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Thank Heaven For GIGI (1958) (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Oct 13, 2012
“Caron leads the cast in a contest to see who can be the most French.” (TV Guide) “No doubt inspired by the finicky claustrophobic sets and bric-a-brac, the cast tries (with unfortunate success) to be more French than the French.” (Time Out New York) “I am too old for w read more
Spencer Tracy: TCM’s October Star of the Month
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Oct 10, 2012
Although Spencer Tracy was Katharine Hepburn’s lover for about 25 years, I am ashamed to say that I know very little about the man, except of course what I have read in Hepburn biographies. I know he was of Irish descent, and like most Irishmen he drank too much and had a serious chip on his s read more
Katharine Hepburn: The Pirate of Men’s Pants
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Oct 3, 2012
“I wear my kind of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.” Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn exhibited a unique fashion sense both on screen and off. A slender, angular figure, costume designers loved the way her outfits hung on her slim frame. Behind the sc read more
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974): A Lauren Bacall Classic (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 26, 2012
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) will be airing tonight on Turner Classic Movies at 2:15 am EST as TCM continues to celebrate Lauren Bacall every Wednesday night in Spetember. Sidney Lumet‘s 1974 film adaptation of Agatha Christie‘s classic crime novel Murder on the Orient Express is read more
La Cava and Menjou: Two Pennsylvanians on TCM (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 19, 2012
This Tuesday, Turner Classic Movies celebrated the films of director Gregory La Cava, of Towanda, PA. Adolphe Menjou of Pittsburgh will be featured this Friday. Both men made a successful transition from silents to talkies, but the only time the two worked together was for STAGE DOOR (1937), starrin read more
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (1972): A Katharine Hepburn Original?
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 15, 2012
Sunday night at 8:00pm EST, Turner Classic Movies will be showing a Maggie Smith classic, George Cukor‘s TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (1972). When I first saw this movie, I thought it was one of the funniest things I had ever seen, but I am thinking now that I was possibly too young to understand what read more
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963): Universal Backlot Blogathon
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 14, 2012
Kristen over at Journeys in Classic Film is hosting the Universal Backlot Blogathon this weekend to celebrate 100 years of Universal Studios films: “Have a review of a film that used the backlot (either completely or just for a scene counts)? Interested in the history of the site? As long as i read more
Taking Cary for Granted – In A Good Way!
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 11, 2012
Cary Grant made so many films (more than 70) in his 38-year career that we can sometimes take it for granted when TCM decides to dedicate an evening to his films. Tonight, Turner Classic Movies will be showing five of Cary Grant’s best. Below I have listed the films with their stats in the sam read more
Lauren Bacall: TCM’s Star of the Month for September
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 8, 2012
Every Wednesday night this September, Turner Classic Movies will be airing a series of Lauren Bacall movies, documentaries, and interviews. For more information and scheduling details, visit the TCM webpage. Background and Education
Lauren “Betty” Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in New read more
Poll: Who were your favorite male newcomers to Summer Under the Stars on TCM? (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Sep 3, 2012
Who were your favorite male newcomer to Summer Under the Stars on TCM? read more
I Never Will Forget Jeanette MacDonald…or SAN FRANCISCO (1936)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 26, 2012
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day of Jeanette MacDonald films will air on TCM on August 27. SAN FRANCISCO (1936) will be airing at 8:00 pm EST. SAN FRANCISCO is about young read more
Gary Cooper: BALL OF FIRE (1941) (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 25, 2012
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day of Gary Cooper films will air on TCM on August 26. BALL OF FIRE will be showing at 8:00 pm EST. During college, my friend Cookie and read more
Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle: A Birthday Tribute (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 22, 2012
Yesterday, August 22nd, Dorothy “Dotty” Rothschild Parker (1893-1967) would have been 119 years old. For a woman who tried to commit suicide as many times as she did, it is a wonder that she lived into her seventies. Although Parker is most well known as a wit, theatre critic, poet, and read more
Happy 100th Birthday, Gene Kelly! (3)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 20, 2012
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day of Gene Kelly films will air on TCM on August 23, which would also be Mr. Kelly’s 100 birthday! To be perfectly honest, I’m read more
The Strength of CHRISTOPHER STRONG (1933) (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 18, 2012
I’d forgotten how much I like Dorothy Arzner‘s CHRISTOPHER STRONG (1933). The plot isn’t very good, and Hepburn’s acting is a bit flat at times, but the Lady Cynthia Darrington character is very good, even if the plot doesn’t treat her well. Arzner’s directing is also very strong. The read more
Our Miss Fantastic on TCM this Friday: Katharine Hepburn on SUTS (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 16, 2012
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day of Katharine Hepburn films will air on TCM on August 17. If you haven’t seen this film yet, it’s time you did – this is read more
Conservatism in Revolution: The Gish sisters in D. W. Griffith’s ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 14, 2012
Henriette is rescued from disgrace by the noble Chevalier who promptly falls on love with her and proposes marriage. Henriette, remembering her promise to her sister, refuses him. As she continues to search for her lost blind sister, the revolution begins and both sisters are caught up in the midst read more
Actress Profile: Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 12, 2012
Ginger: She is snippy, you know, which is a shame. She was never on my side. Hepburn: “Ginger and I didn’t know each other all that well, but there was no bad feeling I ever noticed on her part, and I can guarantee there was none on mine.” Rogers: “We weren’t girlfriend read more
POLL: What’s your favorite Katharine Hepburn WWII movie?
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Aug 8, 2012
In Hepburn’s first ever film with Spencer Tracy, she plays high-flying political journalist Tess Harding and he is lowly sports writer Sam Craig on the same newspaper. Although at first the two clash ideologically, they quickly fall in love and marry. The couple struggles to stay together as T read more