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James Garner (1928 – 2014)

Posted by absolutebadasses on July 20, 2014

Posted in: Views. Tagged: actor, death, film, film night, films, great shows, hollywood, hollywood star, instagram, james garner, jim rockford, like, love, maverick, movie still, movie world, movies, the great escape, the rockford files, tv. Leave a comment

Very Sad News – the Iconic TV and Movie star James Garner has died aged 86 – James starred in two of TV’s finest shows in The Rockford Files and Maverick and gave memorable performances in movies such as The Great Escape, Grand Prix, Victor Victoria, The Hour of the Gun, The Children’s Hour, Duel at Diablo and many more – he was nominated for an Oscar for 1985’s Murphy’s Romance and was awarded the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement Award in 2005 – his passing is sad news but thanks to his countless performances on screen James Garner will always be remembered & enjoyed for years to come….

MGM at 90

Posted by absolutebadasses on January 25, 2014

Posted in: Trailers. Tagged: 007, academy awards, birthday, bluray, cinema, classic movies, dances with the wolves, dvd, film collection, films, geek, great movies, instafilms, james bond, love films, love movies, mgm, mgm 90th birthday, movie buff, movie collector, movie night, movies, oscar winners, oscars, platoon, rain man, silence of the lambs, the great escape, thelma and louise. Leave a comment

Whenever I see a cool movie montage I get chills up and down my spine and wish the day was long enough to watch them all one after the other – this 2mins clip of the classic movies of yesteryear is not quite long enough but gives you a small taste of what MGM has given us all over the years, so many memories and so many wonderful pictures – take a look at the video below & whilst your enjoying the clip wish MGM a Happy 90th Birthday!!!