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Five of my favourite classic film blogs! Pay it forward. That's what I always say! When I started blogging about old movies a couple of years ago, there were people on the Internet that I looked up to and respected (and still do). These "people" are the other classic movie bloggers that fir read more

Bogie whistled and Slim went running: RIP Lauren Bacall. Betty Joan Perske (aka Lauren Bacall), 1924 - 2014. I always said that when Lauren Bacall passed away, I'd lose my shit. Well, it's happened. The last of the great classic film legends has left us. Bacall passed away on August 12, 20 read more

Classic film for beginners! Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Maureen O'Sullivan have a rollicking good time in The Thin Man (1934). So, word on the street is you're a classic film newbie. That's alright - it happens to the best of us! How do you go about losing your classic movie virginity, y read more

Cry Baby: Classics that make me blub like a baby! Back in the old days - the '80s and '90s to be exact - I must have had a heart of stone because it took a lot to make me cry. I would watch the saddest movies and read the most heart-wrenching books and yet not a single tear used to spring fo read more

My classic film reading list for Fall 2014! Can you believe it's August already? Seriously, where has the time gone?! I've been reading an awful lot this summer and I'm pretty sure this satisfying hobby of mine will continue into the cooler months of Fall and Winter. I've already stocked my sh read more

Book Look! The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett I've watched the 1941 film version of The Maltese Falcon more times than I can count on both hands, but I've never actually sat down and read the book. Written in 1929 by Dashiell Hammett and published a year later, this book is an engrossing read more

My favourite film soundtracks of all time! I feel very strongly about film soundtracks, especially if that film is a musical. A soundtrack can make or break a film and if it's a particularly stellar soundtrack, it can make me love a movie I'd otherwise pass off as a lackluster picture. Here a read more

10 Things: The things that go through my mind when I look at Paul Newman Disclaimer // This is meant to be a bit of fun, you understand. No offense intended. Obviously. Come here, run your hands through my hair, and call me baby (thought I'd better get this one out of the way first) Good read more

TCM Summer Under the Stars (SUTS) 2014 Every day pretty much looks LIKE THIS when you're a TCM junkie. Holy. Cow. This is what inevitably spills out of my mouth every August thanks to TCM's Summer Under the Stars (SUTS) programming. Every day of the month (in August) is devoted to a diff read more

What inspires me to blog! Books, books, and more books! // This will come as no surprise to anyone who really knows me. If there is one thing that I can assure you of, it's that I will never leave the house - or, indeed my bedroom - without a book under my arm. Books inspire me every day read more

Beauty Mark! It's no secret that along with being a massive classic movie fan, I'm also an equally massive beauty junkie. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense too; classic film and beauty go together like Fred Astaire and dance shoes! "Old movies" introduced me to the world read more

The Versatile Blogger Award! My thanks goes out to the wonderful Karen at shadowsandsatin for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award! I'm absolutely chuffed to bits! It means a lot to me to know that there are actually people out there who read and enjoy my random ramblings on read more

The curious life of a classic film blogger! Norma Shearer reclines in silks, satins, and furs - as you do. So, I have a blog (obviously you already know this). The problem is that when people ask me what I blog about and I tell them "old movies" they look at me as if I've suddenly sproute read more

10 Things: Gene Kelly Musical Kelly wore white socks + loafers way before Michael Jackson made it "cool." Just sayin' I decided to introduce a new feature on Stardust! This will be the first installment of my "10 Things" series. I'll list ten things that are associated with whatever my topi read more

Great TV for the classic movie fan! For someone who loves classic movies as much as I do, it's no surprise that I also enjoy beautifully crafted period television series! It seems that within the past decade alone, there has been a slew of fantastic period dramas being produced for television a read more

Size Matters Audrey Hepburn showing off her dainty 20' waist (Scarlett O'Hara is officially pea-green with envy). I was reading through the latest issue of Grazia Magazine (UK) a few days ago and came across this article: Does It Really Matter What Size Your Label Says? The Disturbing Rise read more

Book Look! John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman A few posts ago I talked about me wanting to know why classic movie fans - and people in general - were so enamoured of John Wayne. I never understood the appeal of him but this could have been because I've never been a huge Western mo read more

TCM, how could you?! The bookish Dorothy Malone stars alongside Humphrey Bogart in a superb scene out of THE BIG SLEEP (1946). Having a full-time office job can be a terrible inconvenience. Why, only today I had to stumble out of bed and drag my ass to work when I could have stayed home and read more

1967 in Film Blogathon: Bonnie and Clyde Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty star in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Let me begin this blogathon post by stating the obvious: Bonnie and Clyde is the sort of film that, once seen, makes yourself want to shout out: what the fuck just happened?? But, if yo read more

Friday Fail: How Green Was My Valley (1941) It took me three days to watch John Ford's epic drama HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941). Three days! I had heard so much about this film from all of the classic movie bloggers that attended the TCM Film Fest this past April and I was really looking fo read more