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What's So Great About......? or The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 21, 2011
Once upon a time, when I was a very obnoxious teenager with pseudo-intellectual pretensions, I made my father throw his napkin at me at the dinner table. Dad had come home after a hard day's work as a mechanic and I had come home from a hard day with Shakespeare. As I was rhapsodizing over the read more
Passing on the Sweetness: A Sweet Award - with no calories!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 17, 2011
Thank you to Dawn at Noir and Chick Flicks for sending a delivery of "The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award" to A Person in the Dark. Here is the link to Dawn's lovely and lively blog - Noir and Chick Flicks. Dawn always has such beautiful posts about classic films and stars and I learn something new th read more
The Spirits are Willing and Rarely Weak...... The Spirit World in the Movies
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 15, 2011
I have the spirit world on the brain right now, having had my first reading by a medium (you know, they hear dead people). It was quite an amazing experience. Before the reading, I was 50/50 believer/skeptic, but after the reading, I have to admit there might be something to it! However, I am m read more
Old Age - Hollywood Style!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 11, 2011
"Old age ain't no place for sissies" Bette DavisOh wise and wonderful one, Bette, truer words were never spoken. However, there is real old age and there is Hollywood old age and they are definitely not one in read more
A Special Liebster Blog Award From a Very Special Blogger
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 8, 2011
As The Old Man in "A Christmas Story" says, "A Major Award!"Classic Becky of Classic Becky's Brain Food, a woman of rare taste and refinement, has chosen my site as one of five for a special award (okay, it's not quite a shapely leg lamp, but it's still major!). "Liebster" in German and Spanish mean read more
MOVIE BOOKS I LOVE: THE ART OF THE GREAT HOLLYWOOD PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 6, 2011
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 read more
KATHARINE HEPBURN: BORN THIS WAY
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 1, 2011
Ninth in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it!
When I started this monthly "Strong Women in Film" series, I knew that Katharine Hepburn had to b read more
My Favorite Actors are Singers; My Favorite Singers are Actors!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 28, 2011
Some of my favorite actors are singers and some of my favorite singers are actors and, more often than not, they are one in the same. I don't know what it is, but something about being a good singer makes for a good actor. Maybe it's because a singer is acting a story in a song and must do so on an read more
THAT'S HOT! 10 SEXY PERFORMANCES FOR A STEAMY SUMMER
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 23, 2011
Yes, it's hot here in my neck of the woods. Words like steamy and sultry and sizzling are bandied about and, while it should make me think of air conditioning, it is making me think of sexy movies (I know, I'm hopeless!). Because they all come rushing into my head like bargain hunters at a one-hour read more
AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING, BABY
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 19, 2011
Only the public can make a star. It's the studios who make a system out of it. Marilyn Monroe & read more
Career Girls: Daisy Kenyon, Laura Hunt and the Dana Andrews Connection
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 14, 2011
What do Daisy Kenyon
Joan Crawford as Daisy Kenyon
and Laura Hunt
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
have in common?
You mean besides being beautiful, artistic career girls (Daisy a commercial artist, Laura in advertising) and having FABULOUS New York City apartments?
You mean besides going o read more
I Confess - I Love Tony Randall!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 9, 2011
I admit it - I love Tony Randall. Okay, not Cary Grant love, but love nonetheless!
The minute Tony Randall walks onto a scene, the entire movie is elevated. He is a delight, a smile, the guy you are always happy to see. Come on - didn't he really deserve Doris much more than Rock?
So, what is it abo read more
Mabel Normand: Paying the Price
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 4, 2011
Eighth in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it!
Mabel Normand: A Breath of Spring
Being beautiful is not easy (or so I've heard), nor is being read more
Constance Talmadge - LIVE in "Her Night of Romance" and Shouting Out About Silents
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 30, 2011
Ronald Colman and Constance Talmadge
flirt and skirt boundaries of propriety
I went to see a silent film last night.. in a theater! The accompanist and composer fired up the "organ" (actually Mr. Ben Model on his Miditzer Virtual Theatre Organ), the lights were dimmed and the audience was read more
What a Drag! Bending Genders Cinema Style
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 23, 2011
For one's art, an actor must suffer and sometimes cross gender. Some look better than others and some - well - some are just downright ugly! But, the great ones are good sports and throw everything into their role. And sometimes, something strangely sexy happens...
The men have a harder time lookin read more
Pola Negri and Rudolph Valentino: Birds of Paradise in Love
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 18, 2011
Pola Negri & Rudolph Valentino by Federico Beltrán Masses
Should two of the silent era's most glamorous, exotic stars have had a dignified, low-profile romance? Back in the day, running almost parallel with Garbo and Gilbert (called Gilbo or Garbert by the press -and we thought we were so witty read more
Bonjour, Paris!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 14, 2011
As I post this, I am in the midst of my first trip to the City of Light. Since my hopes and dreams are always flooded with expectations fueled by the movies, here are the people (especially one Audrey Hepburn) I fully expect to see here:
"Funny Face" Audrey Hepburn
"Charade" Cary Grant and read more
Chicago - 1927 Style - and an interview with Ben Model
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 8, 2011
I recently had the good fortune to be able to attend a screening of the 1927 version of "Chicago" with live accompaniment by silent film composer extraordinaire, Ben Model. Yes - this is the same story that most of us know because of the musical. But "Chicago" has been around for quite some tim read more
$1,564,000 - $2,829,000 dollars and a Dream: The Debbie Reynolds Treasure Trove Auction
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 4, 2011
In case you hadn't heard, Debbie Reynolds is giving up her dream of creating a movie memorabilia museum with the warehouses full of movie treasures she has acquired over the years. Debbie, a true child of Hollywood, is a gal who never bit the hand that fed her. Her love of Hollywood read more
Susan Hayward: Diminish at Your Own Risk
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 1, 2011
Seventh in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it!
They don't come much stronger, tougher or lovelier (and yes, sweeter) than Susan Hayward. That read more