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Hollywood and the Office of War Information, 1942-1945
Backlots Posted by Lara on Feb 19, 2020
The other day as I was eating breakfast, I began to think (as normal people do) about wartime food rationing. Today, few people blink an eye when eating an omelette or a cookie, which consist almost entirely of foods rationed during wartime, but when the United States entered World War II and bega read more
Zelig (1983) and Gordon Willis’s Mimicry of Classical Hollywood
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 1, 2020
I never thought I’d be saying this about a Woody Allen film, but it feels more like a technical marvel than purely a testament to story or dialogue. Although The Purple Rose of Cairo did something similarly compelling, Zelig is literally a film relying on a look that is authentic to a time per read more
On Blu-Ray: The Luscious, Vicious Hollywood of The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 8, 2020
In telling the story of a charismatic cad, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) encapsulates all the glory, glamour, despair, and depravity of Hollywood. Director Vincente Minnelli’s portrait of the manipulative filmmaker Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) feels so real that you can’t help wond read more
Our Christmas present: Mapping out Hollywood, 1926
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 25, 2019
Carole Lombard wishes you cheer this holiday season, as do I. It's currently a clear Christmas Day in Los Angeles, but rain is more likely than not over the next few hours. (Much of the U.S. is without snow today, rather atypical for Dec. 25.) With that in mind, let's escape 2019 and visit the '20s, read more
Happy Holidays From Hollywood
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 25, 2019
As Christmas Day comes to a close and Hanukkah enters its 4th day, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very joyful holiday season. Hollywood has always gone all out this time of year, and I have assembled some of my favorite Hollywood moments commemorating the season. For read more
For Hollywood backdrops, a happy ending
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 22, 2019
It's hard not to focus on dazzling Carole Lombard or the atypically undashing William Powell in this still from "My Man Godfrey"...but instead of focusing on them, look at what's behind them. Their characters are at Manhattan's fictional "Waldorf-Ritz" hotel, where a scavenger hunt is concluding. An read more
Her Hollywood house and its intoxicating aura
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 30, 2019
Carole Lombard resided at 7953 Hollywood Boulevard for less than three years (roughly late 1933 to mid-1936), but it became an integral part of the Lombard legend. And why not? Think about her timeline. When the 1930s began, Carole was living with her family, then in 1931 would soon marry, and move read more
Bridging Old Hollywood and New: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Oct 17, 2019
This post is my entry for the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fall 2019 Blogathon. This year we're honoring the CMBA's 10th anniversary with "The Anniversary Blogathon" and participating member bloggers are celebrating all manner of classic film and classic film-related anniversaries. Click here fo read more
The Florida Project (2017): The Antithesis of Hollywood Escapism
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 11, 2019
When we run in different circles it’s easy to have a conveniently jaundiced view of our society. On a personal scale, I’m talking about our neighborhoods, our towns, our community institutions. We turn a blind eye to those things that do not concern us — maybe they’re below read more
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): Tarantino By Way of Model Shop
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 20, 2019
To his credit, Quentin Tarantino will always and forever be a divisive creative force. There is no recourse but to either love or dislike his work. I fall closer to the latter category though I’m not as vehement as some. At the core of this fission are his own proclivities. Tarantino has alwa read more
You've got (snail) mail! An epistle history of Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 12, 2019
Above is a letter Carole Lombard sent on Paramount stationery in February 1937 to a family in Maplewood, N.J., regretting that she could not accept their invitation to a daughter's birthday party because she was at work on her latest film, "Swing High, Swing Low." It's rather charming.Now a new book read more
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Sep 4, 2019
It’s said that Quentin Tarantio has called his latest film, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, his Magnum Opus. Whether his fans agree or disagree, to call the 9th out of the 10 planned feature films of his career his most important piece is daring and begs us to pay close attention. To savor eve read more
Hired as Executive Director of the Historic Woman's Club of Hollywood
GlamAmor Posted by on Sep 3, 2019
I am elated to announce that I am starting today as the Executive Director of the Woman's Club of Hollywood! It's
been in the works for the past few months and I've been dying to share with you
all. I will be leading the organization in many ways, from managing day-to-day
operations to marketing, ev read more
Liliom(1934): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood.. or What Happened When 2 Germans and a Frenchman Met in Budapest
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 24, 2019
This is my contribution to the "Vive La France Blogathon" hosted by the dynamic duo of Christian at Silver Screen Modes and Patty a.k.a The Lady Eve at The Lady Eve's Reel Life. Click here for more cinematic inspiration from the land of the City of Lights and beyond.
Liliom (1934)
Why "Lilio read more
HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURES IN THE BOOK TRADE: An Opinion on the printed word
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Aug 23, 2019
Sometimes you just want to sit down with a good book. Not an electronic book. Yes, they are wonderfully convenient. But a book is something that you hold up. When I am lucky enough to travel to places like Los Angeles, I find myself in Larry Edmunds bookshop on Hollywood Blvd. I am read more
Lounging in glamour, classic Hollywood style
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 21, 2019
A few months back, the Huffington Post website issued an entry showing Carole Lombard and other stars in loungewear and such that in its words, "made tasks as mundane as ironing or talking on the phone look glamorous." Or, as in the image above, standing atop a box transformed into a goddess-like pl read more
Three on a Match (1932): The Epitome of Hollywood Pre-Code
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 2, 2019
The Pre-Code era of Hollywood is a legitimate marvel because in a span of only a few solitary years was a period of filmmaking bursting at the seams with vice, corruption, and licentiousness that we would never see again until the late 1960s. One could say that each of these elements was merely an e read more
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 29, 2019
Quentin Tarantino's latest film, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is a hard movie to review. For one thing, I don't want to reveal the ending for those who haven't seen it--and the climax really deserves its own separate discussion anyway.
There's also the fact that you can't really compare the film read more
When Hollywood was shakin' all over
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 7, 2019
Carole Lombard and Randolph Scott comfort each other in this still from "Supernatural," the film they were making in March 1933 when something happened in Hollywood that current Angelenos can relate to.Yep, an earthquake, which struck at 5:55 p.m. on Friday, March 10...and though it only registered read more
Silents are Golden: A (Brief) History of Early Hollywood
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jun 20, 2019
Silents are Golden: A (Brief) History of Early Hollywood
Today Hollywood, California is one of the most
famous places in the world, the thriving axis of the movie industry. For
decades it’s drawn countless dreamers hoping to make it in “the
industry.” Real estate up in its hills read more