Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 21, 2011

It’s the last day of the film noir blogathon. Have you made your donation? Check out the wealth of posts here. Amazing stuff.-- Self-Styled Siren A great gallery of mostly lesser-known Saul Bass posters. It actually inspired me to put a couple of titles in my queue-- The Guardian Mickey...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 20, 2011

Gary kisses the way Charles Boyer looks like he kisses. . .Well! It was like holding a hand grenade and not being able to let go of it. I was breathless. -Laraine Day (about Gary Cooper) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 20, 2011

Sidney Poitier (84) Richard Beymer (73) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 18, 2011

This review is being posted in support of the For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon taking place this week. The event will be raising money to assist the Film Noir Foundation and Paramount Pictures in funding UCLA's restoration of The Sound of Fury(1950), featuring Lloyd Bridges. Please consider con   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 18, 2011

Check out the latest contributions to the For the Love of Film (Noir) blog-a-thon— Self-Styled Siren Debbie Reynolds decides to sell her magnificent collection of movie costumes. I’ll bet that was a good investment-- IMDB Cary Grant’s Palm Springs estate is on the market for on   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 16, 2011

Jeffrey Lynn (1909-1995) Vera-Ellen (1921-1981) Chester Morris (1901-1970) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 16, 2011

Gah, my eyeballs are about to fall out, I’ve been trying to read every post submitted to the For the Love of Film (Noir) Blog-a-thon and they are all so good. Here’s a few links to check out—including information on how to donate to this important cause— Ferdy on Films...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 14, 2011

R.I.P. Betty Garrett, 91. I know it wasn't her most celebrated role, but I thought she was at her most charming in Neptune's Daughter (1949) with Esther Williams-- NPR The film noir blogathon starts today!-- Cinema Styles This is a nice look back at Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde in...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 13, 2011

It was so cold I almost got married. -Shelley Winters Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 11, 2011

This is a fascinating profile of Lauren Bacall-- Vanity Fair I wonder how many movies Netflix will be close-caption/subtitle for the Roku player? That’s one thing I miss about the DVDs-- New York Times (via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings) For now, you can watch several Instant Play movies w   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 9, 2011

Yay—a new Jean Harlow book is coming out! It's by Darrell Rooney and the author of two of my favorite books about classic Hollywood, Mark Vieira. Here's an interview with the authors-- The Kitty Packard Pictoral I know Bette Davis hated the way she was glamorized for Fashions of 1934...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 7, 2011

I’ve always admired Tura Satana (1938-2011). She was tough, smart and beautiful in so many ways. Here are a few of the many touching tributes made to her yesterday after news broke of her passing: The Sheila Variations (this one has a great interview clip) Criterion Cast A Shroud of...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 6, 2011

Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) Gigi Perreau (70) François Truffaut (1932-1984) Haskell Wexler (89) Zsa Zsa Gabor (94) Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) Elmo Lincoln (1889-1952) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 6, 2011

After age seventy it's patch, patch, patch. -Jimmy Stewart   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 5, 2011

John Carradine (1906-1988) Tim Holt (1918-1973) [suggested by reader Rina!] Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 4, 2011

Ida Lupino (1914-1995) Nigel Bruce (1895-1953) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 4, 2011

I’m so excited that The Prowler (1951) is now on DVD, though I’m also grateful to have seen it for the first time on the big screen during the Noir City festival-- The Night Editor Oooh, the Vitaphone series from Warner Archives looks good too!-- Movie Crazy/Leonard Maltin Laura shar   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 2, 2011

The time For The Love of Film (Noir) is drawing near!-- Self-Styled Siren Ferdy on Films This is an interesting review of the new Bogart biography— The New Yorker It seems like Tallulah Bankhead was the sort of woman who was always entertaining, whether or not she was on the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 31, 2011

Oh phooey—it looks like Orson Welles’ The Other Side of The Wind won’t be available anytime soon-- Wellesnet(via: The Night Editor) This is an interesting Ernest Borgnine interview and career retrospective-- NPR Someone called this group “The Mount Rushmore of Popular Musi   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 30, 2011

Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982) John Ireland (1914-1992) Image Source   read more