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How To Steal a Million: Wyler in Twilight
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 26, 2012
This is my contribution to the William Wyler Blogathon, hosted by The Movie Projector. Please click here to read the other wonderful posts covering Mr. Wyler's long and superb career.
A faded ruin seen in twilight can be a beautiful sight. Time, decay, and benign neglect don't usually show a monum read more
Bitches and Blaggards: Gloria Grahame and Vincent Price
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 15, 2012
This is the sixth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.
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Silent Screen Body Language
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 7, 2012
Just as some languages are beautiful to the ear, the language of silent film is beautiful to the eye.
Silent film is especially known for the emotions transmitted via the eyes, but the rest of the body was an equally important communication instrument when unspoken cinema was the univ read more
Mary Pickford and "The New York Hat" (1912)
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 31, 2012
This is my contribution to the Mary Pickford Blogathon, honoring one of the world’s greatest movie stars and hosted by KC at Classic Movies. Click here for all of the entries about America’s Sweetheart.
Before Mary Pickford took the leap to feature films and pursued her stardom in read more
The Tattooed Police Horse: It's All About the Hair!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 24, 2012
This is my contribution to the Hoseathon hosted by "My Love of Old Hollywood." Giddyup over here and check out the rest of the line up.
Background
Horses, horses, horses. While my first human loves included Napoleon Solo and John Lennon, my first real loves were Man O'War, The Black Stall read more
Bitches and Blaggards: Judith Anderson and Basil Rathbone
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 17, 2012
This is the fifth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.
Judith A read more
Movie Books I Love: People Will Talk by John Kobal
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 11, 2012
This is an occasional series featuring my favorite movie books. Before TCM and the internet, the only way to satisfy my passion to know more about Classic Hollywood was through books, books and more books. I've cleared away the clutter over the years, but many remain permanent residents in my home. read more
The William Desmond Taylor Murder: Mystery, Murder, Movie-Stars, Mothers, Morphine, MMM and Mabel
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 4, 2012
When it comes to unsolved mysteries, the murder of William Desmond Taylor is one that continues to fascinate. There have been reams written about this case. This is just a tiny summary of an endlessly intriguing mystery. Like everyone else, I have no answers, only questions.
One of the th read more
Bitches and Blaggards: James Mason and Jane Greer
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 28, 2012
This is the fourth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.
Jane G read more
Gone With The Wind: Part Deux or Get Over it Already!!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 20, 2012
Beware! This post may offend. It's all in good fun, but if you are offended, well, you were warned!
I have often pondered what happened to Scarlett, Rhett and the gang on Peachtree Street and the outlying areas. I am aware that there was a faux sequel, but I found it to be rather unsatisfacto read more
Reconsidering: On the Waterfront
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 17, 2012
This post is dedicated to Renee H., who gently persuaded me that this film is worth giving a second chance.
"On the Waterfront" is one of those movies that I did not not love at first sight. Once upon a time I had an aversion to: Marlon Brando, 1950s black and white movies with jarring, jazzy scor read more
Loving Film With an Open Heart
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 10, 2012
I have a dilemma. I profess to love movies. Many interests in my life have come and gone with varying degrees of passion, but my love of film has never wavered. It crept into my heart at an early age and remains strong to this day. But I have this little problem....
Richard Haydn - one of my favor read more
Three on a Match: The Original Sex and the City
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 4, 2012
Once upon a time there were three (later four) girlfriends who lived in the big city. One was fun-loving, but good-hearted, one was career minded (and not man-minded), and one was the rich girl who thought all she wanted to do was get married, but learned later that all she really wanted to do was h read more
I WENT TO SEE A DOUBLE FEATURE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH ROBERT PRESTON.
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 30, 2012
Ye Gods! I went to see Natalie Wood and fell in love with Robert Preston. Oh, it was an adolescent crush, to be sure, but it just won't go away!
Remember double features? In the world of the less-than-5 minute attention span and no time for anything, it was perfectly normal to go to the read more
Bitches and Blaggards: Gail Patrick and Clifton Webb
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 18, 2012
This is the third in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.Gail Patri read more
What the Nitrate Gave Me: Life Lessons from the Silent Stars
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 14, 2012
Jennifer at Flappers Flickers & Silent Stanzas and I are swapping posts this week. She has graced "A Person in the Dark" with this wonderful article about Theda Bara. To read my post on Charlie Chaplin, swing on over to Jennifer's beautiful site at http://silentstanzas.blogspot.com/. Meanwhile, read more
7 x 7 Link Award (2)
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 12, 2012
Kim from 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die has passed the 7x7 Link Award this way.
The 7 x 7 Link Award rules are as follows:
5 Tell everyone something that no one else knows about
5 Link to one of my posts that I personally think best fits the following categories: Most Beau read more
John Gilbert: The Artist
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 8, 2012
This is my contribution to the "Gone Too Soon" Blogathon, hosted by Comet Over Hollywood ,where you can see the complete line-up of tributes to those stars who left us too soon.
John Gilbert was a silent screen star whose specialty was hot-house, throbbing romance. He was a great star in t read more
Reconsidering: Paulette Goddard
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 4, 2012
I've had to change my mind about quite a few performers as I get smarter (notice I didn't say "older"?). Stars or films that left me cold when I was dumber (read "younger"), now are more intriguing to me. In fact, some are downright fascinating.The lovely Paulette Goddard is one of those stars. Ther read more
Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood: A Renaissance of Joy
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Feb 29, 2012
There is a touch of spring and youth in the air. Could that be Douglas Fairbanks?
It seems there is a Douglas Fairbanks Sr. restoration movement afoot. Notice any similarity?
How about now?
All of a sudden silent films are "in" and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., one of the most overlooked of read more