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Mary Astor: The Prisoner of Moorcrest
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Nov 5, 2012
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess whose mean father and evil mother worked her to the bone, lived off her earnings and kept her a prisoner in a castle called Moorcrest in a place called Hollywood. Sounds a little "Jane Eyre" and "Cinderella" with a dash of "Rapunzel." But, this is no f read more
HALLOWEEN PUBLICITY PHOTOS: It's Scary What a Starlet Has to Do
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 30, 2012
Pity the poor starlet of yesteryear. If she was young, pretty and oh-so-hopeful for full-fledged fame and fortune, she had to submit to some pretty humiliating photo sessions - all in the name of publicity. Once they were famous, I'll bet these gals would not have considered these photos too much of read more
BITCHES & BLAGGARDS: Glenn Close and Michael Douglas
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 25, 2012
This is the ninth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.
October' read more
The Kid: Correcting Life Through Art
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 17, 2012
This is my entry in The Kid in the Front Row's global challenge to bloggers to watch the same movie at the same time and then blog about it today. Since he is the Kid in the Front Row, he has requested that the film we watch and write about be Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid."
Do you believ read more
Chaplinesque
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 10, 2012
Being in a totally besotted Charlie Chaplin mood these days, I came across the origin of the word "Chaplinesque." While the dictionaries define it as relating to the films or character of Chaplin, somehow it means more than that.
After seeing Chaplin's "The Kid," American poet Hart Crane knew he read more
The Irksome Jimmy Stewart
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 4, 2012
Who doesn't love Jimmy Stewart?
I certainly adore him. In youth he is sweet and funny and very human (oh, and super cute, too). As he aged, the charm remained and a mature wisdom and reliability was added to the package. So why then are the three movie characters I find most irks read more
PARAMOUNT AT 100: Isn't it Romantic?
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 26, 2012
This is my contribution to the Paramount Centennial Blogathon hosted by the Hollywood Revue. The studio that defines Hollywood is 100 years young! For a look at more Paramount Centennial celebrations, click here.
A Paramount Pictures "wheel of stars" featuring the best of the read more
CHAPLIN: THE MUSICAL
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 22, 2012
Today, I was fortunate to see "Chaplin: The Musical" on Broadway. I can only write my review of this show as one who truly, madly, deeply loves Chaplin the artist and the man. If you want objectivity, sorry, I can't oblige.
First things first: the show (book by Thomas Meehan and Christopher Curti read more
Norma Desmond & Lina Lamont: Silent Sweeties on the Town!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 16, 2012
Your intrepid Hollywood reporter Dora Bailey here reporting on the latest sightings in tinsel town!
What 2 silent sweeties have become BFFs and have formed what some might call an unholy alliance? Our sources tell us that former greats and current cougars Norma Desmond and Lina Lamont (you remember read more
Bitches and Blaggards: Theda Bara and Richard Widmark
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 5, 2012
This is the eighth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. read more
My Eye's Delight: 10 Favorite Scenes
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 28, 2012
Why do we love movies?
What secret self does the celluloid embrace and make safe? We all have our favorite films, actors and actresses; the stuff our dreams are made of. And lodged between the opening and closing credits are the unforgettable moments that speak to us as if they have read o read more
Gene Kelly in Marjorie Morningstar: Dig That Heel!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 23, 2012
This is my contribution to the Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon, hosted by the Classic Movie Blog Association, honoring the actor, director, choreographer and all around charmer's 100th birthday. To view the other fantastic contributions about all things Gene, click here.
Not the Gene Kell read more
The Lina Lamont Fan Club: We Will Not Rest!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 10, 2012
Greetings from the Lina Lamont Fan Club!
Yes, loyal fans, we are still here. No matter how hard her enemies try to destroy her legacy, Lina Lamont's fans will not rest until the truth is known and Lina is awarded her proper place in the history of film.
He could too talk!
Just as John Gilbert's le read more
2 Nights, 2 Talmadge Sisters: 2 Cool 2 B 4 Gotten.
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 2, 2012
Movies are full of famous real-life siblings: there were the Barrymores, the Gishes, the Fondas, why even the Baldwins, not to mention Olivia and Joan and Shirley and Warren. But never were there two more glamorous and glorious sister movie stars than Norma and Constance Talmadge.
Norma and Co read more
The Great Recast: A Touch of Class starring Cary Grant and Cary Grant
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 27, 2012
This is my contribution to The Great Recasting Blogathon, hosted by Frankly My Dear and In the Mood. The game is to recast a post-1965 film with pre-1965 actors. Check out the other delicious concoctions dreamed up by other classic movie lovers!
The film I have chosen to recast is 1973 romantic come read more
The Great Recast: A Touch of Class starring Cary Grant and Cary Grant
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 27, 2012
This is my contribution to The Great Recasting Blogathon, hosted by Frankly My Dear and In the Mood. The game is to recast a post-1965 film with pre-1965 actors. Check out the other delicious concoctions dreamed up by other classic movie lovers!
The film I have chosen to recast is 1973 romantic come read more
Bitches and Blaggards: Lizabeth Scott and Jack Palance
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 23, 2012
This is the seventh in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. read more
Midnight Mary and the Mesmerizing Beauty of Loretta Young
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 15, 2012
Meet Mary Martin: Orphaned and sent away to a reformatory at 14 , hooker and gun moll at 17 and a secretary and murderess by 20. She's a good girl at heart who just has a real string of bad luck. Sounds like a juicy role for Harlow or Stanwyck, but, instead, Mary is played by Loretta Young read more
Leave Her To Heaven: Charlie's Strange Aunt on a Train
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 9, 2012
This is my contribution to The Best Hitchcock Film That Hitchcock Never Made blogathon, hosted by Tales of the Easily Distracted and ClassicBecky's Brainfood. Click here to check out the rest of the awesome posts! Some people have a great imagination!
A beautiful woman, beautiful locations, gorg read more
The Spark That Lit The Flame
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 2, 2012
I've been doing some amateur time-line therapy on my movie obsessions lately, trying to work backwards to find the sparks that lit the flames that grew from interest to obsession (in a good way, of course). It could have been a photo, a TV show or even a movie that started me on one of my many journ read more