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Dicas de sedução com Barbara Stanwyck Você vai passar outro Dia dos Namorados sozinho? Está cansado desta vida solitária? Sonha com um amor só seu? Seus problemas acabaram! Hoje teremos uma aula de sedução com a professora especialista no assunto, Barbara Stanwyck... ou melhor, Jean Harringto read more

Some say that you could judge a man by the books he reads. Well, you could also say that one could judge a woman by the house she keeps. Her nesting instincts make a house one of the most important aspects of a woman's life, and they reveal - by their architectural style and decor - the type of hous read more

  Even her name sounds strong and sturdy. Stanwyck sadly passed away this day in 1990. There are some people so vibrant and alive and potent, you forget that they too must shuffle off this mortal coil. She really was a force of Nature. But look, no sad songs today. Today, we raise our glass to her read more

Some say that you could judge a man by the books he reads. Well, you could also say that one could judge a woman by the house she keeps. Her nesting instincts make a house one of the most important aspects of her life, and they reveal - by their architectural style and decor - the type of house that read more

Barbara Stanwyck is one of my favorite movie stars of all time. I happen to believe that the lady was the greatest all-around actress in cinema history. The film which is the subject of this blogathon post, UNION PACIFIC, more than proves my point. UNION PACIFIC is a "Super Western" produced & read more

Crystal Kalyana Pacey of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is our hostess for the Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon.  Click HERE for the tributes to the amazing actress. The 1953 release All I Desire, based on the novel Stopover by Carol Ryrie Brink, is the link between two dist read more

My friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is a big fan of Barbara Stanwyck. So, that’s not without reason that she decided to host a blogathon in her honour. She is also a favourite of mine and the more I see her, the more I appreciate her. So, of course, it’s an read more

An effervescent comedy, a holiday classic, and a showcase of Barbara Stanwyck's perfection. All of this describes Christmas in Connecticut, but it doesn't capture what makes the film so special. Touted as the world's greatest cook and homemaker, Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) writes a column for read more

Barbara Stanwyck is the most versatile actress to ever grace the silver screen. During the annals of her career, Barbara showcased her indelible talents in a pantheon of films of every genre imaginable, and succeeded on all levels. Sadly Barbara Stanwyck passed away on January 20th, 1990, at age 8 read more

oooAnother great piece on Stanwyck, this time from Girls Do Film, as part of the the Classic Movie History Project blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings and Once Upon a Screen. Girls Do Film There’s a moment in almost every one of Barbara Stanwyck’s pre-Code films when the actress read more

Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbidden (1932), and the granddaddy of them all, Baby Face (1933). She was also a presence in such dramatic fare as S read more

oooA tremendous account by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry of the icon’s foremost noir movies. shadowsandsatin Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbid read more

This year I’m taking part in the ‘Classic Television Series Blogathon’, which is hosted by ‘A Shroud Of Thoughts’. For my contribution I will be exhibiting a piece on “The Miraculous Journey Of Tadpole Chan’, an episode from one of my favorite television ser read more

After amassing old articles, I came across an essay about Barbara Stanwyck’s involvement in the TV movie “Heat Of Anger”.  When I read it, I thought that this would make an interesting blog entry. In 1971, Barbara Stanwyck was cast in the TV movie “Heat Of Anger”, a production tha read more

Hello readers, As we are approaching the twenty fifth anniversary of Barbara Stanwyck’s, passing back on January 20th, 1990, I thought that I’d reflect back on the hellacious life and career of Barbara, or Missy, as what many called her. Ruby Catherine Stevens made her star studded debu read more

I suppose many Stanwyck fans have wondered what would “On Golden Pond” be like if Stanwyck had played Katharine Hepburn’s role as Ethel Thayer. That could have easily happened. When it was announced that Henry Fonda was to play the role of Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond”, Barbara knew read more

All of my role models were movie or TV stars. I’m sorry – no public servants, no servants of God, no philanthropists. What can I say? I’m shallow (but in a deep sort of way).  Somebody get this woman her coffee Growing up in the ‘60s, the perceived, went through ra read more

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 Volume #1 by Victoria Wilson Hardcover – 9780684831688 1,056 pages Simon and Schuster November 2013 Barnes and Noble Powell's IndieBound Imagine you’re on a nature walk in a historic park. If you just want fresh air and exercise, youR read more

1. Double Indemnity 2. The Lady Eve 3. Ball of Fire 4. Meet John Doe 5. Executive Suite 6. Titanic 7. Forty Guns 8. Remember the Night 9. Baby Face 10. Christmas in Connecticut 11. The Bitter Tea of General Yen 12. Stella Dallas 13. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 14. Sorry Wrong Number 15. The Mir read more

1. Double Indemnity 2. The Lady Eve 3. Ball of Fire 4. Meet John Doe 5. Executive Suite 6. Titanic 7. Forty Guns 8. Remember the Night 9. Baby Face 10. Christmas in Connecticut 11. The Bitter Tea of General Yen 12. Stella Dallas 13. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 14. Sorry Wrong Number 15. The Mir read more