Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 21, 2011

I thought I'd celebrate Eleanor Powell's birthday with a couple of great performances after her big studio heyday. Here's Powell in a performance from All-Star Revue in 1952. At forty-years-old, eight years after her last movie appearance, she is still light on her feet and precise in her movement   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 20, 2011

Say anything you like, but don't say I love to work. That sounds like Mary Pickford, the prissy bitch. -Mabel Normand, to the press Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 18, 2011

This is a great post about Simone Simon with lots of pics. She must have the cutest nose ever photographed-- My Love of Old Hollywood An interesting review of The Sleeping Tiger (1954), with Dirk Bogarde and Alexis Smith-- Another Old Movie Blog RIP Karl Slover, one of the last...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 16, 2011

This is an interesting analysis of Marilyn Monroe’s casual, simple style-- The Guardian Leonard Maltin describes what sounds like an amazing program of classic Hollywood star home movies. I’d love it if something like this were available on DVD-- Movie Crazy I didn’t realize Ma   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 14, 2011

Java does a fantastic job describing her experience seeing West Side Story (1961) in a theater. It’s all about the details you see on the big screen that can be lost on television.-- Java’s Journey I feel sorry for this contestant on Jeopardy who didn’t know who Joan Fontaine was   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 13, 2011

He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. -Mae West Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 12, 2011

Grace Kelly (1929-1982) Kim Hunter (1922-2002) Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) Jack Oakie (1903-1978) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 11, 2011

This tribute to five movie costumes is interesting because it links the outfits with their characters so well-- The Girl With the White Parasol The Criterion Collection is now on iTunes-- /Film The Tenth Victim (1965): a mod comedy about killing for sport. It’s more goofy than dark-- Mond   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 10, 2011

John Huston: Courage and Art Jeffrey Meyers Random House/ Crown Archetype 2011 John gets bored easily. He needs new people to feed on all the time. The desert is littered with their bones. –wartime colleague Jules Buck For Huston, life was a big game and he played it to the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 9, 2011

Here are a couple of vintage scandal sheet pieces from a 1956 edition of Exposed magazine. I couldn’t quite read it all, but it looks like Lana Turner threw a whiskey bottle through a plate glass window in one of them. The layouts are great-- Where Danger Lives This is...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 7, 2011

Congratulations to Monty of All Good Things for reaching his second blog anniversary and Ivan of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear for climbing to year eight! Good work guys. It isn’t easy to keep a blog going, and you two do a fine job of it. Laura covers the grand opening...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 6, 2011

Always make an audience suffer as much as possible. -Alfred Hitchcock Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 5, 2011

Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) Elke Sommer (71) Roy Rogers (1911-1998) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 4, 2011

I’m glad to see that The Love Machine (1971) is now available on DVD. I’ve always wondered what a movie with John Philip Law, Jackie Cooper and Robert Ryan would be like-- Movie Morlocks/TCM Even more movie memorabilia auctions. These include the dress Audrey Hepburn wore when she won   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 2, 2011

The sad, mysterious story of Ramon Novarro’s murder on Halloween Eve and a brief review of his career-- Alt Film Guide Time for the bi-annual Criterion Collection sale at Barnes and Noble!-- Criterion Cast It doesn’t surprise me that Noel Coward writes the best you go girrrrrl letter   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 31, 2011

All about that notorious War of the Worlds radio broadcast— The Sheila Variations 10 scary scenes from classic movies. I agree with Clara on many of these picks-- Via Marguta 51 Capsule reviews of some great “old dark house” flicks-- Acidemic The Alfred Hitchcock tournament i   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 30, 2011

Why is there so much month left at the end of the money? -John Barrymore Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 28, 2011

Bela Lugosi’s cape is up for auction. He saved it for his son. I wonder if he meant for him to sell it?-- IMDB This is a conversation I would love to hear— If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger . . . I'm so curious about this new Three Stooges...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 26, 2011

A history of the replay. What an interesting idea to explore. I love the description of Joan Crawford in Sudden Fear (1952)-- Observations on Film Art Lovely pics of Deanna Durbin’s Hollywood home-- Time Machine to the Twenties A nice tribute to the music of Uninvited (1944)-- The Lady Eve   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 24, 2011

This is a thoughtful review of Dear Cary: My Life With Cary Grant. I liked the comparison with Jennifer Grant’s book-- Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Here’s a nice review of the difficult-to-find pre-code Laughter (1930) with Nancy Carroll and Fredric March-- Movie Classics A couple of   read more