The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 22, 2021

CMBA’s Laughter is the Best Medicine blogathon: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) On October 22, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized The wonderful silliness of the ‘Abbott and Costello Meet…’ series of films is an absolute joy to behold! And   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on October 19, 2021

The Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) presents its Fall 2021 blogathon, Laughter is the Best Medicine. The contributions from members can be accessed HERE. Don't crack your funnybone!Look at the adorable face of Pluto. It is a face full of personality and mischief; the face of all lovable and wa   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 29, 2019

I Lost My Girlish Laughter Jane Allen with Jane Shore Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Vintage, 2018 (Random House, 1938) With a foreboding title like I Lost My Girlish Laughter, I was sure this rediscovered roman à clef written by David O. Selznick’s former secretary would be a harrowing rea   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 11, 2017

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger TCM/Running Press, 2017 When I received Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in my media swag bag for TCM Classic Film Festival, I didn't pay...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on October 31, 2016

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag at the movies Ah, cinema! Uma fonte histórica maravilhosa, um espelho poderoso de como a sociedade pensava e se comportava décadas atrás. Claro, nenhum pensamento é unânime,   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on August 16, 2014

"Supernatural" isn't the worst feature Carole Lombard ever made -- if she thought it had been, she'd have named it over "The Gay Bride" (or possibly the later "Fools For Scandal") -- but it's certainly the most atypical film in the Lombard canon. The very thought of putting Carole into...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on October 23, 2011

I’ve finally managed to see pre-Code romantic comedy Laughter, starring Nancy Carroll, Fredric March and Frank Morgan. It was in a very poor print online (at good old YT), but I’m just happy to have seen it at last. It has never been released on DVD – probably because neither of...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Kirk and Anne Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood by Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger foreword by Michael Douglas TCM and Running Press May 2017 Hardcover ISBN: 9780762462179240 pages Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells In March when I visited Boston University's Got   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Kirk and Anne Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood by Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger foreword by Michael Douglas TCM and Running Press May 2017 Hardcover ISBN: 9780762462179240 pages Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells In March when I visited Boston University's Got   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag in the movies Ah, cinema! Uma fonte histórica maravilhosa, um espelho poderoso de como a sociedade pensava e se comportava décadas atrás. Claro, nenhum pensamento é unâni   read more