A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 23, 2012

This is the seventh in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. Lizabeth Scott After watc   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 15, 2012

Meet Mary Martin: Orphaned and sent away to a reformatory at 14 , hooker and gun moll at 17 and a secretary and murderess by 20. She's a good girl at heart who just has a real string of bad luck. Sounds like a juicy role for Harlow or Stanwyck,...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 9, 2012

This is my contribution to The Best Hitchcock Film That Hitchcock Never Made blogathon, hosted by Tales of the Easily Distracted and ClassicBecky's Brainfood. Click here to check out the rest of the awesome posts! Some people have a great imagination! A beautiful woman, beautiful locations, gorg   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 2, 2012

I've been doing some amateur time-line therapy on my movie obsessions lately, trying to work backwards to find the sparks that lit the flames that grew from interest to obsession (in a good way, of course). It could have been a photo, a TV show or even a movie that...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on June 26, 2012

This is my contribution to the William Wyler Blogathon, hosted by The Movie Projector. Please click here to read the other wonderful posts covering Mr. Wyler's long and superb career. A faded ruin seen in twilight can be a beautiful sight. Time, decay, and benign neglect don't usually show a...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on June 15, 2012

This is the sixth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. Gloria Grahame Gloria Graha   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on June 7, 2012

Just as some languages are beautiful to the ear, the language of silent film is beautiful to the eye. Silent film is especially known for the emotions transmitted via the eyes, but the rest of the body was an equally important communication instrument when unspoken cinema was the universal lang   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 31, 2012

This is my contribution to the Mary Pickford Blogathon, honoring one of the world’s greatest movie stars and hosted by KC at Classic Movies. Click here for all of the entries about America’s Sweetheart. Before Mary Pickford took the leap to feature films and pursued her stardom in   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 24, 2012

This is my contribution to the Hoseathon hosted by "My Love of Old Hollywood." Giddyup over here and check out the rest of the line up. Background Horses, horses, horses. While my first human loves included Napoleon Solo and John Lennon, my first real loves were Man O'War, The Black...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 17, 2012

This is the fifth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. Judith Anderson Dame Judith...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 11, 2012

This is an occasional series featuring my favorite movie books. Before TCM and the internet, the only way to satisfy my passion to know more about Classic Hollywood was through books, books and more books. I've cleared away the clutter over the years, but many remain permanent residents in my...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 4, 2012

When it comes to unsolved mysteries, the murder of William Desmond Taylor is one that continues to fascinate. There have been reams written about this case. This is just a tiny summary of an endlessly intriguing mystery. Like everyone else, I have no answers, only questions. One of the things...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 28, 2012

This is the fourth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. Jane Greer This was...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 20, 2012

Beware! This post may offend. It's all in good fun, but if you are offended, well, you were warned! I have often pondered what happened to Scarlett, Rhett and the gang on Peachtree Street and the outlying areas. I am aware that there was a faux sequel, but I found...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 17, 2012

This post is dedicated to Renee H., who gently persuaded me that this film is worth giving a second chance. "On the Waterfront" is one of those movies that I did not not love at first sight. Once upon a time I had an aversion to: Marlon Brando, 1950s black...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 10, 2012

I have a dilemma. I profess to love movies. Many interests in my life have come and gone with varying degrees of passion, but my love of film has never wavered. It crept into my heart at an early age and remains strong to this day. But I have this...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 4, 2012

Once upon a time there were three (later four) girlfriends who lived in the big city. One was fun-loving, but good-hearted, one was career minded (and not man-minded), and one was the rich girl who thought all she wanted to do was get married, but learned later that all she...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 30, 2012

Ye Gods! I went to see Natalie Wood and fell in love with Robert Preston. Oh, it was an adolescent crush, to be sure, but it just won't go away! Remember double features? In the world of the less-than-5 minute attention span and no time for anything, it was perfectly...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 18, 2012

This is the third in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.Gail Patrick If a young,...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 14, 2012

Jennifer at Flappers Flickers & Silent Stanzas and I are swapping posts this week. She has graced "A Person in the Dark" with this wonderful article about Theda Bara. To read my post on Charlie Chaplin, swing on over to Jennifer's beautiful site at http://silentstanzas.blogspot.com/. Meanwhile,   read more