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NOVEMBER 2009

1. 5 Chillers in the Universal Cult Horror Collection on DVD
A 5-disc collection that includes such rarely seen thrillers as the Pre-Code shocker Murders in the Zoo (1933), House of Horrors (1946),The Mad Ghoul (1943), The Strange Case of Doctor RX (1942) & The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942).

2. Hollywood Heritage Museum - Stan Chambers Book Signing on 12/9, 2009
Hollywood Heritage welcomes KTLA newsman, Stan Chambers, who will share his memories of covering history as it happed in Los Angeles. He will sign his new book KTLA’s News at 10: 60 Years with Stan Chambers.

3. Ballast - Lance Hammer's Critically Acclaimed Drama
The suicide of a young man living in the Mississippi Delta region sends shock waves through the lives of his surviving family members in this overlooked indie feature from 2008.

4. Alec Baldwin to Co-Host Tenth Season of The Essentials
Two-time Emmy winner Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) is returning for a second season as co-host of TCM'S THE ESSENTIALS and kicks off on March 6th with Elia Kazan’s 1951 version of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.

5. The First Films of Mary Pickford - Special Los Angeles Screening on 12/1
As part of the series "A Century Ago: The Films of 1909," The Academy hosts a film program presented on a 1909 hand-cranked projector with live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla at the Linwood Dunn Theatre in Los Angeles. GET THE DETAILS.

6. Z - Costa-Gavras's Oscar-winning Thriller on DVD
Based on actual incidents in 1960s Greece, this 1969 film stars Yves Montand as a liberal opposition leader who is killed in a suspicious accident and Jean-Louis Trintignant as an official investigating the case.

7. South of the Border With Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program (1941-1948)
Beginning with the extraordinary research trip Disney undertook in 1941, leading a team comprising his top animators, artists, and writers from Mexico to Chile, historian J. B. Kaufman reveals the story behind Disney's contribution to Rockefeller's cultural program in this new book.

8. Backstage You Can Have: My Own Story Betty Hutton
Almost 40 years after it was first started, the actress's autobiography is ready to be told in this new book produced by the Betty Hutton estate.

9. The Exiles - Lost 1961 Indie Film on DVD
The real-life experiences of a group of Native Americans who left their Southwest reservation homes to live in L.A.'s since-demolished Bunker Hill neighborhood are re-created in filmmaker Kent Mackenzie's innovative indie docudrama.

10. Hellraisers - A New Book on Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole & Oliver Reed
In his new book Robert Sellers tells the story of four actors who got away with the most outrageous acts of indecency, the kind of behavior that would ruin the careers of some of today’s most notorious tabloid stars.

11. Miss Mend - Premiering on TCM in December
Produced in the Soviet Union in 1926, but inspired by American movie cliffhangers of the day, this three-part, 4 ½ hour film was directed by Fedor Ozep and Boris Barnet (who is also featured in the cast) and will air on 12/6 on TCM. GET THE DETAILS.

12. TCM Classic Film Festival - Coming in April 2010
Turner Classic Movies, the authority in classic film, will stage the network’s first film festival April 22-25, 2010, in the heart of Hollywood. The TCM Classic Film Festival will be a landmark celebration of the history of Hollywood and its movies. GET THE DETAILS.

13. The Howl (L'Urlo) - Tinto Brass's Bizarre 1970 Film Happening
Before helming the controversial classic Caligula, Italian director Tinto Brass concocted this bizarre stew of odd imagery, surprising humor, rock music, and anarchist tendencies starring Tina Aumont.

14. Robert Redford in Downhill Racer on DVD
Dazzling ski scenes spark this compelling 1969 character study of an egotistical small town skier (Robert Redford) who receives a chance for fame in the Olympics, only to discover the glory to be all too fleeting.

15. November Book Signings at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Los Angeles
Among the upcoming author signings at this famous Hollywood bookstore are Michael Mallory & special guest Sarah Karloff for the book Universal Studio Monsters - A Legacy of Horror & Mark Vieira for his bio on MGM mogul Irving Thalberg.

16. Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire on DVD
A hauntingly beautiful tale from German filmmaker Wim Wenders, depicting a black-and-white Berlin as seen through the eyes of angels who pass unnoticed to follow the people they're assigned to watch. Winner of numerous film festival awards, this 1987 feature comes with many bonus features.

17. Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up on Made-to-Order DVDs
The first titles made available include 5 chilling horror films, 3 early Cary Grant pictures and the unsung 1940 holiday classic Remember the Night, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. GET THE DETAILS.

18. A Century Ago: The Films of 1909 - Special Los Angeles Event on 11/30
The Academy celebrates the year 1909 and its developmental contributions to motion pictures with a program of selected films in “A Century Ago: The Films of 1909," presented on a 1909 hand crank projector with live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla.

19. Private Century, an 8-Part Series on Czech History on DVD
Witness five decades of history through the intimate and unusual compilation of home movies, photographs, personal letters, and journal entries created for this moving eight-part program from the Czech Republic created by Jan Siki.

20. The Sam Fuller Collection on DVD
A 7-disc set that includes key examples of the screenwriter/director's most innovative work such as Underworld U.S.A. (1961) starring Cliff Robertson, The Crimson Kimono (1959) and Shockproof (1949).

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