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Biographical film: Night and Day(1946).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 16, 2011
Night and Day(1946). Biographical film starring Cary Grant as American composer and songwriter Cole Porter. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz. The music score by Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner was nominated for an Academy Award. The film features several of the best-known Porter songs, inclu read more
Make Your Own Film Festival- Pick A Country (Part 1 of 7)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 16, 2011
Michel Joelsas in The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (City Lights Pictures) Windows doesn’t discriminate between regions any longer, and neither does Macintosh. Even if they do you should get a warning when inserting a Non-Region 1 DVD (meaning one made for distribution outside the US, Canad read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (35)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jul 15, 2011
Well here we are at the end of a very long week, at least for me. Lots of work and a very sick puppy got in the way of movie watching and blogging, but we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Stay tuned for a review of the wonderfully weird The Lost World from 1925 and read more
Silent Film Star: Anita Page.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 13, 2011
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Silent Film Star: Virginia Valli.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 10, 2011
Fun Fact: Was a stenographer before becoming an actress.
Please click here to learn more about Virginia Valli. read more
The Scariest Men in Film Noir: Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 9, 2011
So many scary dudes . . . so little space. If this face isn't scary, then I don't know scary. Scary or not -- I love this guy. Scary or not -- I love this guy. Just because he can rock an ascot doesn't mean he isn't scary. Just because he can rock an ascot doesn't mean he read more
Silent Film, "It (1927)".
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 8, 2011
I just finished watching the silent film, "It(1927)"with Clara Bow. I really enjoyed this very fast paced and cute comedy. Clara gives a very cute performance in a scene where she is making funny faces at her friends baby. I also enjoyed The scenes at coney island and the subtitles with the 1920's read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (36)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jul 8, 2011
In my continuing quest to pass as Canadian, I’m spending the last half of this week “out in it.” That’s right, as you are reading this and enjoying the best the interwebs has to offer, I’m in an unairconditioned lodge in the middle of the woods, boiling my own drinking read more
The Scariest Men in Film Noir: Part 1
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 6, 2011
So many scary dudes . . . so little space. Dana Andrews -- scary? Just look at Gary Merrill's face. Who knew that calling somebody "Bright Boy" could be so scary? Who knew that calling somebody "Bright Boy" could be so scary? Sexy, yes. But scary nonetheless. Sexy, yes. read more
Silent Film Star: Virginia Lee Corbin.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 3, 2011
Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 - June 5, 1942). Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, and went on to become a flapper in the 1920s. Unfortunately she was one of the many silent stars that would not make it in the sound era.
Films:
Wine of Youth 1924
The Three Keys 1925
Han read more
Silent Film Star: Helen Jerome Eddy.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 29, 2011
Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 - January 27, 1990), was a character actress who played in films such as: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917).
Eddy's first movie was, The Discontented Man (1915). Soon she left Lubin and joined Paramount Pictures. At this time she began to play roles for which read more
Silent Film Star: Mae Murray.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 26, 2011
Rudolph Valentino, was best man at her 1926 marriage to Prince David Mdivani; Pola Negri was matron of honor.
Please click here to learn more about Mae Murray. read more
The Scariest Women in Film Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 26, 2011
The women of film noir could be deceitful, disdainful, and imposing, not to mention steely, wily, callous, and relentless. But some, more than any other quality, were downright scary. Here are my picks for the scariest women in film noir. Laurie was never as happy as she when she was behind the barr read more
The Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival–June 17-26 in Glengarriff, County Cork, Ireland.
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jun 26, 2011
I flew to Ireland on June 15 and spent the week at the Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival, in a small town called Glengarriff, County Cork–the home of Maureen O’Hara herself. It was an absolutely wonderful week, filled with many great films (we watched 3 classic movies per day) read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (38)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 24, 2011
It’s rainy but it’s Friday! A rainy summer afternoon is designed for staying in with good coffee and great movies. Or really really bad movies… maybe it’s time to dive into the cheesy sci-fi flicks TCM has been airing in the “Drive-In Double Features” series? Whe read more
Silent Film Stars Historic Records Available on Ancestry.com
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Jun 23, 2011
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Below is a press release from Ancestry.com. I think this will be very interesting for folks who are researching information about silent era film stars and coming across major obstacles. I read more
Night Editor (1946) . From Bad Girls Film Noir Vol.2. DVD.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 22, 2011
Night Editor (1946). B-movie film noir. Directed by Henry Levin and based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a previous radio program episode "Inside Story." Cast: William Gargan, Janis Carter and Jeff Donnell.
The story begins when, Johnny's proble read more
Silent Film Star: Mary Pickford.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 19, 2011
She had intended to have all of her films destroyed after her death, fearing that no one would care about them. She was convinced not to do this.
One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Arguably the silent era's most renowned female star. Film historian read more
Film School Rejects Offer up “A Trip to the Moon” by Georges Méliès
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 17, 2011
The marvelous feature “Short Film of the Day” over at filmschoolrejects offers up a tasty morsel of film everyday. I always look forward to watching the selection, but I was delighted today when they featured Georges Méliès‘ “A Trip to the Moon.” If you care for silent read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (39)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 17, 2011
Whew… it’s been a hilarious week at Pretty Clever Films. I hope everyone enjoyed Buster Keaton Week as much as I did. Of course I had the distinct please of watching Buster while everyone else had to read my rambling thoughts about him, so it may have been more fun for me. Though I was read more