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John Brascia, Dancing Dynamo, The Expanded Experience
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 9, 2016
John Brascia John Brascia burst upon the cinematic scene, with good looks, a tremendous smile and most of all his natural born athleticism which imbued his dance steps with vigor and excitement. His talent for dancing was immediately recognized as special and great things were heralded for hi read more
John Brascia, Dancing Dynamo, The Expanded Experience
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 9, 2016
John Brascia John Brascia burst upon the cinematic scene, with good looks, a tremendous smile and most of all his natural born athleticism which imbued his dance steps with vigor and excitement. His talent for dancing was immediately recognized as special and great things were heralded for hi read more
Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015
Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more
Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015
Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more
Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015
Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more
White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more
White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more
White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more
White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more
White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more
White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015
White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more
Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015
First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896 The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more
Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015
First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896 The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more
Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015
First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896 The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more
John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015
The International Photographer November 1931 John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more
John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015
The International Photographer November 1931 John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more
John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015
The International Photographer November 1931 John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more
Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015
Clyde E. Hopkins Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more
Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015
Clyde E. Hopkins Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more
Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015
Clyde E. Hopkins Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more