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A Francis tentet? Oh, Kay!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 8, 2019
Carole Lombard is shown with Kay Francis in one of the two films they made together, "Ladies' Man" (Paramount, 1931). Tomorrow, Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. is showing 10 of Kay's films, although neither "Ladies' Man" nor her other collaboration with Carole ("In Name Only," RKO, 1939) is among read more
“The next 58 years will be a breeze”: An interview with RiverRun Master of Cinema awardees Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 7, 2019
The RiverRun International Film Festival has been held since 1998. Originally held in Brevard, NC, the festival now takes place in Winston-Salem. Held this year from April 4 – 14, 2019, the festival is screening 172 films from 47 countries—71 features and 101 shorts. Each year, a pillar in the film read more
The Loneliness of a Classic Film Lover: 10 years of blogging at Comet Over Hollywood
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 6, 2019
Celebrating 10 years of Comet Over Hollywood “The Loneliness of a Classic Film Watcher.” That could be a film title for anyone who loved classic films long after the movie’s initial release, but was also before chatting about films online with strangers became mainstream. You were considered odd read more
Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Apr 6, 2019
US / 99 minutes / color / Patriot, Saturn, FilmRise, Hannibal Dir: Johnny Martin Pr: Michael Mendelsohn, Nicolas Cage Scr: John Mankiewicz Story: Rape: A Love Story (2003) by Joyce Carol Oates Cine: David Stragmeister Cast: Nicolas Cage, Anna Hutchison, Talitha Bateman, Deborah Kara Unger, Don Johns read more
A very fine vintage Coop and Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 5, 2019
Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper's first co-starring assignment, Paramount's 1931 drama "I Take This Woman," is celebrated in this stunning vintage still, 8" x 10" and in very fine condition. Its back shows several stamps revealing its status:Want to add this image of two legends to your collection? I read more
Saluting a pair who preserved film history
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 4, 2019
For decades, the 1931 Carole Lombard-Gary Cooper drama "I Take This Woman" had been out of circulation and feared lost. But a 16mm print was found in the late 1990s, followed by one in 35mm. Both have been rehabilitated and exhibited, enabling fans of both iconic performers to see them in action.Two read more
The Style Essentials - Doris Day Makes a Statement in Jean Louis for 1959's PILLOW TALK
GlamAmor Posted by on Apr 3, 2019
This year's TCM Classic Film Festival is almost upon us, including my Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2019 talk, so I wanted to make sure to share something here on GlamAmor to entertain you while I was away. I could think of nothing better than 1959's Pillow Talk. The film celebrates its 60th anniversary read more
On DVD: Walter Huston and a Lively Cast in The Star Witness (1931)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 2, 2019
As Warner Archive celebrates its tenth year, I have been looking back on the hundreds of films I’ve reviewed from the label over the years. I treasure so many of these releases, from the pre-codes to big budget Technicolor musicals. However, my favorites have been the underseen gems that have read more
A Whiny Post About Tim Burton
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 2, 2019
If you've watched TV or gone on the internet in the last week or so, you've doubtless seen an untold number of ads for the latest Disney live-action remake, DUMBO. The movie is directed by Tim Burton.
When it comes to Tim Burton, I have a certain way of looking at the man and his work. For me, ther read more
A Many Splendored Thing: The 2019 TCM Film Festival
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 1, 2019
The countdown is truly on! The 2019 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival will kick off in Los Angeles, California, in less than two weeks, and for the seventh consecutive year, I’ll be there! This year’s fest will be extra special, as it’s the 10-year anniversary of the festival and the read more
For a 'Brief Moment,' no (April) foolin'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 1, 2019
Of Carole Lombard's five releases for Columbia, "Brief Moment" arguably is the lowest on the figurative totem pole. It lacks the career-changing screwball importance of "Twentieth Century," the pre-Code rawness of "Virtue," the glimpses of the Carole yet to come in "No More Orchids" or the maternal read more
Stamp-ing a card to boost the campaign
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 31, 2019
Believe it or not, some years ago, these Carole Lombard postage stamps were actually issued.In Australia. A nice honor (though to be fair, I don't know how Australia selects postage stamp subjects), but it's one Carole has yet to receive from her home country. We Americans can change that.As we've p read more
Part Two: Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin, author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir”
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Mar 30, 2019
Part Two of our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin, author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir” Today we’re sharing Part Two of our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin (daughter of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin) about her new book “Fay Wray and Robert read more
To Carole and Clark, a happy 80th anniversary
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 29, 2019
Today marks the 80th anniversary of Carole Lombard's second marriage, to iconic leading man Clark Gable. (They're shown the following day at their soon-to-be home in Encino, where they met a huge corps of reporters.)This was a big deal to the moviegoing public, arguably the biggest marriage of Holly read more
Book Review--Fay Wray and Robert Risking: A Hollywood Memoir
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 28, 2019
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
Victoria Riskin
Pantheon Books, 2019
I’ve read dozens (hundreds?) of Hollywood autobiographies and Fay Wray’s memoir On the Other Hand has always been one of my favorites. The sense of wonder and fun she found in life, despite all the hard read more
A black eye for 'Big News'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 28, 2019
It's among the most famous of Carole Lombard film images: the black eye her character Kay Colby accidentally received in "Love Before Breakfast." But did you know it's not her only movie to include such a scene? And this time, she wasn't the victim, merely a bystander.It's from her 1929 Pathe film " read more
Up pops a 'Devil' of a screenplay
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 26, 2019
For Carole Lombard, the first few months of 1931 were a whirlwind.It's no secret that the early 1930s, before the Screen Actors Guild gained power, were grueling for actors. (Think of Joan Blondell, who appeared in thirty-five films -- some as a star, others in supporting or bit parts -- between 193 read more
TCMFF at 10: Celebrating a festival's geekish roots
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 25, 2019
Here I am near Carole Lombard's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during the 2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. Finances, or lack thereof, have prevented me from attending another -- even though I now live in Los Angeles -- but thousands of others continue to make the pilgrimage to Hollywood read more
A First-Timer at the TCM Classic Film Festival!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Mar 23, 2019
This April, I will have the occasion to participate in something pretty special for the first time in my life: the Turner Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles! This is pretty much THE golden event for every classic film addicts like me. I first heard of the festival a few years ago but was never ab read more
For a Bennett blogathon, preparing to turn on the 'Power'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 23, 2019
I've signed up for yet another blogathon, one for an actress who was part of a fabled acting family. She made one film with Carole Lombard, a little-remembered silent comedy early in their careers where both had bit parts (that's Carole above from the movie).The actress who's the blogathon subject? read more