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Quote of the Day (12)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 23, 2007
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.-Shirley Temple read more
Quote of the Day (13)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 17, 2007
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.-Tallulah BankheadPhoto Source read more
Boom Town (2)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 16, 2007
This glossy, boisterous MGM production is a happy home for its slightly odd, but somehow, nicely matched group of stars. Cranky, stocky Spencer Tracy and athletic, rambunctious Clark Gable are Texas oilmen who work their way up from the bottom and fight and make up plenty along the way. Claudette Co read more
Charles Lane 1905-2007
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 12, 2007
Often, Charles Lane played the kind of characters that made you scowl: uptight, cranky, and certainly not the matinee idol you came to see. Despite all that, he would grow on you, partly because he showed up in so many movies and television programs (over 300) that he became "that one guy" read more
Quote of the Day (14)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 12, 2007
I improve on misquotation.-Cary Grant read more
I Love Trouble
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 11, 2007
Though he had several starring roles and a long, successful career, Franchot Tone rarely had a part that allowed his wit and intelligence to shine through. That is why it is a shame that this film noir from 1948 is not readily available (never on VHS, DVD or TCM). In a rare screening at the SIFF The read more
The Hollywood Tirade
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 9, 2007
In real life, when you lose your temper, you've only given up something you can't get back. In the movies, losing your temper can be the key to stardom, accolades and audience sympathy. These three women unleashed some of the best tirades of classic Hollywood:The Miracle Woman (1931), Barbara Stanwy read more
Quote of the Day (15)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 8, 2007
I'm not a real movie star--I've got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.-Will Rogers read more
Deadline At Dawn
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 7, 2007
“Between you and me and the lamppost officer, happiness is no laughing matter”Whether you find this movie hilarious, clever or insufferable will depend on your tastes, but you are not likely to be bored. The audience at the SIFF theater in Seattle last night hardly let a line go by witho read more
Quote of the Day (16)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 5, 2007
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses. -Rosalind Russell, in The New York Herald Tribune (1957) read more
Quote of the Day (17)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 2, 2007
An eruption of trash that has lamed the American mind and retarded Americans from becoming cultured people.-Ben Hecht, on the movies read more
Vera West: Universal's Queen of Ghoul Glamour
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
My latest video is about the talented and tragic Universal Studios costume designer Vera West. She was one of the first women to head a costume department at a major studio. While she made her mark in a variety of genres, her most influential work was in horror, including some of the most fa read more
Book Review--Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics John Malahy TCM/Running Press, 2021 When I first heard of Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics, I imagined a tribute to films like Gidget (1959) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), with maybe a few coming-of-age and summer camp comedies thrown in read more
Theater Streaming: Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland Fight the Power in Vietnam-era Documentary F.T.A. (1972)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Over the past few years of intensifying chaos in our world, I’ve often thought about the interviews Donald Sutherland gave to promote The Hunger Games, the first film in a franchise for which he portrayed the insidious President Snow. It was 2014 and he hoped that the film’s message woul read more
On Blu-ray: High-Stepping Co-eds in Good News (1947)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
The sparkling collegiate musical Good News (1947) is a good fit for the talents of leads June Allyson and Peter Lawford, though it is briskly stolen by Joan McCracken in a supporting role and featured player Mel Torme. The film looks and sounds great on a new Blu-ray release from Warner Arch read more
Book Review--Mean..Moody...Magnificent! Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Mean..Moody..Magnificent Christina Rice University Press of Kentucky, 2021 I’ve been eagerly anticipating Mean...Moody…Magnificent, because I couldn’t put down Christina Rice’s first biography, about Ann Dvorak. While this book is not the passion projec read more
Book Review: Shooting Midnight Cowboy
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and The Making of a Dark ClassicGlenn FrankelFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021John Schlesinger was not in attendance at the 1970 Academy Awards ceremony when he won the best director Oscar for Midnight Cowboy (1969). He had his towering read more
Writing Elsewhere: Film Discoveries of 2020 at Rupert Pupkin Speaks
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
If you're looking for film recommendations, take a look at the list I compiled of my favorite film discoveries of 2020 at Rupert Pupkin Speaks! This is a great series, full of amazing contributions. I recommend checking out the other lists as well. read more
A Peek at the Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume Exhibit at MoPop
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I attended an inspiring preview of the Walt Disney Archives’ Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume exhibit yesterday at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. While the collection focuses on pieces from films made within the past few decades, I was pleasantly surprised to f read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: January Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I was grateful to have so many podcasts I wanted to listen to over this turbulent past month. It was wonderful to escape into the great conversations and fascinating facts in these well-crafted shows:
Imaginary Worlds Podcast Betty Boop and the Hays Code January 20, 2021 I like the f read more