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A Lombard portrait so Richee done
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 13, 2020
Photographer Eugene Robert Richee (1896-1972) and subject Carole Lombard made for quite a team during the early and mid-1930s. He took many of Carole's most sensual Paramount portraits, especially during the pre-Code era (witness this still at top of Lombard for the 1933 potboiler "White Woman"). Bu read more
A “White Christmas” at the Upcountry History Museum
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 12, 2020
The Upcountry History Museum follows COVID-19 protocols, including limited capacity, requiring facemasks and no contact ticket purchasing through their website. Read more. You may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but it may not be likely that you’ll see cold precipitation in your area — especially read more
Topper (1937): Cary Grant’s a Ghost
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 8, 2020
We know what kind of movie we’re in for upon meeting Cary Grant, whistling a merry tune, as he drives his fancy wheels with his feet. His wife — a quizzical platinum blonde played to perfection by Constance Bennett — stares up at him in amusement. They are a picture of fun-loving read more
A different sort of 'Dressing'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 8, 2020
"We're Not Dressing" is a fun, if sometimes silly musical romp where Carole Lombard is Bing Crosby's leading lady, complemented by Ethel Merman, Leon Errol and as comic relief, George Burns and Gracie Allen. It was filmed in early 1934, much of it on Catalina Island.But at the tail end of 1933 (Dec. read more
A fashionable flapper (and dig those shoes!)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 7, 2020
It's sometime in 1929, and Carole Lombard, a requisite cloche atop her head, appears ready to face the chilly world in a stunning coat -- and speaking of stunning, check out those shoes. Here they are in close-up: Would that footwear still be fashionable today? The image, new to me until today, has read more
A LAMP-lighter: 'Stand Tall!' takes another award
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 6, 2020
As Carole Lombard peruses a movie script, I'm becoming increasingly confident someday soon, a professional actor not only will read one of mine, but then perform it on screen. My optimism wqs bolstered today, when I received some good news from the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival:My romantic com read more
Joe Flynn - A Frustrated Fellow
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Dec 5, 2020
Aurora, author of the blog Once Upon a Screen, is hosting the 9th annual What a Character! Blogathon this weekend along with Kellee of Outspoken and Freckled and Paula of Paula's Cinema Club. This event celebrates the many many great character actors that have appeared in films since movie-making be read more
Marcel Dalio: What a (French) Character!
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Dec 4, 2020
This is my entry for the annual What a Character! blogathon hosted by Paula at Paula's Cinema Club, Aurora of Once Upon a Screen and Kellee at Outspoken & Freckled. ~I was watching
Josef von Sternberg’s flamboyantly decadent noir The Shanghai Gesture
(1941) a while ago. Taking i read more
What a Character! blogathon: Harry Cording
Caftan Woman Posted by on Dec 4, 2020
It is the time of year we all look forward to when Paula's Cinema Club, Once Upon a Screen, and Outspoken and Freckled host their "What a Character!" Blogathon. This year, December 5th is the big day. Harry Cording1891-1954Above is Harry Cording as he was mostly seen throughout his 27 read more
A rotating session
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 4, 2020
Plenty of people love this color cover portrait of Carole Lombard, from the June 1938 issue of Hollywood magazine...since it's simply so, well, unusual. Today, someone who follows me at the Twitter site "It's the pictures that got small" posted it. A comment came from "Forever Louise Brooks" -- "Tha read more
Cary Grant Comes Home for the Weekend Festival: Making My First Video Essay and Chatting on a Panel with Creators
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 1, 2020
One of the best things I've done since the pandemic has changed life so dramatically was to learn how to make a video essay. I did it for the Cary Grant Comes Home for the Weekend Festival, a wonderful event that usually takes place in the actor's hometown of Bristol, UK, but was online for th read more
A p1202 rarity
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 30, 2020
Meet p1202-1277, one of Carole Lombard's rarer portraits in the Paramount series. It's from 1935 or '36, and shows the star in a mink stole:The rear of the photo provides information, too, but it's of a somewhat jarring nature:It's stamped with a date of June 2, 1944, two years after Lombard's death read more
“Hollywood is a Four Letter Town” Book Giveaway (Dec)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 29, 2020
“Hollywood is a Four Letter Town”We have FIVE Books to Give Away this month! “Frank and Spicy!” – The New York Times It’s time for our next book giveaway contest! CMH will be giving away FIVE COPIES of Hollywood is a Four Letter Town, by syndicated columnist James read more
CHESLEY BONESTELL: A BRUSH WITH THE FUTURE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 27, 2020
Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986) was a multifaceted and multi-talented individual. In his long life he was an illustrator, architect, matte painter, and a renowned graphic futurist. His drawings and conceptions of the solar system still inspire those working in the field of space exploration toda read more
A happy Thanksgiving, plus a cornbread recipe from the Veep-elect
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 26, 2020
We've run this Thanksgiving-themed Carole Lombard photo before, but since it combines several Hollywood notables, it's worth showing again.For Thanksgiving 1936, Carole and Clark Gable had a holiday dinner at the 120-acre Marwyck Ranch in Northridge, co-owned by Barbara Stanwyck and Marion Marx. Pic read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 24: D.O.A. (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2020
Today’s YouTube pick is one of noir’s best-known offerings: D.O.A. (1949). It’s got a perfect noir premise, a perfect noir opening, a perfect noir end, and in between, a characteristically labryrinthine noir plot. D.O.A. also serves up a great cast that includes Edmond O’Brien, Luther Adler read more
Book Review: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 23, 2020
In 2017, Del Rey published STAR WARS--FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a book that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the film by featuring 40 stories that looked at the story from a different perspective. Now THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK gets the same treatment. 40 stories by 40 writers, in roughly t read more
A 'Look' at "They Knew What They Wanted"
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 17, 2020
"They Knew What They Wanted" was Carole Lombard's second film with Charles Laughton, but it was a far cry from their late 1933 Paramount potboiler "White Woman." This was made for RKO in 1940, an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play whose racy subject matter (waitress falls for yardhand whom read more
SCREENPLAY BY: A. I. Bezzerides
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 12, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: A. I. Bezzerides
On November 12, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The coolest named screenwriter of them all is our SCREENPLAY BY star for Noirvember! Born in Samsun, Turkey in 1908, Albert Isaac Bezzerides emigrated with his family to the read more
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Illustrated Holiday Classic – Book Giveaway (now thru Dec 12)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 8, 2020
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Illustrated Holiday ClassicWe have 10 Books to Giveaway Now through Dec 12!
Re-live the beloved holiday classic with thislavishly illustrated storybook the entire family can share
We are delighted to announce our next giveaway — just in time fo read more