Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 20, 2011

A few classic movie bloggers posted great gift guides this year. I thought I’d gather them together for last minute shopping ideas: Immortal Ephemera Frankly My Dear Out of the Past This one is awfully cute: Via Margutta 51 Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 19, 2011

I’ve already shared this on Twitter, but I wanted to make sure you all saw the wonderful story of Louis Armstrong’s first Christmas Tree. He was 40 when he got it!— Mental Floss This is an adorable gallery of actresses in holiday outfits. Some of those promo shots are so...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 18, 2011

There, but for the grace of God, goes God -Herman Mankiewicz, about Orson Welles My personality is that of an egotisical adventurer -Orson Welles Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 16, 2011

The auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels and clothing broke records. That second link is a gallery of some of the amazing things that were sold— MSN Entertainment, The Guardian At least Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law will not be in a remake of Some Like it Hot. Hopefully the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 14, 2011

It’s that TCM Remembers time of year. Sniff (via Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings ) Tomorrow on TCM there will be a 24-hour festival of movies preserved by the George Eastman House, including a rarely-seen Kubrick flick making its television debut-- Criterion Cast Would some p   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 13, 2011

Van Heflin (1910-1971) Dick Van Dyke (86) Larry Parks (1914-1975) Lillian Roth (1910-1980) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 12, 2011

This is a fascinating interview with Lizabeth Scott, recorded in 1996. She is so grand that she essentially performs her answers, and yet she is down-to-earth as well-- YouTube (via The Night Editor) Shirley Maclaine remembers Elizabeth Taylor. I never realized they were friends, but I can see ho   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 11, 2011

First picture I've ever seen in which the male lead has bigger tits than the female. -Groucho Marx, about Samson and Delilah (1949, Starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 9, 2011

RIP Harry Morgan. Out of everything he did, I was most touched by his wordless performance in Moonrise (1948). Here's a few interesting facts about his life— Mental Floss This Claudia Cardinale interview made me grin several times. She tells so many great stories-- The Guardian, Gallery It   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 7, 2011

RIP Dev Anand, early Bollywood matinee idol. I loved him best in Jewel Thief (1967)-- The Guardian Tribute, Obituary This is a tough, but interesting movie quiz. It’s part of the promotion for a fascinating PBS documentary that I’ll be previewing in a couple of weeks— PBS I lo   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2011

Grace Moore (1898-1947) Otto Preminger (1906-1986) Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988) Walt Disney (1901-1966) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2011

I’ve never been interested in jewelry, but something about Elizabeth Taylor’s collection fascinates me. Maybe it’s the passion she had for collecting them or the gaudy size of so many of the jewels. She had such lovely dresses too. I love her yellow wedding dress-- Cinema Style T   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2011

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2011

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2011

This story about a man meeting his childhood crush Jane Powell gave me a perma-grin-- The Guardian R.I.P. Judy Lewis, the once secret love child of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, though inheriting her father’s ears made it a very poorly-kept secret. Her autobiography was very well written. La   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2011

Warren William (1894-1948) Julie Harris (86) Ray Walston (1914-2001) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, 2011

This is a beautiful tribute to Robert Osborne. It's great that he is back!-- Noir Girl Another great tribute, this one to Kay Francis. Lots of lovely pics-- A Person in the Dark Shopping and department stores as mythologized by the movies-- Movie Morlocks/TCM Another archive discovery: this ti   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 28, 2011

I love the way Anna Kendrick writes about her experiences watching The Women (1939)-- The Guardian This interesting post has lots of scans of an issue of Screen Book from 1929. It features Broadway Melody-- Allure A review of 7th Heaven (1927), one of the swooniest movies ever.-- Silent Volume...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 27, 2011

I felt like an impostor, taking all that money for reciting ten or twelve lines of nonsense a day. -Errol Flynn Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 25, 2011

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