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It’s long been rumored that Iran has a rich and robust national cinema. That “rumor” is not meant to be sarcastic, because despite a body of critical literature on Iranian cinema, the work itself has been remarkably difficult to see. Due to domestic religious and political censors read more

The Bride, The Movie Star: Grace Kelly Costume Mattel Barbie Doll : May 1955, Grace Kelly was working on the Alfred Hitchcock movie To Catch a Thief with her costar, Cary Grant. She visited Prince Rainier at his palace in Monaco. Mattel Grace Kelly The Romance Silkstone Barbie Gift Set read more

So you wanna be a classic film blogger ... Recently, a couple of people have emailed me and asked how I got started as a classic film blogger. They expressed interest in becoming bloggers themselves someday but weren't sure where or how to get started. I'm no expert, believe me, but I do kno read more

Are you ticked off because you couldn't make it to the Hollywood Costume exhibit at the future site of the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum (it closed yesterday), and thus missed a chance to see Carole Lombard's gown from "My Man Godfrey" (the one she's wearing above) up close and personal? Well, d read more

Book Review Memoirs of a Professional Cad: The Autobiography of George Sanders George Sanders Dean Street Press, March 2015 (originally published 1960) Is there anything more delightful than getting something you've dreamed of for years and having it live up to your expectations? I've wanted to rea read more

Imagine having a snapshot of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard that was part of the Gable estate! Well, imagine no more, because that's what we have here -- an original photo that's 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". In fact, one side is cut and there is a small corner bend, so it actually looks like this:The seller bou read more

On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more

On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more

On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more

Nice pic of Carole Lombard and William Powell, isn't it? This is one I've never seen before. We can provide a little more information by revealing the bottom of the image, which has a line of dialogue from the film:That still doesn't necessarily answer which film it's from, and they made two which u read more

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more

One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more

One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more

That's Walter Byron alongside Carole Lombard in a publicity still from the 1932 Paramount film "Sinners in the Sun." It's one of seven vintage photos of Carole, all 8" x 10" gelatin-silver glossies, being offered in two groups. Other pics in this batch, all in fine to very fine condition, are this o read more

Carloni (Gino Rossi) is a detective at a Milan agency. When we meet him, he is looking through a stack of photos of a beautiful woman. (Image via Circeo59) A wealthy man, Enrico Fontana (Ferdinando Sarmi), recently visited the agency and brought the photographs, which are of his wife Paola (Lucia Bo read more

The site where Carole Lombard honed her comedy chops while making "The Bicycle Flirt" and other shorts for Mack Sennett -- following in the footsteps of numerous legends -- today received its accurate recognition in film history, more than sixty years after a mistake regarding the proper location of read more

This is my entry in the Madeleine Carroll Blogathon hosted by the lovely ladies at Tales of the Easily Distracted and Silver Screenings. Click Here to read more about the beauteous Miss Madeleine. Many years ago I had a friend named John. John was an elderly gentleman who grew up poor in the read more

I have to say that when it comes to bad experiences at the movies, I haven't had too many of them. I've turned plenty of movies off while watching them on television, but I've never actually walked out of a theater before a movie has finished playing. I think that says more about my cheapness than m read more