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What’s Streaming in Oct on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? A Farewell to Arms, Father’s Little Dividend and More!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 6, 2020
Our Oct Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelOver 40 Titles Streaming Free All, Every Month It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies read more
For Lombard, a few from '40
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 5, 2020
1940 would be an interesting and somewhat productive year for Carole Lombard, shown here in color transparency. Weddings of people important in her life marked the early part of the year. First, ex-husband William Powell remarried, this time to actress Diana Lewis, a woman more than a decade younger read more
“Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe” Book Giveaway (October Giveaway)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 4, 2020
Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe Book GiveawayFor ages 14-17, grades 9-12We have 10 Books to Giveaway Now through Nov 7! Weatherford’s intimate writing style will make readers feel like they’re accessing Marilyn’s private journals. The story is dedicated to anyone who has ever felt read more
Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend – Book Giveaway (October)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 4, 2020
Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend Book GiveawayWe have 8 Books to Giveaway this Month!
“The definitive biography: forensic, myth-busting, and psychologically fine-tuned. Both a well-written work of scholarship and an entertaining ride through the life and work of one of Hollywood read more
Story of The Last Chrysanthemum (1939): A Traditional Japanese Epic
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2020
Akira Kurosawa is obviously known for samurai pictures — the famed jidaigeki genre — and Yasjiro Ozu is most sedulous when it comes to the relational bonds between parents and children in Japanese society. However, in some sense, of the so-called “Big-Three,” it is Kenji Miz read more
Professional prints at a practical price
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 29, 2020
If the above image of Carole Lombard in a form-fitting gown fails to elicit a response from you, see a doctor right away and have your humanity checked. The photo, from a session for MGM's "The Gay Bride" in 1934, is among pictures that can be converted into long-lasting prints worth framing, create read more
A table read (for a great cause) 'Becomes Her'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 28, 2020
Is this a table read for "To Be Or Not To Be"? It very well could be, what with Carole Lombard laughing at Jack Benny (turned away from us), with young supporting player Robert Stack across the table...and of course, that's director Ernst Lubitsch laughing uproariously at the end. Table reads are pl read more
That's a lot of 'Picturegoer'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 26, 2020
One advantage British fan magazines of the Golden Age had on their American counterparts is that they published weekly, not monthly, and news and film reviews thus were more up-to-date. One of the UK's best publications was Picturegoer, where Carole Lombard is shown on the cover in May 1935.If you'r read more
From San Simeon to Culver City to Napa, plus a pair of birthdays
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 25, 2020
Carole Lombard spent most of her 33 years within the state of California, so the vast majority of her photos were shot there...like the image above of her and relatively new husband William Powell, taken at Hearst Castle in San Simeon not long after the couple returned from their honeymoon in Hawaii read more
A Mystery in Paris: ‘So Long at the Fair’ (1950)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 25, 2020
If you’ve been following this blog for a while and know my tastes well, it shouldn’t be a mystery that one of my favourite national cinemas is the one made in the UK, especially the classics from the 30s until the 60s. That is why Terence’s Rule, Britannia Blogathon that he is host read more
Book Review--RUNGS ON A LADDER: HAMMER FILMS SEEN THROUGH A SOFT GAUZE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 25, 2020
One of my latest discount book purchases is RUNGS ON A LADDER: HAMMER FILMS SEEN THROUGH A SOFT GAUZE. This is a short memoir on what it was like to work behind the camera for Hammer Films from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. The author of this volume is Christopher Neame--but this is N read more
A "Stand Tall!" (virtual) casting call
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 24, 2020
Does Carole Lombard appear a bit ambivalent about the showgirl outfit she's wearing in the 1928 Pathe part-talkie "Show Folks"? Maybe so, but if you've ever had ambitions of being in show business, I'm going to give you a chance.I'm proud to announce that a month from now -- Saturday, Oct. 24 -- I'm read more
One more Pathe and a new p1202, too
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 23, 2020
In our recent listing of photos Carole Lombard made at Pathe, we inadvertently omitted the one above -- cl-18, probably taken near the end of 1928. The 20-year-old starlet makes for a fine "sleeping beauty," doncha think?We've also uncovered a new Lombard Paramount p1202 portrait, specifically p1202 read more
A potpourri of Pathe portraits, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 22, 2020
Something like this probably is the mental image Carole Lombard fans conjure when one mentions her photos for Pathe: A sensual shot taken by William E. Thomas, where the starlet -- just out of her teens -- shows off plenty of skin in a racy environment.But note there's no "cl-xx" number listed, so y read more
A potpourri of Pathe portraits, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 21, 2020
Meet Carole Lombard's Pathe cl-181, a photo of her I'd never seen before today. It's been quite some time since we examined these late 1920s images, but they played a significant role in redefining Carole (or, as the studio referred to her, "Carol") from the fun-loving, swimsuit-clad Lombard of the read more
A trio of intriguing pics
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 12, 2020
Carole Lombard poses with her beloved dachshund Commissioner in this 1938 color portrait taken by John Engstead. Great shot, though I'm a bit miffed for the doxie's sake that Engstead couldn't work his entire face in.That's one of three new Lombard images we have for you. Next up, also from '38 (May read more
River of No Return (1954): Mitchum and Monroe on a Raft
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 10, 2020
River of No Return is nearly worthwhile for its opening visuals alone. There stands the vestige of American manhood: Robert Mitchum — unmistakably himself — felling a tree. He pulls off his hat, wipes his brow, and we get a gorgeous lingering look at his backyard. God’s majesty as read more
A few new pics, and au revoir, Anna
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 4, 2020
A few Carole Lombard photos new to me are on today's docket, such as this beach photo from 1929 of Lombard and Pathe stablemate Diane Ellis. We've previously run other pics of the pair:Diane was Carole's best friend at Pathe; school pals at Virgil Junior High in the early '20s, they appeared togethe read more
'Bolero,' to a German beat
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 3, 2020
Imagine an orchestral piece from 2014 or so gaining worldwide acclaim by decade's end, without benefit of placement in a current blockbuster movie. That's essentially the phenomenon that led to the Carole Lombard-George Raft dance drama "Bolero" in early 1934.The Maurice Ravel composition premiered read more
Sierra (1950): A B-Movie in The Mountains
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 3, 2020
Burl Ives, knocking out the title ballad in his instantly recognizable tones, is the welcome mat laid out by the film. The setting is slightly novel. High in the hills and mountainous crags is the crib for our story. Sierra gives numerous hints at its modest budgeting. This is no grand, windswept ep read more