobrigida, Joe Turkel, L.Q. Jones, Rosemary Harris, Estelle Parsons, Donna Martell, Conrad Janis, Peggy Dow, Nancy Olson, Edward Asner, Carroll Baker, Priscilla Pointer, Joyce Reynolds, Joan Plowright, Mario Adorf, James Tolkan, Betty Lynn, Mike Nussbaum, Joan Copeland, Yvonne Furneaux, Marla Gibbs, Tippi Hedren, Frances Sternhagen

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Astor Theatre, Fathom Events, The Beverly Cinema, TCM Recommendations, Gun Crazy (1950), Possessed (1947), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Singin' in the Rain, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Tension (1949), Torn Curtain (1966), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), Times of Harvey Milk The, Heiress The (1949), Monica Potter, Images (Soundtrack)

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May 01, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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April 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Bullitt, Citizen Kane, Foreign Correspondent (1940), Guys and Dolls, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Johnny Eager (1941), Last Picture Show The, Manchurian Candidate The, Mystery Street, Network (1976), Now Voyager, Pillow Talk (1959), Possessed (1947), Psycho (1960), Red River, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Them! (1954), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Umberto D., Perry King, High Noon (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 04, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Psycho (1960), Red River, Straight Time, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Searchers The, Chase The (1966), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Anatomy of a Murder, Too Late for Tears, Stop Me Before I Kill! aka The Full Treatment, Pillow Talk (1959), Possessed (1947), Brief Encounter, King Kong (1933), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Vertigo (1958), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Hotel (1967), Warren Beatty, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 05, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Ride the High Country, Johnny Eager (1941), Set-Up The (1949), Moonrise (1948), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Vertigo (1958), Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Shop Around the Corner The, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Roman Holiday (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), Now Voyager, City Lights (1931), Singin' in the Rain, Colorado Territory (1949), Gun Crazy (1950), Joanne Woodward, Midnight Cowboy (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 05, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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December 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

November 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Cash on Demand, Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie), Shop Around the Corner The, Nora Prentiss (1947), Dark Passage (1947), Out of the Past, Impact (1949), Night of the Living Dead (1968), King Kong (1933), Village of the Damned (1960), Dead of Night, Singin' in the Rain, Touch of Evil, In a Lonely Place, Citizen Kane, Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Gunman's Walk, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), They Won't Believe Me, Freaks (1932), Them! (1954), Peter Jackson, War of the Worlds (2005) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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21st Century Treasure Quest #20

August 28, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)

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categories / 21st Cent. Treasure Quest
tags / Current Film Reviews, Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Apollo 11 (2019), Ash Is Purest White (2019), Assistant The (2020), Gentlemen The (2020), Invisible Man The (2020), Onward (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Way Back The (2020), Gretel & Hansel (2020)