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A century after ending 'the war to end all wars'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 11, 2018
This image of the girl then known as Jane Alice Peters is from Frederick Ott's book "The Films Of Carole Lombard," showing her at about age nine or 10, likely sometime during 1918. From her mother, Elizabeth Peters, Jane had learned the importance of aiding others, and here she was aiding the war ef read more
Quote: Orson Welles on Being a Filmmaker
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 11, 2018
My definition of a filmmaker is a man who presides over accidents.
-Orson Welles
Quote Source read more
Celebrating #Noirvember with a Classic Kino Lorber Giveaway!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 11, 2018
Celebrating Noirvember with a Classic Kino Lorber Giveaway! Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles Time for our next contest! This time we’re celebrating Noirvember with another cool Kino Classics giveaway… We are happy to say that we have EIGHT classic DVD or Blu-Rays to giveaway on Twitter read more
Vive La Moreau! Celebrating A French Icon
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Nov 10, 2018
Femme Immortelle du Cinéma
Don Malcolm's MidCentury Productions will kick off its 5th festival of French film noir at San Francisco's venerable indie house, the Roxie Theater, on November 15. Each year the festival has grown, building on the excellence and success of the previous year, and so in read more
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 10, 2018
A Short Film About Love (Krotki film o milosci) Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz 1988/Poland Zespol Filmowy “Tor” First viewing/FilmStruck What is love? It takes a Bergman or a Kieslowski to really explore its depths. A tee read more
That's Rich(ee), plus a 'Cinematic' postponement
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 10, 2018
Carole Lombard's seven years at Paramount Pictures may have had their ups and downs in terms of movies, but few could argue with her success there in still portraits. The pic above, which looks to be from 1934, was taken by a photographer whose reputation should be better known, since he certainly r read more
Between a Coward and Cary
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 9, 2018
One benefit of being a celebrity such as Carole Lombard is that you get to meet many other celebrities. Take this photo, for example. Flanking Carole to her right is future co-star Cary Grant, whom she'd known since 1932. To her left, the English renaissance man and future "Sir," Noel Coward. They'r read more
Clearing Out My DVR Part 2: Madam Satan (1930); A Dress, A Dirigible and a Dame
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Nov 8, 2018
I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and the GPS, that provides quick and (usually) correct directions, the DVR requires that I read more
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975, Phil Roman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 7, 2018
Most of You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown is a motocross race. There are a bunch of kids in the race–organized by Peppermint Patty (Stuart Brotman)–but the only two racers who matter are Charlie Brown (Duncan Watson) and Snoopy, “disguised” as The Masked Marvel. The race is beautifully plotted. read more
Lombard. Hurrell. Vintage. What a combination.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 7, 2018
There are Carole Lombard pictures of a special breed, and this is one of them. It's Paramount p1202-1346, and we uncover even more tantalizing information on the back:* For one thing, it was taken by George Hurrell, a legend in Hollywood portrait photography.* For another, the stamps from Hurrell an read more
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936, Albert Herman), Chapter 10: A Desperate Chance
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 6, 2018
While he’s lost his advantage (apparently) by the cliffhanger, master detective and frequent dimwit Jack Mulhall bumbles his way into a win in A Desperate Chance. Because he’s got her house bugged (with a camera, natch), he’s able to see Mae Busch get conned and go to… rescue her? Not clear read more
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936, Albert Herman), Chapter 8: A Cry in the Night
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 1, 2018
A Cry in the Night refers the the cliffhanger of this chapter. Not the cliffhanger resolve at the open, which is another terrible Clutching Hand resolve, but the one in the very last scene. It’s not clear it’s night out. The cry is more of a scream. Whatever. After the cliffhanger resolution at read more
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