Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 3, 2015

Perhaps Carole Lombard's character Jane Mason is having her doubts while the mother-in-law, played by Lucile Watson, looks on in a scene from "Made For Each Other." As the seller notes, "This is an original 8" x 10" black-and-white photo still" from the Selznick International film, released in early   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 3, 2015

Perhaps Carole Lombard's character Jane Mason is having her doubts while the mother-in-law, played by Lucile Watson, looks on in a scene from "Made For Each Other." As the seller notes, "This is an original 8" x 10" black-and-white photo still" from the Selznick International film, released in early   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 23, 2014

Several films have tackled the subject of “mistaken maternity,” but Bachelor Mother is the best! This 1939 comedy quietly slid underneath the rules of the Production Code by having our leading lady stumble upon a foundling child, as opposed to the film’s original plot of having the   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 13, 2014

Today’s pic takes another gander at the unnamed but unnerving back-alley abortionist of the low-budget cautionary melodrama Unwed Mother (1958), directed by Walter Doniger. The unfortunate title character (Norma Moore) is definitely wondering what she’s gotten herself into at this point.   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on September 10, 2014

I got to meet the lovely Sheana Ochoa at Book Expo America back in May . Her book Stella! Mother of Modern Acting is one of the best biographies I've ever read. She graciously agreed to an interview for this blog which you can read below. -------------------------------- What made you...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on August 20, 2014

Here’s another one from the archives (read: we’ve run out of new videos to post again!). It’s the trailer for Walter Doniger‘s Unwed Mother (1958), the cautionary drive-in tale of a naive gal (Norma Moore) done wrong. Timothy appears as the grouchy back-alley abortionist abou   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on July 18, 2014

  I am in a historical mood today (for reasons which will soon be apparent) and so I was digging through a July 1914 issue of Motion Picture Magazine. See what I found? Mother Goose poems extolling the virtues of the movies. Some historical context: While movies did not have...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on June 23, 2014

Today’s pic is another from Unwed Mother (1958), directed by Walter Doniger. Timothy’s sweaty, disheveled abortionist looks here like he just wandered in from a German Expressionist film of the 1920′s. Tim’s brief appearance is definitely the highlight of this moralistic mel   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 17, 2014

Stella! Mother of Modern Acting Sheana Ochoa Applause Theater and Cinema, 2014 You should have to pay to go to church and the theater should be free. -Stella Adler I have to admit I wondered how interested I would be in the life story of actor, director and teacher Stella...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on June 10, 2014

Stella! Mother of Modern Acting by Sheana Ochoa Applause Theatre and Cinema Book Publishers (an imprint of Hal Leonard) ISBN 9781480355538 Hardcover - 354 pages April 2014 Barnes and Noble Powells IndieBound (Your local Indie bookstore) Amazon "…a vibrant woman, full of idealistic dreams an   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 26, 2014

“Stella: Mother of Modern Acting” Qualifying Entry Task for this week’s  Twitter Contest Okay, this is it, our last Twitter Contest to win a copy of Sheana Ochoa’s “Stella: Mother of Modern Acting”.  All you need to do to be eligible to win is complete the entry task below by Saturday, May 31 at 5PM   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 21, 2014

“Stella: Mother of Modern Acting” Qualifying Entry Task for this week’s  Twitter Contest Okay, here we go again, trying something a little different this week (no madcap end-of-the-week trivia race)…  All you need to do to be eligible to win this week’s copy of  Sheana Ochoa’s “Stella: M   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on November 25, 2013

A year before she won an Oscar as a madcap heiress in "It Happened One Night," Claudette Colbert played a not-so-madcap, not-so-much-of-an-heiress in "Three Cornered Moon." This 1933 film is an offbeat little gem, a kind of screwball ensemble drama that showcases just about everyone -- Colbert, Ma   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 9, 2013

J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother) (Xavier Dolan, 2009) Considered as the young prodigy of Quebecois Cinema, Xavier Dolan’s first feature is a not so juvenile effort. Far from being the masterpiece that many chauvinist film critics of the Province of Québec shouted out loud, J’   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 12, 2013

In honor of Mother's Day we have gathered together some photos of classic "star" mothers with their children, who have become famous actors or singers in their own right. These images capture the love between mother and child despite the conflicting relationships that some of them may have had in...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 12, 2013

In honor of Mother's Day we have gathered together some photos of classic "star" mothers with their children, who have become famous actors or singers in their own right. These images capture the love between mother and child despite the conflicting relationships that some of them may have had in...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 12, 2013

In honor of Mother's Day we have gathered together some photos of classic "star" mothers with their children, who have become famous actors or singers in their own right. These images capture the love between mother and child despite the conflicting relationships that some of them may have had in...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on August 25, 2011

Just over a year ago, as Turner Classic Movies prepared to honor silent screen legend John Gilbert with a day of his own for the first time during “Summer under the Stars” 2010, I interviewed Leatrice Gilbert Fountain, daughter of the actor and his second wife, silent screen star Leatric   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on August 25, 2011

Just over a year ago, as Turner Classic Movies prepared to honor silent screen legend John Gilbert with a day of his own for the first time during “Summer under the Stars” 2010, I interviewed Leatrice Gilbert Fountain, daughter of the actor and his second wife, silent screen star Leatric   read more

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

I have a confession to make. I have had in my possession 11 different copies of the Bachelor Mother (1939). It all started over a decade ago when I was discovering my love of classic film. I taped a series of films off of TCM with my VCR. All of...   read more