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Fame, in a mug
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 31, 2018
We've all heard of the Hollywood Walk of Fame (which includes Carole Lombard's star. above), but have you ever heard of the Hollywood Hall of Fame? I haven't, but apparently there was one, and we have proof -- this mug:Here's what the other side looks like:It misspelled director Allan Dwan's last na read more
Adventures of a Dentist (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2018
Adventures of a Dentist (Pokhozhdeniya zubnogo vracha)
Directed by Elem Klimov
Written by Aleksandr Volodin from his play
1965/USSR
Mosfilm/Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
First viewing/FilmStruck The mid-sixties were a great time for whimsical slavic comedies. This one is about a newly-graduate read more
Farewell to FilmStruck: My Viewing Suggestions (A Work in Progress)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 30, 2018
Speaking in stages of grief, the denial phase lasted a long time for me when I heard that the film streaming service FilmStruck would be no more after 11/29. This beautifully curated site has become invaluable to me as a way to find amazing new movies and learn more about them via a rich array of sp read more
book: The Night is a Time for Listening (1966) by Elliot West
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 29, 2018
West Berlin, not so long after the cessation of World War Two’s hostilities. US journalist Marco “Darsoss” Darsossakis is here because the one thing that keeps him living from day to day is the prospect of murdering Otto Vorst, the Nazi officer who gleefully waterboarded Darsoss&# read more
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974, Phil Roman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 27, 2018
It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown opens with this adorable five minute Woodstock sequence. He builds a new nest, then goes and takes a swim in a bird bath. A storm comes in–whatever its faults, Mystery does have some rather ambitious animation for a “Charlie Brown” special–the tranquil clouds read more
A Man Against a Mouse: Cliff Robertson in Charly (1968)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 26, 2018
Two years after the first edition of her Disability in Films Blogathon, Robin from Pop Culture Reverie is back with a second edition of the event! This time, our mutual friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood has joined her to co-host. In 2016, I explored physical disability w read more
The letter that launched a legend
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 26, 2018
In 1912, Jane Alice Peters turned four years old and resided in Fort Wayne, Ind. That same year, Myrna Williams turned seven in Helena, Mont.Neither could have known a lengthy letter sent that year would impact their lives...or that of a one-year-old in Kansas City named Harlean Carpenter:That year, read more
A different sort of 'Paramount Player'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 25, 2018
Carole Lombard spent more that seven years at Paramount Pictures, and though it could be argued it never fully exploited her talents, she left it in far more successful shape than when she entered in the spring of 1930.But that's not the "Paramount Player" we're discussing today. Rather, it's a toba read more
Carole, with a clean-shaven Clark
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 22, 2018
Carole Lombard's out on the town with Clark Gable...trouble is, Clark evidently forgot to bring his mustache along. What's going on here?The answer: Marion Davies.In 1936, Davies -- who had left MGM for Warner Brothers the year before (a move where Marion's benefactor, William Randolph Hearst, had h read more
book: Death of a Red Heroine (2000) by Qiu Xiaolong
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 22, 2018
Shanghai and environs, 1990. It’s purely by chance that the strangled body of model worker Guan Hongying is found dumped in a remote canal; by all rights she could have remained there undisturbed for decades. Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Homicide Division’s Special Case Squa read more
DRACULA A.D. 1972 On Blu-ray From Warner Archive
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Oct 20, 2018
The Warner Archive Collection made a lot of fanboys happy when it was announced they would be releasing DRACULA A.D. 1972 and THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA on Region A Blu-ray. THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA disc has been delayed to November, but DRACULA A.D. 1972 is available now.
With DRACULA A.D. 1 read more
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 17, 2018
Story of a Prostitute (Shinpu den)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Hajime Takaiwa; story by Taijiru Tomura
1965/Japan
Nikkatsu
First viewing/Netflix rental In this WWII film, Suzuki reveals his more melancholic and personal side while continuing his use of stunning imagery. Harumi, a pro read more
A Mare (Island) in the Navy
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 16, 2018
"From Hell To Heaven," issued in early 1933, isn't among Carole Lombard's better-remembered films -- it's essentially the "Grand Hotel" formula transferred to a resort on the eve of a major thoroughbred race -- but like many of her movies, it hung around for a while. In fact, it played that June at read more
A silent billhead that speaks volumes
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 15, 2018
Carole Lombard and Buck Jones, shown together in the 1925 Fox western "Hearts And Spurs," had a few things in common. Both were Indiana natives (Jones hailed from Vincennes), both found fame in films and both died violently in 1942. (Jones was among the nearly 500 fatalities at the Coconut Grove nig read more
Celebrating the Fall with a Kino Classics Giveaway (Blog/Facebook)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 14, 2018
The Fall Celebration Continues with Kino Lorber! DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway, Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles If you didn’t win our Twitter contest earlier this month, no worries, there’s still two more chances to win our Kino Lorber fall giveaway – this time via the Facebook/Blog ver read more
I Am Max: A Max Linder Docudrama Film
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Oct 12, 2018
I Am Max: A Max Linder Docudrama Film
Silent film fans all over the world have lauded their favorite on-screen comedians, particularly enjoying the works of legendary comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. While each of these comedians had a distinct sense of style and i read more
A Hundred Streets (2016)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 12, 2018
vt 100 Streets; vt One Square Mile UK / 93 minutes / color / Caudwell, One Square Mile, Umedia, West Fiction, Crossday, What’s the Story, Green Door, Vertigo Dir: Jim O’Hanlon Pr: Pippa Cross, Leon F. Butler, Idris Elba, Ros Hubbard Scr: Leon F. Butler Cine: Philipp Blaubach Cast: Idris Elba, Gemma read more
Variations on a theme
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 11, 2018
Stunning image of Carole Lombard, doncha think? It's just been put on sale at eBay. But if you miss out, don't fret -- another pic, a slightly different pose from the same session, also is available:From the coding (which doesn't appear to be Paramount's) and more importantly the clothing, I'm guess read more
A lady with drive: Of Lombard and her license
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 10, 2018
In the 1928 Mack Sennett short "The Campus Vamp," coed Carole Lombard, still a teenager when this was made, is shown driving a car. It wasn't anything new for her, if information from her California driver's license replacement form is to be believed.Take a look:Lombard was applying for a new licens read more