When Robert Osborne passed away earlier this week, he took with him the collective hearts of the classic film-loving community. None of us here at True Classics ever had the pleasure of meeting Bob, but we were able to catch him in his element twice: once at the opening-night screening of Goldfinger at his self-named Athens film…
85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards Robert Osborne Release Date: October 29, 2013 Abbeville Press Hardcover, 472 pages Turner Classic Movies’ annual tribute to Academy Award-winning film gets underway tomorrow with this year’s celebration of “31 Days of Oscar.” The network is kicking things off with quite a bang,…
Thursday night, as part of a nationwide event sponsored by TCM, NCM Fathom, and Warner Bros., I had the pleasure of seeing Singin’ in the Rain (1952) on the big screen. Although I am very familiar with one of the happiest songs ever produced, I had never before seen the musical that it inspired.…
What’s the next best thing to watching Robert Osborne on TCM? Listening to him on Siriusly Sinatra on my hour drive home from work! I’m not surprised to learn that Mr. Osborne has such good taste in music, considering he’s a demigod. Some of his favorites include: Jack Jones – “She Loves Me” Frank Sinatra…
(with apologies to Judy Garland and co.) ♫♫ Dear Mr. Osborne, ♫♫ I am writing this to you and I hope that you will read it so you know My heart beats like a hammer and I stutter and I stammer whenever you’re on TCM to introduce another show-ing … I guess I’m just another fan of…
On Thursday night, Carrie and Nikki and I (along with our friend Brindha) converged in Atlanta for the TCM Road to Hollywood screening of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Nikki arrived first and, despite the packed-to-the-gills house, was able to secure us seats in the third row on the right side of the stage. And…
After a five-month hiatus, Robert Osborne, the Silver Fox of Classic Moviedom (wait, what do you mean, no one else calls him that?), is returning to the airwaves this Thursday (December 1st) as he resumes his hosting duties every night on Turner Classic Movies! To say that Bob has been missed is a serious understatement.…
It’s official: I now own Robert Osborne. Merry Christmas to me! Thanks, Nikki. Truly, you are a queen among queens. (Psst–you can own him, too, if you don’t already.)
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