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Five Unmissable Marlene Dietrich Films The joy of programming a season of Marlene Dietrich films is that she’s wonderful in everything – she had such electric charisma. But I had to whittle my list of favorite Dietrich performances down to just a few key films for the season. Because while you’ll read more

BFI Southbank’s “Marlene Dietrich: Falling in Love Again”From Europe to Hollywood and back again, the screen’s most enduring love goddess still smolders. CMH is very happy to announce our partnership with the BFI, the UK’s lead organization for film, television and the moving read more

Delayed Rays of a Star Amanda Lee Koe Penguin Random House, 2019 I was surprised to learn that Delayed Rays of a Star is Amanda Lee Koe’s debut novel. It is the kind of serenely self-assured, wise work you would expect from a long-established author. I understand the temptation to use the vib read more

Sunday, September 29 is the next event in my 6-part Pre-Code speaker/screening series at the American Cinematheque! THE STYLE OF SIN: MARLENE DIETRICH Pre-Code Film with Kimberly Truhler Sunday, September 29 Aero Theatre Santa Monica, CA Talk starts at 1:00 pm  followed by screening read more

Ruta Lee made her big screen acting debut in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in 1953 at the age of eighteen. She has been performing ever since! Her film roles have run the gamut from portraying Tyrone Power's girlfriend in Witness for the Prosecution (1957) to starring opposite the whole Rat P read more

Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930) On June 19, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Because we’re still celebrating Pride Month here at the Garden, I thought I’d talk about one of my favorite LGBT moments in Pre-Code Hollywood: THAT scene with Marlene Dietric read more

This is my entry for the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fall 2017 blogathon, Banned and Blacklisted, for links to all contributions, click here. Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel In 1930, 29-year-old Marlene Dietrich created a sensation with her breakout performance as cabaret temptress Lola read more

Today, I'm looking at the legendary partnership between director Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich. The photo above is from the period when the pair collaborated on The Blue Angel (1930). This article is part of  Classic Symbiotic Collaborations: The Star-Director Blogathon hoste read more

Today's star is the glamorous Marlene Dietrich. TCM is celebrating the career of Marlene Dietrich with 11 movies on Aug. 22.  Here's what you need to know about this actress who dedicated herself to helping the United States during World War II. FYI: TCM sometimes changes the air times and read more

Marlene Dietrich is the star for today! Below, you’ll find links to those participating and honoring Dietrich (updated as they come in), as well as my own reviews of her work throughout the years. Smitten Kitten Vintage More Reel Life touches on Dietrich’s life and career, as well as the read more

Marlene Dietrich, 1930’s. Restored by Nick & jane for Doctor Macro’s High-Quality Movie Scans website: http://www.doctormacro.com. Enjoy! It is that time again for me to write about another star during TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. I present to you, Marlene Dietrich. I thought read more

Marlene Dietrich, Astrology "Astrology! Of course. After all, everyone knows that the moon pulls the sea away from the land, and farmers don't plant when the moon is wrong. "Why should humans escape?"- Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich was influenced by astrology. She followed her own horos read more

Marlene Dietrich, photograph by Edward Steichen Marie Magdalene Dietrich was born 112 years ago today in Schöneberg, Germany. She died well into her 90th year, in Paris, in 1992, and was by then known the world over as Marlene Dietrich, archetypal superstar of the silver screen as well as the cab read more

Marlene Dietrich, photograph by Edward Steichen Marie Magdalene Dietrich was born 112 years ago today in Schöneberg, Germany. She died well into her 90th year, in Paris, in 1992, and was by then known the world over as Marlene Dietrich, archetypal superstar of the silver screen as well as the cab read more

Marlene Dietrich, photograph by Edward Steichen Marie Magdalene Dietrich was born 112 years ago today in Schöneberg, Germany. She died well into her 90th year, in Paris, in 1992, and was by then known the world over as Marlene Dietrich, archetypal superstar of the silver  screen as well as read more

Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola in The Blue Angel might very well be the blueprint from every kick ass lady in film to follow. Lola Lola is in control – she owns her sexuality, a shocking idea in 1930. Come to think of it, maybe Marlene Dietrich was a serious ass kicker in every role she played read more

  Marlene Dietrich: Queen of Drag Marlene Dietrich is a woman of many titles. International movie star, cabaret artist extraordinaire, Allied power’s most valuable cheerleader and, of course, gay icon. No-one pulls off a suit quite like Marlene Dietrich. Considering she was a familiar face in read more

Having just discussed the history and cinema style of Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair (1948), it was important to elaborate even further on the film's ongoing influence in fashion.  Illusion gowns--so named for the nude effect from strategically placed sequins, beads, lace--had their found read more

Maria Riva (born December 13, 1924). Maria Elisabeth Sieber was born in Berlin, the only child of actress Marlene Dietrich and film production assistant Rudolf Sieber (and later Paramount Pictures director of dubbing, Paris, France). In 1930, at age five, she moved with her mother to Americ read more

What a film! The Blonde Venus (1932) is one of the noteworthy films in the creative menage-a-trios of Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich and Travis Banton. Together they made seven films at Paramount Pictures, this being their fourth, and in the process turned Dietrich into a cinematic icon. The read more