When you come right down to it, there's nothing in this whole wide world that's more fun and entertaining than looking back at the magic that is Old Hollywood. And if you disagree with that, then you're just plain stupid! Full Article at AndresonVision

Ronald Reagan picked Frank Sinatra and Bill Blass. Bill Clinton appointed Quincy Jones, Rita Moreno and violinist Isaac Stern. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Parker and Whitaker are among the most famous names joining the initiative, along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and actors Edward Norton, Kerry Washington and Alfre Woodard. Full Article at The Batavia Daily News

As previously reported, veteran Tony-winning producer Margo Lion and director-producer George Stevens, Jr. are co-chairs of the committee that includes NYU Tisch School of the Arts dean Mary Schmidt Campbell as vice chairman. Tony Award winner George C. Full Article at Playbill

The committee, to be chaired by George Stevens Jr. and Margo Lion, will advise Obama on elevating the role of the arts in society. with Mary Schmidt Campbell as vice chair, is tasked with advocating for the value of the arts and humanities, and works... Full Article at Variety

WASHINGTON -- The White House announced this afternoon the nomination of heiress, philanthropist and senatorial spouse Teresa Heinz to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Movie ballyhoo is in good shape this Halloween season. The made-for-$10,000 Paranormal Activity has become a runaway hit, thanks to clever Internet marketing. “Chaos reigns” T-shirts are being hawked (or foxed) outside theaters showing Antichrist. Full Article at Popdose.com

In the nineteen-fifties, Fred Zinnemann (“High Noon”) and George Stevens (“Shane”) tried to freeze the Western genre into a single archetypal film, while directors like Budd Boetticher and Anthony Mann were taking it in bitter new directions. Full Article at The New Yorker

Josef von Sternberg's "An American Tragedy'' (1931) quietly slipped out on DVD yesterday. Full Article at New York Post

Clift’s eyes held secrets, and not merely the secrets we know about after discovering his real life. Full Article at The Sheila Variations

George Stevens rushed for three touchdowns in Asbury Park's 45-7 victory over Keansburg yesterday in Asbury Park. Full Article at NJ.com

LAMAR COUNTY Three firefighters from three volunteer departments saved a couple from a burning trailer early this morning, said George Stevens, Lamar County fire coordinator. They were unconscious and about to check out, Stevens said. Full Article at Hattiesburg American