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For his centenary that we celebrated yesterday (but that I still continue to celebrate today), I wanted to do something new to hounour the fantastic William Holden! So, I thought I would explore his life and the man he was and the man he is to us through a fun ABC-Book (blog format). So here it is, read more

Imagine zapping yourself back to the 1930s (or 1931, as Cecil Beaton is in this case), attending a photo shoot of Carole Lombard. What would it be like?Let legendary photographer George Hurrell describe it to you: "Carole was one of my favorite subjects. She could be carrying on like Faust one minut read more

Thanks to an ongoing partnership between Turner Classic Movies and Ball State University, movie fans once again have the chance to do a deep-dive into a classic film-related topic in a free online class, and this year’s theme is definitely something to dance about. This summer’s online read more

William Holden’s guide to a Picnic (1955) A primeira vez em que eu vi William Holden foi em uma propaganda do filme “Férias de Amor”. Eu me lembro bem de seu peito nu. Mas eu não me apaixonei por Holden naquele instante. Demoraria algum tempo até que eu fosse ver os seus read more

Lucille Ball and William Holden in the "L.A. at Last!" episode of I Love Lucy. This article is part of The Third Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Centenary Celebration hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema, The Flapper Dame, and Love Letters to Old Hollywood. The classic TV series I Lo read more

The caption to this photo reads “A costume ball given in 1929 by Mrs. Basil Rathbone.” It was in Hollywood, so it may have been the $5000 ball. read more

The Third Golden Boy Blogathon, A William Holden Centenary Celebration is underway April 15-17. OUR HOSTS Day 1 Love Letters to Old Hollywood - Day 2 The Flapper Dame - Day 3 The Wonderful World of Cinema  Dalton Trumbo 1905-1976 Some people have an awful read more

Yes! We’re starting to celebrate the highly expected Centenary of the very appreciated Golden Boy, the one and only William Holden! As you know, Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood and Emily from The Flapper Dame are joining me to host this edition of the event that starts today and wi read more

The T.A.M.I. Sho Directed by Steve Binder Written by William Sargent Jr. 1964/USA Screen Entertainment Co./Screencraft International/Theatrofilm First viewing/Netflix rental   Pure heaven. On three glorious nights in 1964, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was lit up by thousands of screamin read more

The Third Golden Boy Blogathon, A William Holden Centenary Celebration is underway April 15-17, hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema, The Flapper Dame, and Love Letters to Old Hollywood.  Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 Dalton Trumbo 1905-1976 Some people have an awful lot to say, and writer Dal read more

Papai Noel Conquista os Marcianos (1964) e outras vezes em que o cinema foi a Marte Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) and other film trips to Mars Um repórter da TV, falando diretamente da oficina do Papai Noel no Polo Norte, onde os ajudantes de Noel acabam de mostrar um boneco read more

In January 1935, Carole Lombard and friend Madalynne Field went east for a vacation; this pic shows Lombard at the Biltmore Country Club in Miami. After Florida, they journeyed to nearby Cuba, roughly a quarter-century before Fidel Castro's revolution (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/152746.ht read more

Oh honey. The reporters are telling you the police are closing in. Every black and white outfit has you jumping. You’re burning your dress in an incinerator in the backyard. Let’s refresh why. The date is 1953. You, our heroine of The Blue Gardenia, are played by Anne Baxter. The actress read more

2001: A Space Odyssey has five distinct parts–the “Dawn of Man” sequence, then the space station and moon visit, then the main action before the intermission, then the main action after the intermission, then the “Jupiter” sequence. The prehistoric sequence, where an advanced alien device read more

I really feel like I should have more to say about Ice Station Zebra than I do. After all, we have Rock Hudson as an American submarine commander, Patrick McGoohan as a British intelligence agent, and Jim Brown as a military officer who may very well have his own nefarious aims. All in support of an read more

Oh honey. The reporters are telling you the police are closing in. Every black and white outfit has you jumping. You’re burning your dress in an incinerator in the backyard. Let’s refresh why. The date is 1953. You, our heroine of The Blue Gardenia, are played by Anne Baxter. The actress read more

Last week, we noted the Carole Lombard 1934 MGM comedy "The Gay Bride" had just been issued on Warner Archive (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/895254.html). This version has already found its way to eBay for auction.Listed as "brand new" by the seller (in other words, still sealed), one bid al read more

Lon Chaney, Jr. reflects on a case. Inspired by the popular Inner Sanctum radio suspense series, Calling Dr. Death was the first of a six-film series produced by Universal in the 1940s. It's an imaginative mystery with noirish elements that kicks off the franchise in style. Lon Chaney, J read more

"It Pays To Advertise" was the first of five Carole Lombard films released at Paramount during the first half of 1931. Also with Lombard are Norman Foster, Skeets Gallagher and Eugene Pallette, five years before he would play the father of Carole's character in "My Man Godfrey." Even late-silent ico read more

The 2018 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Champion is Barbara Stanwyck. After two previous final fours where she came up empty handed, the third time was the charm for Missy, as she withstood a furious rally by Olivia de Havilland to win 78-76. Babs joins Carole Lombard and Audrey Hepburn as read more