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An actor who made it look so easy
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 21, 2014
Last month, we did an entry about someone asking San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle if Carole Lombard would be a star today, or if Tom Hanks could have done likewise in the 1920s (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/699835.html). LaSalle answered yes to the former ("...we know that Ca read more
You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 17, 2014
I’m a terrible person for just now watching You Can’t Take It With You considering it was voted as the number one film you readers requested I write about. With that, this is a wacky blend of screwball comedy with social satire with hilariously endearing performances by its ensemble cast read more
o/t: if it’s Thursday it must be time for Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 17, 2014
Another great roundup of reviews/articles posted around the intertubes concerning “forgotten” movies and TV items, many of which are of noirish interest. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out read more
Lombard and Lux: Keepin' it smooth
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 14, 2014
I'm guessing that in the 1930s, Carole Lombard and other stars who appeared in Lux soap advertisements didn't make individual marketing arrangements with the company; instead, each studio (Paramount in Carole's case for this 1934 newspaper ad) handled it for them, and probably got a cut of the actio read more
And they said it couldn't be done (but apparently has!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 10, 2014
Carole Lombard poses near a window in the Iris Circle home in Los Angeles she shared with first husband William Powell in the early 1930s. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Lombard lived in Los Angeles long before she stepped into the film industry (though when six-year-old Jane Alice Peters joined read more
The Bennett Sisters: It Runs in the Blood
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 6, 2014
No - not THOSE Bennett sisters. No pride and prejudice here. More like glamour, sophistication, scandal and men. So take that Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Catherine and Lydia, and while we are at it Kim, Khloe and whatever, too. These sister ruled the Hollywood scene during the 1930s and 1940s and m read more
The Film I Re-Watched Despite Missing a Quarter of It: The Major and the Minor (1942)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jul 3, 2014
Those born in the age of streaming will never know the excitement of catching a favorite film on TV, running to get a tape on time to record it, and succeeding. With adept timing skills, one could even cut out the commercials. There were a few films I loved so much that I was willing to record them read more
The Film I Re-Watched Despite Missing a Quarter of It: The Major and the Minor (1942)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jul 3, 2014
Those born in the age of streaming will never know the excitement of catching a favorite film on TV, running to get a tape on time to record it, and succeeding. With adept timing skills, one could even cut out the commercials. There were a few films I loved so much that I was willing to record them read more
Pic of the Day: “Play It Again Sam” revisited
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Jun 24, 2014
Today’s pic is a rather unusual one. It’s another shot from a film that Timothy does not actually appear in, Herbert Ross’ Play It Again, Sam (1972), starring Woody Allen and based on his stage play. There is super-cute Diane Keaton, and just to her right is a flier for a screening read more
Happy blogiversary to me — 3.0! (Or is it 2.1?)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 23, 2014
On June 23, 2011, Duke University’s Kyrie Irving was the number one pick in the NBA draft. Actor Ted Shackelford, Gary Ewing of Knots Landing fame, celebrated his 65th birthday. And I hit “PUBLISH” for the first time on this blog, launching Shadows and Satin! Can you believe itR read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Harold Lloyd with absurdly tiny legs (yeah, that’s about it)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 20, 2014
I love vintage ads but there are times when they failed spectacularly. Take this magazine ad for Harold Lloyd’s comedies from 1925. I get that they are trying to say he is the king of comedy (and his movie’s profits certainly gave him legitimate claim to at least the title of prince) bu read more
Birthday Boy (and Others): Fame, it is Fleeting
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Jun 20, 2014
A roundabout tribute to today's birthday boy, and one that leads to thinking about some others who share the date...
Today, you see, is the birthday of Errol Flynn, and the song sung here by the infinitely marvelous Miss Barbara Cook bears his name. Flynn may still be a household name, of sor read more
Birthday Boy (and Others): Fame, it is Fleeting
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Jun 20, 2014
A roundabout tribute to today's birthday boy, and one that leads to thinking about some others who share the date...
Today, you see, is the birthday of Errol Flynn, and the song sung here by the infinitely marvelous Miss Barbara Cook bears his name. Flynn may still be a household name, of sor read more
o/t: if it’s Tuesday, it must be time for Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 17, 2014
And this week’s installment of the useful roundup of blog posts etc. relating to (mainly) obscure movies is here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using read more
There’s always that ONE GUY who just doesn’t get it… Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 11, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 11, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor “Hey, whatcha guys doing? Can I help? Can I sit with you?” Yes, we’ve all known this kind of person. Maybe they are our friends. Our neighbors. They certainly tend to be the lady beside you on the airplane who will not shut up read more
Tom Cruise Runs and We Love It
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Jared Bratt on Jun 3, 2014
Dinner with my dad means that at some point it is only natural that our conversation shifts onto the topic of movies. And so the question is posed in my direction: “Who do you think is the hottest male star at the moment?’ Now while I can think of plenty of actors’ names that poss read more
Drink like you mean it! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 31, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 31, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Agda Nielson’s naughty maid, Mizi, is one of the highlights of The Merry Jail. She manages to crash a ball (with a dress “borrowed” from her employer) and proceeds to down champagne like it’s cola. Well, when someone else read more
Dietrich made me do it!
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on May 30, 2014
Dietrich made me do it!
My younger cousin Dianna is writing a paper on classic film style and how its evolved over time and transferred down the ages and influenced modern style and design. Did I mention she's only in high school? I wish we had had assignments like this when I was her age! I read more
She Got It Wrong: How Jennifer Jason Leigh Almost Ruined The Hudsucker Proxy
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2014
As a fan of classic 30s and 40s films, I delight in the movies that pay tribute to them, and no directors have been more glowing in their homages than the Coen brothers, with their nods to predecessors Preston Sturges, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, and even Stuart Heisler. Their gloriously fun The Huds read more
She Got It Wrong: How Jennifer Jason Leigh Almost Ruined The Hudsucker Proxy
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2014
As a fan of classic 30s and 40s films, I delight in the movies that pay tribute to them, and no directors have been more glowing in their homages than the Coen brothers, with their nods to predecessors Preston Sturges, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, and even Stuart Heisler. Their gloriously fun The Huds read more