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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
Quote of the Day (14)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 12, 2007
I improve on misquotation.-Cary Grant 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
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
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
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: May Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Ticklish Business Kym Karath on Child Star Stardom and Sound of Music April 21, 2021 This is a great interview with Kym Karath, most famous for playing Greta, the youngest VonTrapp child in The Sound of Music (1965). She shares stories about the rest of her acting career read more
Book Review--Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship Charles Casillo Kensington Books, 2021 Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift had an unusual connection, particularly for Hollywood: a lasting, loyal friendship as intimate as a marriage, which endured throughou read more
Book Review--Vitagraph: America's First Great Motion Picture Studio
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio Andrew A. Erish University Press of Kentucky, 2021 Before I picked up Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, I’d seen a handful of its films, knew of some of its stars, and even vaguely r read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Home Edition: What to Watch
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
This year the remote edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival will run from May 6-9. As with the in-person event, there will be multiple venues: the channel, HBO Max, and ZOOM. While I enjoyed the Home Edition of the festival the network was able to pull together on short notice in 2020 read more
On Blu-ray: Costume Dramas Green Dolphin Street (1947) and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
This pair of dramas newly on Blu-ray from Warner Archive features two vastly different, but equally wrenching explorations of the complications of love. In both cases the turmoil is set in grand locations with actors in lavish costumes. Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Based on the nov read more
On Blu-ray: Teen Angst on the Airwaves in Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Pump up the Volume (1990) is decades newer than most of the films I review here. I do consider it deserving of modern classic status though. I wanted to write about it, because when I first saw it in the theater I expected it to make a bigger splash and influence more films like it. As it is read more