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The Rat Pack – Icons Of Cool
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesThe Rat Pack On Stage The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop – were the embodiment of cool for a short period of time in the late 1950s and very … Continue reading
Best Actresses To Never Win An Oscar!
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldAfter last week's popular and fun presentation on the best actors never to have won an Oscar, I am excited to present part two - looking at the great ladies of the silver screen who have been denied the top … Continue reading
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple Of Comedy!
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesIndividually, they were two of the best screen actors of their generation. Collectively, they were one of the greatest movie teams of all time! Like Fred and Ginger, Tracy and Hepburn, Burns and Allen, when you think of one, you … Continue reading
JFK – A Life
Garlands Of Barrington 1000 Garlands Ln, BarringtonJOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about him is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, his horrific death. … Continue reading
The Films Of Lauren Bacall
Private VenueThe 2014 death of Lauren Bacall marked a sad passage for fans of classic Hollywood. An accomplished actress on Broadway, where she won the Tony Award, and in films Lauren Bacall also stood as an icon of glamor, class and … Continue reading
Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesForget Al Capone. He ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul RIcca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned … Continue reading
The Great Filmmakers: Billy Wilder, The Greatest Director of Them All?
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldMany filmmakers have a signature style. John Ford was master of the Western. Alfred Hitchcock created great thrillers. Howard Hawks made great romantic comedies. But Billy Wilder was the master of all genres - he made romantic comedies and courtroom … Continue reading
Humphrey Bogart And Lauren Bacall – Chemistry On Screen And Off
Harper College - Arlington Heights 1801 W Central Rd , Arlington Heights, ILHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall formed one of the most iconic movie teams of all time. Although they only made four films together – and one of them wasn't very good at all – their legendary chemistry and amazing talent … Continue reading
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple Of Comedy!
Harper College - Brookdale Plaza 800 S River Road, Des Plaines, ILIndividually, they were two of the best screen actors of their generation. Collectively,they were one of the greatest movie teams of all time! Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau Like Fred and Ginger, Tracy and Hepburn, Burns and Allen, when you … Continue reading
Best Actresses To Never Win An Oscar!
Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United StatesThe Oscars are designed to recognize the greatest achievements in the movies. But as you will see in this unique multimedia presentation, laden with film clips, Oscar has snowed some of the group rate as performers in cinema history! This … Continue reading